Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93998

Immigration: Hong Kong

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 27 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed minimum income requirement set out in the Government’s consultation on Indefinite Leave to Remain rules will apply to applicants on the British National (Overseas) visa route.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...

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