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From today (Tuesday 23 February), applicants for the Hong Kong
BN(O) visa with certain biometric passports will be able to apply from a smartphone app to scan their passport.
BN(O),
HKSAR or EEA biometric passport holders to submit their biometrics and validate their identity using the app. The
BN(O),
HKSAR document holders will be the first non-EEA citizens to be able to use this system.
The launch of the app comes after the UK government delivered on its commitment to open a new visa for Hong Kong
BN(O) status holders with the
BN(O) visa, which launched on 31 January.
Ottawa Must End Contract With Visa Application Company Linked to CCP, Committee Hears
The federal government should cancel its contract with a visa application company that has links to Beijing to prevent the personal data of Hong Kongers trying to flee the city from falling into the hands of the communist regime, a parliamentary committee heard on Feb. 17.
Hong Kong activists and experts testified before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration about their concerns over Ottawa contracting out its visa applications processing to VFS Global, a company known to have close ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). One of its subcontractors in China serves as the municipal government’s public security bureau and police department in Beijing.
Canadian Visa-Application Centres in China Owned by CCP-Affiliated Companies
A company owned by Chinese police in Beijing collects detailed personal information as part of the Canadian visa-application process, raising security concerns for travelers applying for a visa to Canada and other countries.
Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company, which operates the Canadian visa-application centre in China’s capital, is owned by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, according to a Globe and Mail report. With a number of the centre’s staff found to be members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), questions are raised about how private information is kept from the regime that is known for surveillance and security threats.