Written Question·Home Office·UIN 58064

Visas: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 6 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will relax the 90-day absence rule for British National (Overseas) visa holders for exceptional circumstances for visa holders from Hong Kong.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
British Nationals (Overseas) who wish to become British citizens can apply for registration under section 4(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981. There is some discretion over the requirement not to have been outside the UK for more than 90 days in the ...
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