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When you have been granted the BN(O) visa it means that…
You and your eligible family members will be able to come to the UK to live, study and work. After five years in the UK, you and your family members will be able to apply for settlement, followed by citizenship after a further twelve months.
You can access public services e.g. healthcare and schools.
You can work.
You will have ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ but can apply to change this in exceptional circumstances. For more information about changing your circumstances please click here: Hong Kong BNO Visa – When you are struggling financially
Adult children of British National (Overseas) status holders who were under 18 at the time of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China will now be eligible to apply for the route independently of their parents.
Their partners and children will also be able to move to the UK under the expanded route.
It is estimated 26,000 people will arrive in the UK over the next 5 years.
Throughout 2024 the Home Office is transitioning everyone who has a physical immigration document to an online immigration status, also known as an eVisa.
The documents being replaced are:
An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You need to create a UKVI account to be able to access your eVisa.
Updating your physical document to an eVisa does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK.
More information can be found on the UK Government website here:
You will find more information on Immigration and the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa on the Gov.uk website
Help with UK Visas and Immigration
You can contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) from inside or outside the UK.
We do not provide legal advice at East Midlands Councils, but we can liaise with other government departments if you need additional support.
You can contact us at hkbno@emcouncils.gov.uk
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