The UK Just Fixed a 5-Year Injustice for Thousands of Hong Kong Families — If You Were Born Before July 1997, Read This Now
On February 9, 2026, the UK Home Office expanded the BN(O) visa route to include adult children of BN(O) status holders who were under 18 at Hong Kong's 1997 handover. For the first time, people born on or before June 30, 1979 can apply independently — along with their own partners and children — closing a 5-year gap that split thousands of families.