British National (Overseas) passport

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The British National (Overseas) passport, commonly referred to as the BN(O) passport, is a British passport for people with British National (Overseas) status. BN(O) status was created in 1987 after the enactment of Hong Kong Act 1985, whose holders are permanent residents of Hong Kong who were British Overseas Territories citizens (formerly British Dependent Territories citizens) until 30 June 1997 and had registered as BN(O)s. BN(O) status holders do not have the automatic right of abode in the United Kingdom unless they are also British citizens. Since 31 January 2021, BN(O) holders have been able to apply for limited leave to remain to live, work and study in the UK. They become eligible for settled status (indefinite leave to remain) after 5 years of qualifying residence. BN(O) holders with settled status can register as British citizens after 12 months. The settlement scheme was launched after the imposition of the controversial 2020 national security law on Hong Kong by the Chinese...

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