Visas: British National (Overseas)
Commons · Question 59951 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Calum Miller
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.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 23 Jun 2025
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...