Hong Kong BN(O): visa applications taking hours to complete, but reports suggest some may have already been approved
- Despite lack of official data from London, head of Hongkongers group claims he knows of ‘a few’ successful cases
- People who have applied for scheme say online forms take hours to complete and you must supply 10 years of travel history
While Britain has yet to release any official figures, Simon Cheng Man-kit, who worked for its consulate in Hong Kong, and founded Hongkongers in Britain last year, said he had seen “a few cases” of people whose visa applications had been approved.
Those who have gone through the process already recounted hours of filling out digital forms, answering 100 questions and providing detailed information on their lives, including travel history, for the past 10 years.
“Some were even granted the visa after one day, on February 1,” he said.
According to Cheng, his group , which is in touch with 10,000 people via their social media channels, seeks to “serve as a community for Hongkongers in the United Kingdom … to assist them in integrating with life here”.