Question follow-through · 25332
Visas: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions given to Hong Kongers in Hong Kong courts under the National Security Act can be used to deny UK visas.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions given to Hong Kongers in Hong Kong courts under the National Security Act can be used to deny UK visas.
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Home Office considers all applications for UK visas on their individual merits. Suitability requirements apply to all routes and must be met in addition to validity and eligibility requirements. The Immigration Rules part 9: grounds for refusal (Immig...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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