Who has a BNO passport?
What is the BNO and who has one? The BNO passport is essentially a travel document that does not carry citizenship rights with it – although you are entitled to some consular assistance outside of Hong Kong and China with it. It was issued to people in Hong Kong by the UK before Hong Kong was handed over to China.
Can I have both BNO and Hksar passport?
BN(O) passport cannot be used for immigration clearance in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong residents concerned may continue to use their HKSAR Passports or Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards for entering or departing Hong Kong; BN(O) passport cannot be used as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong.
Is BNO A British nationality?
United Kingdom – Passport & Nationality – British National Overseas (BNO) The British National (Overseas) citizenship status, commonly known as BNO’s, is one of the major classes of British Nationality under British Nationality Law. Holders of this nationality are Commonwealth Citizens, but not British Citizens.
How many Hong Kong residents are eligible for a BNO passport?
But many questions remain. Currently there are 350,000 BNO passport holders, but about three million Hong Kong residents are eligible for BNO passports – and that doesn’t appear to include dependants born after 1997. Will the UK be ready to take in so many Hong Kong residents? Will there be enough jobs?
Can a British citizen of Hong Kong claim BN(O)?
Any British Dependent Territory Citizens with connections to Hong Kong who had failed to register themselves as British Nationals (Overseas) by the end of 30 June 1997 would also be ineligible to make further claims for BN (O) from 1 July 1997, and those people would either become Chinese nationals or British Overseas Citizens .
How many Hong Kong residents are eligible for a British passport?
But many questions remain. Currently there are 350,000 BNO passport holders, but about three million Hong Kong residents are eligible for BNO passports – and that doesn’t appear to include dependants born after 1997. Will the UK be ready to take in so many Hong Kong residents?
When did the British give Hong Kong citizenship?
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act, 1990: British citizenship for 50,000 Hong Kong families. After the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, many people in Hong Kong began to fear for their future post-1997.