Written Question·Home Office·UIN 98612

Visas: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support people with British Nationals (Overseas) visas in relation to the changes set out in the Command Paper entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement.

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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