in the islands, at the time of the person's adoption the adopted mother or father has Turks and Caicos Islander status and the person was less than eighteen years old at the time of adoption (if adopted after 2015). By grant In order to obtain Turks and Caicos Islander status by grant, it is necessary to complete the prescribed application form and submit it to the appropriate authority. There are several routes through which a person may apply for Turks and Caicos Islander status. If a person is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with the Islands or a British Citizen who either (a) has held a permanent residence certificate for a period of at least five years; or (b) has been legally resident in the Islands for a period of at least ten years; and (c) is neither serving a sentence imposed by a court for an offence against the law in force in any country, nor has been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in any country and has not been discharged. This subsection applies to a person if— (a) the person's spouse has Islander status otherwise than by virtue of marriage and (b) the Governor is satisfied that the person— (i) has lived together with the spouse for a period of ten years ending with the date of the application and (ii) has been resident in the Islands for a period of two years ending with that date. This subsection applies to a person if he is a dependant child of a person who is accorded Islander status by virtue of the last subsection; This subsection applies to a person who— (a) is born in the Islands to parents who at the time of his birth were legally resident in the Islands, (b) has acquired British Overseas Territories Citizenship by virtue of section 15 (4) of the British Nationality Act 1981; (c) has been legally resident in the Islands for a period of at least ten years;and (d) has attained the age of eighteen years. This subsection applies if— (a) the person is married to a person who has been granted Islander status by virtue of residency, and that person was endorsed on the Residence Permit as the spouse; (b) the person is under the age of eighteen years, and, was endorsed on a Permanent Residence Certificate; or (c)