What happens if the UK government loses your only Hong Kong BN(O) passport?
Some Hong Kong friends asked me this today and I have no clue.
Hypothecate you're Hong Konger. You've hung on to your just 1 BN(O) passport, now expired, that you never renewed. Now you want to renew it, and the UK government (call it UK GOV) asks you to mail in that old expired passport. Before you mail it, you take pictures and make photocopies of the Holder's page.
But UK GOV loses your only BN(O) passport.
Does UK GOV even keep a record of all BN(O) passport holders? Can UK GOV just check its records, locate yours, and smoothly issue you a new BN(O)?
Or can UK GOV argue they can't issue you a new BN(O), because now you have no physical BN(O) passport even if it's their fault, and they can't verify you as BN(O)?
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Does UK give Hong Kong citizenship?
Hong Kongers born in the former British colony before it was returned to Chinese rule in July 1997 are eligible for a BNO passport. The BNO visa scheme expands the rights of BNO holders, granting them and their dependents the right to live in the UK a six-year pathway to citizenship.Are BNO passport holders British citizens?
The British National (Overseas) passport, commonly referred to as the BN(O) passport, is a British passport for persons with British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizenship. BN(O) citizenship was created in 1987 after the enactment of Hong Kong Act 1985....British National (Overseas) passportIssued byUnited Kingdom6 more rowsWhat if I lost my BNO?
What if I have lost my original BNO passport? If you have lost your original BNO passport, you should first fill in a lost passport report form, which will take a few days to process. You will be contacted if any further information is required.How many British have Hong Kong passports?
\u201cThe UK will continue to issue British Nationals (Overseas) passports which remain valid travel documents.\u201d Almost 3 million Hong Kong residents hold or are eligible for the BNO document that was created ahead of Britain handing the city back to Chinese rule in 1997.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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