FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks to the media near the scene of multiple stabbings in Reading, Britain, June 22, 2020. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s route to citizenship for nearly three million people in Hong Kong will open in January 2021, and applicants won’t need a job to come to the country, Interior Minister Priti said on Wednesday. Patel.
“We are planning to open the Hong Kong BN (O) (British National Overseas) visa for applications from January 2021,” Patel said in a written statement to parliament.
“There will be no skills tests or minimum income requirements, economic needs tests, or number limits. I am giving BN (O) citizens the opportunity to acquire full British citizenship.
“They don’t need to have a job before coming to the UK; they can look for work once here. They can bring their immediate dependents, including non-BN (O) citizens. ”
Report by William James; editing by Stephen Addison
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