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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Nationality status
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:BN(O)
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:canHoldPassport
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Yes
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gptkbp:canNaturaliseAsBritishCitizen
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Yes, under certain conditions
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gptkbp:canPassOnStatus
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No
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gptkbp:ChineseCitizenship
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Holders in Hong Kong considered Chinese citizens by China
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gptkbp:ChineseRecognition
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Not recognised as British nationals by China
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gptkbp:citizenship
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No right of abode in Hong Kong
No right of abode in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:consularProtection
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Limited, provided by UK embassies
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:created
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1987
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Act_1985
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gptkbp:documentType
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gptkb:British_National_(Overseas)_passport
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gptkbp:eligiblePersons
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Hong Kong British Dependent Territories citizens
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Home_Office_(UK)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Nationals (Overseas)
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Chinese
English
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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Not full British citizenship
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gptkbp:numberOfHolders
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Over 2.9 million (as of 2021)
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gptkbp:passportIssuingAuthority
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gptkb:HM_Passport_Office
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gptkbp:passportType
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gptkb:British_National_(Overseas)_passport
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:British_protected_person
gptkb:British_subject
British Overseas Territories citizen
British Overseas citizen
British citizen
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gptkbp:statelessnessPrevention
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Holders not stateless if they have no other nationality
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gptkbp:statusAcquisitionDeadline
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1 July 1997
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gptkbp:statusAcquisitionMethod
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Registration
Application before 1 July 1997
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gptkbp:statusAfter1997
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Retained after Hong Kong handover
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gptkbp:statusAfterHandover
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Recognised by UK, not by China
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gptkbp:statusEligibility
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British Dependent Territories citizens by connection with Hong Kong
Hong Kong permanent residents before 1997
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gptkbp:statusExpiry
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Does not expire
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gptkbp:statusInheritance
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Not inheritable
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gptkbp:statusLoss
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Cannot be lost except by renunciation or acquisition of another British nationality
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gptkbp:statusRenunciation
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Possible by declaration
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gptkbp:statusRestoration
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Not possible after renunciation
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gptkbp:statusTransferable
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No
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gptkbp:travelPrivileges
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Visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to many countries
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gptkbp:visaScheme
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gptkb:BN(O)_visa_(UK)
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gptkbp:visaSchemePurpose
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Pathway to UK citizenship
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gptkbp:visaSchemeStartDate
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31 January 2021
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_passports
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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