British National (Overseas)
E938865
British National (Overseas) is a type of British nationality created for certain Hong Kong residents before the 1997 handover, offering consular protection and, more recently, a dedicated immigration route to the United Kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of nationality
ⓘ
type of British nationality ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
His Majesty's Passport Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British Dependent Territories citizens connected with Hong Kong
ⓘ
Hong Kong residents ⓘ |
| BN(O)VisaRouteGrants |
pathway to British citizenship after residence
ⓘ
pathway to settlement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| BN(O)VisaRouteStartTime | 2021-01-31 ⓘ |
| canBeHeldWith | Chinese nationality under PRC law ⓘ |
| canBeInherited | no, status is not generally transmissible to new generations ⓘ |
| categoryWithin | British nationality law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipType | non-patrial British nationality ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1985
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Hong Kong residents before the 1997 handover ⓘ |
| doesNotGrant |
automatic right of abode in Hong Kong
ⓘ
automatic right of abode in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
must have been a British Dependent Territories citizen by connection with Hong Kong
ⓘ
must have registered before the 1997 handover ⓘ |
| endOfNewRegistrations | 1997-06-30 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Sino–British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | British Nationality Act 1981 as amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grants |
British passport eligibility
ⓘ
UK consular protection outside Hong Kong and mainland China ⓘ access to certain UK visa and immigration routes ⓘ |
| hasImmigrationRoute | BN(O) visa route to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
British nationality without right of abode in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
does not automatically confer British citizenship ⓘ does not automatically confer right of abode in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| notRecognizedAs | foreign nationality by Chinese government within mainland China and Hong Kong ⓘ |
| passportIssuingAuthority | His Majesty's Passport Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passportType | British National (Overseas) passport ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 2.5 million people eligible at creation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrationDeadline | 1997-06-30 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Overseas Territories citizen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Overseas citizen NERFINISHED ⓘ British citizen ⓘ Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | BN(O) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| stillValidAfterHandover | yes ⓘ |
| successorTo | British Dependent Territories citizen status for Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialConnection | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.