Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 64532

British National (Overseas): Qualifications

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to recognise overseas professional qualifications held by British National (Overseas) migrants.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The government recognises that many British National Overseas (BNO) visa holders have valuable professional qualifications. Recognition of overseas professional qualifications is determined by independent occupational regulators, many of which accept qual...

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