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Immigration: Hong Kong

Asked by James NaishLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 116312

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of paragraph HK 23.5 of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route on applicants who hold permission as BN(O) Adult Dependent Relat

Answered by Mike Tapp

We currently have no plans to allow those granted as an Adult Dependent Relative on the BN(O) route to switch within the route, but we keep all Immigration Rules and policies under review.

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