Written Question·Home Office·UIN 182188

British National (Overseas): Visas

Tabled: 21 April 2023

Answered: 2 May 2023

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allow people on British National (Overseas) visas to work as professional sportspersons.

Answer

Robert Jenrick

The Home Office currently has no plans to remove the restriction on work as a professional sportsperson from the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route.