Britain must stop moving the goalposts for Hongkongers on BN(O) scheme

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Former Hong Kong residents in Britain on the British National (Overseas) visa route have faced uncertainty over proposed changes to settlement and citizenship rules. The article argues that Britain should not repeatedly alter the requirements for people who built new lives under the scheme.

The announcement of stricter rules for migrants wishing to settle in Britain has ended a lamentable period of anxiety and uncertainty for former Hong Kong residents forging a new life in the country. When the plans were first proposed in May last year, Hongkongers living in the United Kingdom under a special visa scheme for British National (Overseas) passport holders feared there would be drastic changes to their pathway to citizenship. The proposals, intended to ease public concerns about high...