Independent report

An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route April – June 2022

This inspection focused on how the route has been working since its launch, including the ability to rapidly scale up operations and learnings taken from, and into, other immigration routes.

• From: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
• Published: 8 November 2022

Documents

An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route April – June 2022

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3645-2

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The report makes three recommendations:

1. Adult dependent relative applications.
   - Develop a clear plan with timescales to resolve the 600+ adult dependent relative applications currently on hold
2. Service standards.
   - Within 3 months, publish quarterly data on performance against the service standard for processing applications
   - Provide an indication of the expected processing time for Hong Kong BN(O) applications on the GOV.UK page
3. Capturing and sharing best practice.
   - Record and share lessons learned from the introduction of the Hong Kong BN(O) visa route for the

Published 8 November 2022