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Immigration: Hong Kong

Commons · Question 98554 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement, entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, of 20 November, if she will explain the impact of the changes on pathways to settlement on the children of British National (O

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 17 Dec 2025

The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...