Visas: British National (Overseas)
Commons · Question 61863 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the registration process for British National (Overseas) visa holders to register as British citizens.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 1 Jul 2025
Children who came to the UK with parents who are British National (Overseas) visa holders may apply for settlement after 5 years’ qualifying residence, followed by citizenship after a further twelve months.Children born in the UK to a BN(O) visa holder wi...