Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether BNO passport holders can apply for their British born children to have a temporary travel document from her Department for the purposes of travelling to Hong Kong.

The eligibility criteria for obtaining a Home Office travel document is set out on the relevant Gov.uk pages: Apply for a Home Office travel document: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Whether the child would be entitled to obtain a document would depend on their individual circumstances in line with the eligibility criteria. Consideration would be given as to whether they were able to obtain a British National (Overseas) passport or similar by virtue of their parent’s status, taking into account the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986.

If they do qualify and can obtain a BNO passport status, then it is unlikely that they would be eligible for a Home Office Travel Document.

They can apply for a document to travel outside the UK, including Hong Kong if:

• they are not British
• they are unable to obtain a passport because their national authorities do not have an Embassy/Facilities to issue passports in the UK
• their country’s national authorities have unreasonably refused to issue them a passport
• they are stateless