BNO Visa UK - Hong Kong BNO Visa UK

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 27 April 2026

If you are a British national (overseas), commonly known as a BNO, from Hong Kong, you and your family members can apply for a Hong Kong BNO visa. This is also known as a BNO visa. It allows you to live, work and study in the UK. The BNO visa UK is granted for an initial period of either 30 months (with an option of extension for a further 30 months) or 5 years, and upon completion of 5 years with the BNO visa in the UK, you become entitled to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a BNO. After one year of grant of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), BNO citizens will be able to apply for either naturalisation as a British Citizen or registration as a British Citizen. An application for a BNO visa UK is made in accordance with the requirements as set out in Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) of the Immigration Rules.

The BN(O) Status Holder route is for a British National (Overseas) status holder who is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong, the UK or the Crown Dependencies. A dependent partner and a dependent child of a British National (Overseas) status holder can apply under this route. Other family members with a high degree of dependency may also apply under this route.

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There are two Hong Kong British National (Overseas) routes– the BN(O) Status Holder route and the BN(O) Household Member route. The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) routes allow work and study in the UK and are routes to settlement, which means you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK after 5 years' residence in the UK.

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The BN(O) Status Holder route is for a British National (Overseas) status holder who is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong, the UK or the Crown Dependencies. A dependent partner and a dependent child of a British National (Overseas) status holder can apply under this route. Other family members with a high degree of dependency may also apply under this route. As specialist immigration solicitors for BNO visa applications, we can provide expert legal advice and representation for the following applications under the BNO visa route:

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