The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a Crown dependency and not a sovereign nation. It is an independently administered jurisdiction and a possesion of the British Crown though not part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union. Each Crown dependency has a Chief Minister as head of government. The power to pass legislation affecting the island rests ultimately with their own legislature (The States of Guernsey), with the assent of the Crown. For British nationality purposes, Guernsey is treated as part of the UK. |
