Written Question·Home Office·UIN 115494

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Hong Kong

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Hong Kongers with dual nationality of a third country eligible for an ETA, who also have an expired BN(O) passport, will be able to obtain an ETA to enter the UK.

Answer

Mike Tapp
BN(O) passport holders who do not also hold British citizenship are not exempt from UK immigration control in law. They may apply for an ETA using the passport of an ETA-eligible nation.