Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53278

Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is considering (a) transitional arrangements and (b) specific exemptions to future immigration reforms for current British National (Overseas) visa holders.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including indefinite leave to remain.This expansion of the Point-Based System will increase the standard qualifying period for settlement to ten years...

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