Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60930

Immigration: Hong Kong

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending the settlement qualifying period from five to ten years on the community integration of British National (Overseas) visa ho

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route was launched on 31 January 2021 in response to China’s passing of the National Security Law. The route reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to those people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their tie...

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