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Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 122330

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on whether BNO partners and dependents can apply for ILR before the main BNO status holder becomes eligible, in circumstances where BNO partners and dependents have earlier BNO visa expiration dates than the main BNO status holder in their family.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The published guidance for BN(O) visa holders and their family members wishing to settle in the UK is published at: British National (Overseas) visa: Settle in the UK - GOV.UK.

The relevant guidance for caseworkers is available at: Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BNO) route: caseworker guidance - GOV.UK.

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