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UK eases visa rules for Hong Kong protesters with protest convictions

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The UK government has announced a policy change regarding the British National (Overseas) visa scheme. Convictions related to the 2019 Hong Kong protests will generally not disqualify applicants from this visa route. This decision follows reports of rejections and aims to support individuals who participated in the protests. AI

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UK eases visa rules for Hong Kong protesters with protest convictions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eric Jiang ·

    UK eases BN(O) visa barriers for Hong Kong protesters convicted over 2019 unrest

    The UK government has confirmed that convictions linked to Hong Kong’s 2019 protests should generally not prevent otherwise eligible applicants from using the British National (Overseas) visa scheme, following reports that several convicted protesters had their applications rejec…

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