A BNO passport is a travel document that does not carry citizenship rights in the UK. A BNO passport holder cannot pass this status to their children automatically. Usually, a BNO passport holder will be allowed to visit the UK for six months without first applying for entry clearance. They can stay for six months but are not allowed to work or study.
To apply for a BNO Passport you must complete an online application. The Immigration Team at Wellers can help you renew your expired or lost BNO passport and provide advice on your entitlement status to obtain British Citizenship under new rules.
Under recent Government plans, British Nationals Overseas (BNO) and their dependents will be given the right to remain in the UK, including the right to work or study for five years. This change may have been prompted by a particular situation developing in Hong Kong but applies to all British Nationals Overseas.
Under the new Government plans, such persons will be eligible to apply for settlement after five years of living in the UK, and after a further one year from obtaining settled status, they can apply for British Citizenship. BNO passport holders in Hong Kong will be able to travel to the UK immediately, subject to standard immigration checks.
BNO passport holders will not face salary thresholds to extend their visas. However, it is not yet known how BNO passport holders who have overstayed in the UK will be treated by the Government.
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