Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visaInternational
2021-02-01,
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A visa scheme to allow Hong Kong residents to come to the UK opens on Sunday, with some 300,000 people expected to apply.
The visa, which is open to holders of a British National (Overseas) passport and their immediate dependents, will offer a fast track to UK citizenship.
But the Chinese foreign ministry said it would no longer recognise the BNO passport as a travel document.
The UK launched the new visa after China imposed a new security law.
Those who apply and secure the visa will be able to apply for settlement after five years and then British citizenship after a further 12 months.