Immigration: Hong Kong
Commons · Question 105937 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional protections are planned to be put in place for BN(O) applicants, dependants and children reaching 5 years’ residence from 2026 so they are not disadvantaged compared with the expecta
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 21 Jan 2026
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, will raise the standard qualifying period for settlement from five years to ten years.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the ...