The holder's page, or biographical data page, is identical to the identification page of British Citizen passports with the nationality being indicated as British National (Overseas). The text United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is present below the coat of arms of the United Kingdom the wording British Passport is printed above the coat of arms.
The current British National (Overseas) passport has the same cover as the British passportīN(O) passports are currently issued in their latest biometric versions (as of 2020) and they bear the "electronic travel document symbol" ( ) on the navy blue coloured cover. The UK considers the enactment of the National Security Law a clear violation of the one country, two systems principle guaranteed in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, an international binding treaty signed in 1984. The settlement scheme was launched after the imposition of the controversial national security law on Hong Kong by the Chinese Central government. BN(O) citizens with settled status can register as British citizens after 12 months. They become eligible for settled status (indefinite leave to remain) after 5 years of qualifying residence. Since 31 January 2021, BN(O) citizens have been able to apply for limited leave to remain to work or study in the UK. BN(O) citizens are permanent residents of Hong Kong who were British Overseas Territories citizens (formerly British Dependent Territories citizens) until 30 June 1997, and chose to remain British by registering for BN(O) citizenship when Hong Kong was a British overseas territory.īN(O) citizens do not have the right of abode in the UK. BN(O) citizenship was created in 1987 after the enactment of Hong Kong Act 1985. The British National (Overseas) passport, commonly referred to as the BN(O) passport, is a British passport for persons with British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizenship. Jing1 gwok3 gwok3 man4 (hoi2 ngoi6) wu6 ziu3 Status holders can live, study and work in the UK for unlimited period with a valid BN(O) visa. Front cover of the current British National (Overseas) passport (with chip ), issued since March 2020Ģ020 ( biometric version with polycarbonate data page)
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