Just dialed the BN(O) Cantonese hotline today. It appeared that the one answering our question wasn't aware of the new immigration rules and told us to "have a try" since the immigration health surcharge will be refunded anyway. But it isn't really worth a try if we know that the rejection...

I would add that his last sentence was related to gambling - this offence probably does not exist in the UK law because gambling is banned in Hong Kong but is legal in the UK. I think it's very likely not relevant but I am mentioning it just in case. This first sentence was served nearly 40 years ag...

Hello. I am from Hong Kong and I have been thinking about applying the BN(O) visa to move to the UK with my family. A problem is that, an elderly family member, who is 69, had two criminal records that caused his imprisonment in the early-80s and mid-00s, both 18 months. In the last 15 years, his re...