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Immigration: Hong Kong

Asked by Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 904437

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system on British National (Overseas) visa holders.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The British National Overseas route reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to the people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties to the UK by taking up British National Overseas status.

We continue to uphold these commitments by supporting British National Overseas status holders to come to the UK through the British National Overseas route.

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