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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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 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

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Immigration Controls: Families

13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to English language and family migration requirements on the ability of (a) BN(O) visa holders and (b) people hold f

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Refugees: Ukraine

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Immigration Controls: Social Services

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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