Question follow-through · 59951

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attempted applications have been made for the British National (Overseas) visa pathway by people born before 1997 and who have at least one parent with BNO status since 2021.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
13 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
23 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attempted applications have been made for the British National (Overseas) visa pathway by people born before 1997 and who have at least one parent with BNO status since 2021.

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route reflects the historic and moral commitment to those people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties to the UK by taking up BN(O) status. It has enabled thousands of eligible Hong Kongers and their family me...

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