Is BNO a valid passport?
If you’re a British national (overseas) ( BNO ), you can use a current or expired BNO passport (or a photocopy) to show your BNO status when you apply. If you no longer have a BNO passport you can still apply. You do not need a BNO passport to travel to the UK. You can use any valid passport or travel document.
Which country’s Foreign Ministry will consider not recognizing Hong Kong British National Overseas BNO passports as valid travel documents?
China
A British National Overseas passport (right) and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport. China said Friday it will no longer recognize the BNO passport as a valid travel document or form of identification.
Does China recognise British passport?
“From January 31, China will no longer recognise the so-called BNO passport as a travel document and ID document, and reserves the right to take further actions,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters. …
Why is China banning British passports from Hong Kong?
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. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Why is the BNO passport no longer recognized in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong’s government said the change meant the BNO passport now “cannot be used for immigration clearance and will not be recognized as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong.” Beijing’s decision not to recognize the travel document is largely symbolic as Hong Kong residents do not need to use their BNO passports to go to the mainland.
Is the British National Overseas passport valid in China?
China said Friday that it would not recognize the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document or for proof of identity as of January 31. The announcement came as Britain prepares to open its doors to millions of residents from Hong Kong following China’s security crackdown in the former colony.
Can you travel to mainland China with a Hong Kong passport?
Beijing’s decision not to recognize the travel document is largely symbolic as Hong Kong residents do not need to use their BNO passports to go to the mainland. Someone with a BNO passport in Hong Kong could still use their Hong Kong passport or identity card to travel there.