Hongkongers who were minors at the time of the 1997 handover to China will be eligible to apply for the British National (Overseas) pathway to UK citizenship independently of their parents, with 26,000 arrivals expected under the expanded scheme in the next five years. The move was a response to the 20-year prison sentence handed…
A former Hong Kong protester has lodged a judicial challenge against prison authorities’ decision to bar him from studying law in the United Kingdom on national security grounds, even after he completed his prison sentence for offences committed during the 2019 anti-government unrest. To Kai-wa on Wednesday sought a judicial review after the Correctional Services…
The UK government is preparing to make it harder for migrants to secure permanent residency as part of a wider plan to reduce immigration. Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years of living and working in the UK. The government now plans to increase that period to up…