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Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: Dependent Children under 18

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)...

Begum Judgment: Deprivation of British Citizenship Appeals

For Shamima Begum, the Supreme Court judgment of 26 February 2021 meant that she will not be permitted to enter the UK in order to be able to play an effective part in her deprivation of citizenship appeal. However,...

Is Your Child Eligible for British Citizenship? (Part 2)

In the last blog post entitled ‘Is Your Child Eligible for British Citizenship?’ we explored whether a child born in the UK can qualify as a British citizen and the routes available to register a child as...

Home Office U-turn: Section 3C Leave Can Resurrect

Almost 3 years ago, I wrote this article regarding the operation of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971, in circumstances where leave extended by virtue of that section has ended by a decision that is subsequently...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Dependent Partners of BNO Status Holders

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...

Overstaying Does Not Break Lawful Residence For 10 Years Long Residence ILR

This post provides an update on the current landscape of case law addressing the continuous lawful residence requirement for 10 year long residence ILR in light of the case of Hoque & Ors v Secretary of...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: More Details Announced

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...

Hong Kong Ethnic Minorities and the Minimum Income Requirement

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...

Why Hong Kong BN(O)s should renew their BNO passports

After listening to the 2 June 2020 parliamentary debate on British Nationals (Overseas), and reading the Prime Minister’s article of 3 June 2020, it occurs to me that the Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary...

Proposals to Extend Rights for Hong Kong’s British Nationals (Overseas)

It is welcome news that British National (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong could have their rights to remain in the UK widened.    The Rationale for extending the rights of Hong Kong British National (Overseas)...

British Nationality Law: Britain’s Colonial Obligations to Hong Kong

The United Kingdom’s nationality law is inextricably linked to the failures of its imperial project. It is a history of active closure of itself from the peoples it colonised. Between 1949 and 1983, when the...

British citizen children and entry clearance

In two recent cases, the Upper Tribunal has considered the relevance and weight to be accorded to having a British citizen child in: (i) entry clearance and (ii) deportation cases. The first will be outlined here,...