Question follow-through · 51499
Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what plans her Department has to consult with BN(O) visa holders on the potential im
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Immigration Controls: Families · 13 May 2025
- Refugees: Ukraine · 13 May 2025
- Immigration Controls: Social Services · 13 May 2025
- Immigration Controls: EU Nationals · 13 May 2025
- Visas: British National (Overseas) · 14 May 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what plans her Department has to consult with BN(O) visa holders on the potential im
14 May 2025
Target answer date
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20 May 2025
Answer published
Settlement in the UK is a prerequisite for becoming a British citizen and brings lifelong benefits. Settlement is also an important step in integrating and contributing to local communities and the wider country. We will therefore reform the current rules...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Immigration Controls: Families
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Refugees: Ukraine
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Immigration Controls: Social Services
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Immigration Controls: EU Nationals
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, whether changes to English language requirements from B1 to B2 level wi
Visas: British National (Overseas)
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to keeping the BN(O) visa route open to new applicants at least until the Chinese government enters a state of full compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Visas: British National (Overseas)
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review her Department's guidance on British Nationals (Overseas) visa applications from people with political detention histories in Hong Kong.
British National (Overseas): Children
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a distinct form of nationality status for children born in the UK to British Nationals (Overseas) visa holders.
Visas: Ukraine
21 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the duration of the Ukrainian Visa scheme for Ukrainian national visa holders with children currently working towards GCS
Visas: British National (Overseas)
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will relax the 90-day absence rule for British National (Overseas) visa holders for exceptional circumstances for visa holders from Hong Kong.
Visas: British National (Overseas)
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals prosecuted under the Hong Kong National Security Law are not unfairly excluded from access to the British Nationals (Overseas) visa schem
Visas: British National (Overseas)
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the qualifying period for settlement under the BNO visa scheme from five years to ten years on those visa holders, in the
Visas: British National (Overseas)
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora in the UK on barriers to (a) eligibility and (b) meeting settlement requirements under the BN(O) visa sche