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<p>The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route opened for applications
on 31 January 2021.</p><p>From 15 July to 14 October 2020, a total of 2116 BN(O) citizens
and their dependants have been granted Leave Outside the Rules at the border. Yet
this data is not considered to be a reliable proxy for the number of people who may
apply for the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa.</p><p>As set out in our impact assessment, our
central range projects between 123,000 and 153,700 BN(O) citizens and their dependants
will come in the first year and between 258,000 and 322,400 over five years.</p><p>Details
of the impact assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/70/pdfs/ukia_20200070_en.pdf</a></p>
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