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Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Adult Dependant Relatives
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The BN(O) Adult Dependant Relative visa route is for the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person  of a BN(O) Status holder (or their dependent partner or household member). This...

 Guide is for Adult Dependent Relatives. We have separate guides for the other applicants:   Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders  Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Dependent Partners of BNOs Hong Kong BN(O) Visa...

Changes to the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Adult Dependent Relatives
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The BN(O) Adult Dependent Relative visa route is for the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a BN(O) Status holder (or their partner or household member). As outlined in our previous blog post,...

 the route previously allowed for Adult Dependent Relatives to apply with their Sponsor if they formed part of the household and were making the applications at the same time. This post set out the changes...

UK Visas for Hong Kong BN(O)s and Their Family Members (Webinar)
By Richmond Chambers -

In this webinar, first broadcast on 19 April 2023, Zarina Rahman and Stefania Patuto looked in detail at the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa route for BN(O) Status Holders and their family members. Webinar: UK Visas for Hong...

 Kong BN(O)s and Their Family Members Topics discussed included: Who is eligible to apply for a Hong Kong BN(O) visa? What are the requirements and criteria a Hong Kong BN(O) visa? How to apply for a Hong...

Changes to the Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Route
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Visa is an immigration route for adult children (aged 18 or over) of a BN(O) Status Holder or a BN(O) Status Holder’s partner, born on or after 1 July 1997, to live, work and...

 study in the UK.   The government announced in February 2022, that the BN(O) Household Member route was going to be expanded to allow adult children (born on or after 1 July 1997) of BN(O) Status Holders...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders
By Richmond Chambers -

The BN(O) Status Holder route is for an adult BN(O) who is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong or the UK. The route opens on 31 January 2021.   There are validity, suitability and eligibility requirements that you...

 must meet to make the application. The eligibility requirements include having BN(O) Status, proving your ordinary residence, showing adequate maintenance and accommodation, and providing a TB Certificate...

Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa Application: FAQs
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route was launched in January 2021. Eligible applicants are able to apply for a Hong Kong BN(O) Visa visa from within the UK or from outside the UK. In this...

 post, we answer some frequently asked questions relating to the Hong Kong BN(O) Status Holder Visa.  Who Is Eligible for a Hong Kong BN(O) Status Holder Visa? A British National (Overseas) is someone who was a...

Settlement on the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa Route
By Richmond Chambers -

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route has attracted a great amount of attention over the past year. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong,...

 88,000 people had applied for visas under the scheme. Of those applications, 76,176 visas have been granted. According to a further study conducted by the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory,...

Changes to the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa Route
By Richmond Chambers -

On 6 October 2021, changes will be made to the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route. These cover a concession for overstaying and changes to the routes for dependent partners and children.  Hong Kong BN(O)...

 Visa Concession for Overstaying Paragraph 39E, which contains the provision to disregard a period of overstaying, will have the following added to it: ‘(4) where the applicant has, or had, permission on...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: Dependent Children under 18
By Richmond Chambers -

The BN(O) Household Child route is for the dependent child or grandchild of a person who is making an application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a BN(O) Status Holder or as the partner of a BN(O)...

 Status Holder at the same time. This Guide is for children under the age of 18. We have separate guides for the other applicants: Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders  Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Dependent Partners of BNO Status Holders
By Richmond Chambers -

The BN(O) Status Holder route is for a BN(O) citizen adult who is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong or the UK. A dependent partner and a dependent child of a British National (Overseas) citizen can also apply under...

 this route. This Guide is for a dependent partner. We have separate guides for the other applicants (links to be added once published): Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: More Details Announced
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In response to the breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration by the Chinese government in restricting the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people, the UK government is ready to welcome BN(O) citizens and their...

 close family members. A new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa will be open for applications from 31 January 2021. British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizens and their close family members will be able to move to the...

Hong Kong Ethnic Minorities and the Minimum Income Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, who have registered as British citizens since 1997, are conspicuously absent from the United Kingdom’s new Hong Kong BN(O) route. Therefore, to relocate with their family members...

 to the United Kingdom, they will face more difficult requirements than their BN(O) counterparts. To come to the UK with their families, they will need to meet the minimum income requirements contained in...
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