British National (Overseas) status

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_National_(Overseas)_status
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf type of British nationality
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BN(O)
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom_Home_Office
gptkbp:canBeLostBy renunciation
deprivation
gptkbp:canPassToChildren no (except in limited circumstances)
gptkbp:canRenounce yes
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
gptkbp:doesNotConfer right of abode in the United Kingdom
right of abode in Hong Kong
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:British_National_(Overseas)_passport
Hong Kong British Dependent Territories citizens
gptkbp:holdersAre Commonwealth citizens
British nationals
gptkbp:holdersAreNot gptkb:British_citizens
gptkbp:holdersMayHave consular protection from the UK in third countries
gptkbp:holdersMayNotHave consular protection in Hong Kong or mainland China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British National (Overseas) status
gptkbp:introducedIn 1987
gptkbp:numberOfHolders over 2.9 million (as of 2021)
gptkbp:passportIssued gptkb:British_National_(Overseas)_passport
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Overseas_citizenship
gptkb:handover_of_Hong_Kong_in_1997
gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:British_Dependent_Territories_citizenship
gptkbp:status not available to new applicants after 1997
not inheritable
perpetual unless renounced or deprived
unique to Hong Kong residents before 1997
not automatically lost on acquiring another nationality
gptkbp:visaRouteAvailable BN(O) visa (since 2021)
gptkbp:visaRouteLeadsTo settlement in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_nationality_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6