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Over 1m people could come to UK from Hong Kong within five years – official estimate

From January 2021, those with British national (overseas) status can apply for new visa


The departure gates at Hong Kong international airport. Photograph: Liau Chung-ren/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent
@JamieGrierson

Thu 22 Oct 2020 14.06 BST

More than 1 million people from Hong Kong could emigrate to the UK in the next five years under a new visa, including 500,000 in the first year, according to official estimates.

The new route would allow holders of British national (overseas) (BNO) status and their immediate families to apply for entry visas from January 2021, for either two periods of 30 months or a single period of five years. After five years they can apply to settle in the UK, and for citizenship after a further 12 months.

An economic impact assessment by the Home Office gives a “high” range estimate of 500,000 people with BNO status and their dependants arriving in the UK in the first year, with more than 1 million over five years. Total immigration to the UK in the year ending March was 715,000. There will be no quota on the numbers of visas granted.
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