Question follow-through · 12317

Visas: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Cantonese-language guidance to Hongkongers applying for eVisa to replace their Biometric Residence Permit.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
1 Nov 2024
Target answer date
5 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Cantonese-language guidance to Hongkongers applying for eVisa to replace their Biometric Residence Permit.

  2. 5 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    We have ensured that the wording used to explain how to create a UVKI account and get access to an eVisa is simple and can be easily translated using various free online services. In consultation with stakeholders, we are also considering providing inform...

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