The Isle of Man 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 House of Keys and Legislative Council, with the assent of the Crown. For British nationality purposes, the Isle of Man is treated as part of the UK. |
