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2023年10月31日 · Becoming a British citizen. If you’re a British national (overseas), you can usually apply for British citizenship 1 year after you settle in the UK (get ‘indefinite leave to remain’)....
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Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as ...
- Visa
- Who can apply
- Your family members
- How long you can stay
- What you can and cannot do
You can apply for a BNO visa if you’re 18 or older and either:
•a British national (overseas)
•the child of a British national (overseas) born on or after 1 July 1997
Your permanent home must be:
•in Hong Kong, if you’re applying from outside the UK
•in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Hong Kong if you’re applying in the UK
Your family members can apply for a BNO visa if they’re eligible. They must usually apply at the same time as you, unless they are your partner or your child under the age of 18.
Check if your family members can apply.
You can apply to stay for either:
•2 years and 6 months
•5 years
You will be able to extend your visa once you’re in the UK if you want to stay longer. You can apply to extend your visa as many times as you want.
You can:
•work (except you cannot work as a professional sportsperson or sports coach)
•study (including at school, college or university)
You cannot usually get most benefits (public funds).
Once you have a BNO visa, you might be able to get access to benefits. You’ll be eligible for this in certain financial circumstances, for example if you:
•do not have a place to live and cannot afford one
2024年3月8日 · 英國透過英國國民（海外）（ (BN (O)）簽證計劃，向選擇於1997年主權移交之際以BN (O) 身分與英國保持聯繫的香港人履行歷史及道義責任。 內政部於2021年1月推出 BN (O) 簽證 ，讓持有BN (O) 身分的香港人以及他們的家庭能在英國生活、工作、進修。 地方發展、房屋及社區部於2021年4月推出一個全新的全國性迎新計劃以協助取得BN (O)簽證人士順利安頓於英國。...
2021年2月1日 · 1 February 2021. Getty Images. A Hong Kong resident with their BNO passport. The UK has introduced a visa system that gives millions of people from Hong Kong greater opportunities to live and...
2020年8月7日 · The British government estimates that 5.4 million Hong Kong residents will be eligible to come to the UK under the new route (BNO Impact Assessment, p. 3), and after six years’ residence acquire UK citizenship.
2022年2月24日 · BN (O) status is a form of British nationality created for people from Hong Kong so they could retain ties to the UK after Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997. Registration for BN (O)...
BN (O)s are British nationals and Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens. They are subject to immigration controls when entering the United Kingdom and do not have automatic right of abode there or in Hong Kong, but all BN (O)s would have had permanent resident status in Hong Kong when they acquired this nationality.
