Hello anyone can guide me for my passport
I have a BNO passport, born in Hong Kong 1993
Wanting to change BNO to full UK passport, did anyone here did it? And is it still possible to change it? If yes please help me out
Thanks
Hello anyone can guide me for my passport
I have a BNO passport, born in Hong Kong 1993
Wanting to change BNO to full UK passport, did anyone here did it? And is it still possible to change it? If yes please help me out
Thanks
YES! if you have HK$12k spare and have no other nationality.
You've lived in Hong Kong
You may be eligible to apply if you’re ‘ordinarily resident’ in Hong Kong at the date of your application and:
you were ordinarily resident there on 3 February 1997
your parents were ordinarily resident there at the time of your birth if you’re a child born after 3 February 1997
Ordinarily resident means:
you live in Hong Kong full-time
you’re not breaking any immigration rules
you’ve moved to Hong Kong voluntarily with the intention of settling there
You must also be of ‘good character’ - read the guidance when you apply.
Nationality
You must either have:
been a British national on 3 February 1997
become a British national after 3 February 1997
You must not have held citizenship or nationality of another country at the time or since.
You can be a national of a country even if you’ve never had a passport from there.
For example, you might be a Chinese national if you’re ethnically Chinese (even if you became a British national through a connection with Hong Kong - for example, because you, your parents or your grandparents were born, registered or naturalized there).
How much it costs
Application Fee
Each adult £1,206
After you’ve applied you must also pay £19.20 to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken. You’ll be sent a letter explaining what to do.
Application form: https://assets.publishing.service.go...m-em-07-18.pdf
Guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...de__01-16_.pdf
I am Hong Kong born Pakistani, and didn’t settle anywhere else since I was born here, is there any agent or lawyer that I can contact ? Doing it online and myself seems little risky
Hong Kong born, parents are from Pakistan but they were residents in Hong Kong when I was born in 1993. And I do not hold any other passport just BNO
Hope you have deep pockets $$$$
https://www.britishconnections.com/british-passport/
I don’t mind paying a little more than just wasting 12k, I have heard people paid the 12k fee and still got rejected even tho they meet the requirements
Curious to know any BNO'ers have personal experience of getting approved through this process.
Can't be that easy as just filling out an app and paying the small amount. Everyone BNO holder would do it in a flash.
Last edited by medaman; 13-06-2019 at 05:01 PM. Reason: Supplement
If I recall correctly...Can't be that easy as just filling out an app and paying the small amount. Everyone BNO holder would do it in a flash.
A big part of the application is proving that you cannot get citizenship in your home country.
If you were born to XX country parents - you have to prove why you cannot get citizenship there because of their citizenship.