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Is UK offering citizenship to Hong Kong?
The UK offered a pathway to eventual citizenship for Hong Kong residents. London unveiled its plan in July last year to take eligible Hong Kongers after Beijing’s imposition of the draconian National Security Law.
How many Hong Kong citizens will come to UK?
The government estimates that up to 322,000 will eventually take up the offer over the next five years. In the first half of the year, according to the Home Office, 64,900 BNOs applied for the visa. It’s expected that between 123,000 and 153,000 Hong Kongers will arrive in Britain this year.
How do I give up Hong Kong citizenship?
You can apply to renounce your Chinese nationality by completing Form ID877. The application form may be completed in either Chinese or English, but must be in black or blue ink. All parts of the form should be completed.
Can British overseas citizen apply for British citizenship?
Registering British Overseas Citizen (BOC) As A British Citizen. If you are a British Overseas Citizen (BOC), you may be eligible to register as a British Citizen if you meet the relevant eligibility requirements of BNA 1981.
How many Brits live in Hong Kong?
Ethnicity. Among the 33,733 citizens of the United Kingdom living in Hong Kong, 19,405 are of some European ethnicity, 6,893 are Chinese, 2,337 are Indian, 1,047 are Pakistani, 829 are Nepalese, 273 are other Asians, 227 are Filipino, 98 are Thai, 40 are Japanese, and 40 are Indonesian.
How long can a UK passport holder stay in Hong Kong?
All British passport holders (British overseas territories citizens, British overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons) whose passports have at least six months’ validity, can enter Hong Kong for a period of up to 90 days without a visa.
How did the British take Hong Kong?
The Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong to the British Empire in 1842 through the treaty of Nanjing, ending the First Opium War. Hong Kong then became a British crown colony. Britain also won the Second Opium War, forcing the Qing Empire to cede Kowloon in 1860, while leasing the New Territories for 99 years from 1898.
Can Hong Kong residents come to live in the UK?
The UK will introduce a new visa at the end of January that will give 5.4 million Hong Kong residents – a staggering 70\% of the territory’s population – the right to come and live in the UK, and eventually become citizens.
Can a British citizen apply for citizenship by marriage?
Your application for British citizenship by marriage may also be refused if you have been guilty of an immigration offence in the last 10 years, for example, illegally entering the UK or assisting someone in so doing. You will be unable to apply for citizenship as the spouse of a British citizen if your British citizen spouse has died.
Why is Hong Kong making this ‘generous’ offer to residents?
It is making this “generous” offer to residents of its former colony because it believes China is undermining Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms. Not everyone will come. Some of those eligible to leave have expressed their determination to stay and continue the fight for democracy.
Is China undermining Hong Kong’s rights and Freedoms?
Residents of the UK’s former colony believe China is undermining Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms The UK will introduce a new visa at the end of January that will give 5.4 million Hong Kong residents – a staggering 70\% of the territory’s population – the right to come and live in the UK, and eventually become citizens.