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Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the English language component of the citizenship application will change to B2 for incoming BN(O) visa applicants.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the English language component of the citizenship application will change to B2 for incoming BN(O) visa applicants.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK and is committed to maintaining lawful routes of entry for people from Hong Kong, including the BN(O) route.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain criteria on the social care workforce in Epsom and Ewell constituency.

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Immigration: Care Workers

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain criteria on the number of staff in the social care sector.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Immigration: Care Workers

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of including social care roles within any public service concession.

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Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of animal testing on animal welfare.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Animal Experiments

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals that have been used for animal testing in each year since 2022.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take with (a) the Department for Health and Social Care and (b) local authorities to help ensure that immigration reforms support (i) recruitment to social care vaca

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Sponsorship

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsor licenses for care homes and care agencies have been revoked in a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, and d) 2025 by county.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Sponsorship

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsor licenses for care homes and care agencies that have been revoked have been successfully challenged in a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, and d) 2025 by county.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Dual Nationality

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve travel for dual British Citizens without a British Passport or Certificate of Entitlement looking to enter the UK.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Dual Nationality

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new ETA rules on British dual nationals without a British Passport or Certificate of Entitlement looking to enter the UK.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Sudan

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made, in regards to Sudanese student visas, of the potential merits of implementing targeted enforcement based on individual risk assessment rather than a blanket na

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Overseas Students

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make explicit protections for current visa-holders, those mid-application, and those with existing university offers for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.