There have been a total of 160,700 applications for the BN(O) route in the almost 2 years since its introduction on 31 January 2021 up to the end of December 2022.
Between October and December 2022, there were 10,100 applications for the BN(O) route, with 8,462 out of country applications, and 1,700 in country applications. Of the total, 6,400 applications relate to main applicants and 3,700 relate to dependants.
There have been a total of 129,415 grants of out of country BN(O) visas made between 31 January 2021 and 31 December 2022. 105,200 people have arrived in the UK on the scheme since it began. And a total of 24,293 grants of in country BN(O) visas made between 31 January 2021 and 31 December 2022.
From October to December 2022, there were 8,222 grants of out of country BN(O) visas, of which 5,025 were for main applicants and 3,197 were for dependants. 11,000 individuals arrived during this quarter. There were 910 grants of in country BN(O) visas made from October to December 2022, of which 487 were main applicants and 423 were dependants.
There were 271 out-of-country BN(O) visa refusals, and 82 in-country BN(O) visa refusals from October to December 2022.
As expected, since the route launched the majority of grants (63%) were to BN(O) and/or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport holders, with a further 36% being Chinese passport holders (many of whom will have been living in Hong Kong). For main applicants, 92% were HKSAR/BN(O) passport holders. For dependants, 77% were Chinese passport holders, and 21% were HKSAR/BN(O) passport holders.
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