Written Question·Home Office·UIN 114147

Visas: British National (Overseas)

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out a timeline for announcing changes to the BN(O) visa scheme.

Answer

Mike Tapp
On 9 February, the Home Secretary announced the expansion of eligibility for the BN(O) route. BN(O) status holders’ adult children who were under 18 at the point of Hong Kong’s handover on 1 July 1997 will be able to apply independently of their parents. ...

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