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UK eases BN(O) visa barriers for Hong Kong protesters convicted over 2019 unrest

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM · 1 min read
UK eases BN(O) visa barriers for Hong Kong protesters convicted over 2019 unrest — Tokyo Business news

The UK government has confirmed that convictions linked to Hong Kong’s 2019 protests should generally not prevent otherwise eligible applicants from using the British National (Overseas) visa scheme, following reports that several convicted protesters had their applications rejected. In a letter on Wednesday to Alex Sobel, chairman of the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said there would now be a “presumption in favour” of ensuring that...

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