Acceptance of special visa application for "foreign citizens" in Hong Kong, UK from January next year 5:18 on July 23
Following the enactment of anti-government legislation in Hong Kong, the British government decided that people born in Hong Kong and registered as “foreign citizens” would move to England before being returned to China. We announced that we will accept applications for special visas to open the way from January next year.
The British government has issued to the people who were born in Hong Kong before their return in 1997 and registered as British “foreign citizens” in response to the enforcement of anti-government law in Hong Kong. It announced that it will take measures to extend the period of stay in the country from the current 6 months to 5 years, and announced details on the 22nd.
According to the announcement, the government will issue a special visa for this measure, and approximately 2.9 million "overseas citizens" and their dependents can apply for a visa.
The application is scheduled to start in January next year, and it means that there will be no vocational skill test or minimum income restrictions, and there will be no upper limit on the number of people who can be accepted by this visa.
Staying in the UK for five years also opens the door to permanent residence and citizenship.
``Since China has changed the situation in Hong Kong by its actions, Britain needs to review the rights of foreign citizens and give them the option to live in England,'' Patel said in a statement. ..