Visas: British National (Overseas)
Commons · Question 114147 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out a timeline for announcing changes to the BN(O) visa scheme.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 2 Mar 2026
On 9 February, the Home Secretary announced the expansion of eligibility for the BN(O) route. BN(O) status holders’ adult children who were under 18 at the point of Hong Kong’s handover on 1 July 1997 will be able to apply independently of their parents. ...