UK grants BNOs five years limited leave to remain

BREAKING: UK grants BNOs five years limited leave to remain

In Parliament, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: 

"After further detailed discussions with my RHF the Home Secretary, I can confirm that we will now proceed to honour our commitment to change the arrangements for those holding BNO status. 

I can update Honourable Members that we have worked with Ministers across Whitehall and we have now developed  proposals for a bespoke immigration route for BNOs and their dependants.

We will grant BNOs five years limited leave to remain, with the right to work or study. After these five years, they will be able to apply for settled status. And after further 12 months with settled status, they will be able to apply for citizenship. This is a special, bespoke, set of arrangements developed for the unique circumstances we face. All those with BNO status will be eligible, as will their family dependants who are usually resident in Hong Kong.

The Home Office will put in place a simple, streamlined, application process, And there will be no quota on numbers.

I want to pay tribute to the Home Secretary and her excellent team at the Home Office for their work in preparation for a moment we all dearly hoped would not arrive. And the Home Secretary will set out further details on our approach in due course." 

https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020/7/1/hong-kong-watch-welcomes-uk-extension-of-rights-to-bnos?fbclid=IwAR0gWk9pvHyz2otR3hVJYWAYZw9v4l47M7Vq4nFuzj2frtXA78dodi6AxVQ

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Hong Kong Watch successfully persuaded the UK Government to grant BNOs 5 years limited leave to remain:

We have been at the frontline of this campaign - working closely with a wide range of MPs and media to draft articles, letters, and supporting bills to encourage the Government to extend the rights of BNOs. We also organised the publishing and endorsement of legal advice dispelling the myth that it would be illegal for the Government to help, and briefed very senior government officials behind the scenes.

After two years of Hong Kong Watch's hard work campaigning, engaging with stakeholders, and mobilising policymakers, the UK Government has announced to grant 5 years limited leave to remain for BNOs.

我們一直站在 BNOs平權的前線與眾多議員和媒體緊密合作， 起草條款、信件和支持法案，以鼓勵英國政府增加BNOs的權利。 我們還提供法律諮詢，打破 BNOs 平權是非法的謠傳，並向政府高級官員陳述報告, 我們兩年來努力不懈推動平權、為政策制定者出謀策劃，令英國政府宣佈計劃擴大BNOs之權 ， 成功說服英國政府讓BNO持有人及其家人可在英國居留5年，期間可以工作及讀書。5年後，有關人士可申請定居。再居留多1年後，使可正式成為公民。

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