The British Parliament is reviewing the Nationality and Borders Bill (Provisional Translation), and several members of the House of Commons jointly submitted amendment proposals to promote the relaxation of the BNO visa (BNO visa) application qualifications and allow one of the parents to be the United Kingdom Nationals (overseas), namely BNO, can be eligible to apply for a BNO visa.
This amendment proposal was initiated by British Conservative MP Damian Green and was supported by 21 cross-party MPs, including former British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith, and Labour Party Gervin. (Andrew Gwynne) etc.
Hugely grateful to the senior Parliamentarians from across the House of Commons, led by @DamianGreen, who are backing this amendment to allow the descendants of BNOs to access the visa scheme. pic.twitter.com/FiHbV4NYoH
— Hong Kong Watch (@hk_watch) November 10, 2021
They advocate to amend the immigration regulations so that as long as one of the parents is a British national (overseas), that is, BNO, people can be eligible to apply for a BNO visa.
According to the British civil organization "Hong Kong Watch" (Hong Kong Watch) member Luke de Pulford (Luke de Pulford) pointed out on Twitter on November 10, if the revised proposal is passed successfully, it will benefit Hong Kong people born after 1997.
The United Kingdom will allow eligible Hong Kong people to apply for BNO visas since January 2021. Those who are approved can stay in the UK for up to 5 years, then apply for settlement after 5 years, and then apply to become British citizens after one year of residence.
At present, non-BNO adults born after the reunification in 1997 can use the status of "dependant" to apply to go to the UK with a parent holding BNO. The UK will decide whether to grant a visa at its discretion.
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