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Survey finds majority of Hongkongers holding BN(O) visas in UK are university educated, married, don’t plan on coming back
- British Home Office interviews random sample of 500 BN(O) visa holders in survey released on Monday
- About 96 per cent of successful applicants staying in Britain say they plan to stay indefinitely
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Most Hong Kong residents who successfully applied for a pathway to UK citizenship are university educated, married or in a relationship with children, and have no plans to return to the city, according to a British Home Office survey.
The survey interviewed a random sample of 500 British National (Overseas) visa holders living in the United Kingdom last year, and was released on Monday – exactly a year since the scheme was launched on January 31, 2021.
The Home Office said it had commissioned the research to “understand more about BN(O) visa holders”.
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All survey participants were main applicants who had been granted their BN(O) visas and were currently living in Britain.
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Some 88,900 Hongkongers have applied for the visa scheme since its introduction on January 31 last year, of whom 76,176 have been approved.
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