Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on the introduction of the Hong Kong British National Overseas visa scheme.

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O) route opens for applications from 31 January 2021.

Guidance for BN(O) citizens will be kept updated on GOV.UK:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hong-kong-british-national-overseas-visa-applications

Further details of this new immigration route will be published in due course.

This government looks forward to realising its commitments to BN(O) citizens and their family members and receiving applications for the Hong Kong BN(O) route in due course.