China derecognises British National Overseas passport
1 Feb, 2021 08:27 PM
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A Hong Kong SAR passport and a British National Overseas passport, both which Hong Kongers have access to. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
A Hong Kong SAR passport and a British National Overseas passport, both which Hong Kongers have access to. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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China said Friday it will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter feud with London over a plan to allow millions of Hong Kong residents a route to residency and eventual citizenship.
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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.
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China to stop recognition of British passport that would allow Hong Kongers to come to U.K.
China says it will no longer recognize a type of U.K. passport known as British national (overseas) as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter feud with London over a plan to allow millions of Hong Kong residents a route to residency and eventual citizenship.
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A protester holds up British National Overseas passports during a protest in Hong Kong against China s national security legislation in this June 2020 photograph.(Vincent Yu/The Associated Press)