Question follow-through · 75877

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending the settlement pathway to ten plus one years on the cost of visa renewal fees for families of British National (Overseas) visa holde

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
10 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending the settlement pathway to ten plus one years on the cost of visa renewal fees for families of British National (Overseas) visa holde

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.I welcomed the opportunity to listen to the views of Members around these subjects in the recent 8th September ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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