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US work permits for Hong Kongers by end of September

9:16 07/09/2021
US immigration authorities have announced that they will publish details of an 18-month work permit scheme, which will be offered to ‘eligible’ citizens of Hong Kong, by the end of September. On...

UK BNO visa route now officially open to Hong Kong nationals

10:08 02/02/2021
The Home Office officially opened the new UK BNO visa route on 31 January, exclusively for Hong Kong nationals. Following controversial security laws imposed on the Special Administrative Region in...

UK BNO visa retaliation from China likely says Hong Kong

12:17 18/01/2021
Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, says that Chinese retaliation against Britain’s BNO visa offer is a ‘matter of course’. Lam claims that the UK has violated an agreement with China by expanding...

Hong Kong activist applies for UK asylum ahead of BNO visa launch

10:09 22/12/2020
In an opinion piece for The Guardian, prominent Hong Kong activist Nathan Law revealed that he has applied for UK asylum. Earlier this month, w orkpermit.com reported that Mr Law, along with fellow...

Patel meets Hong Kong activists as BNO visa plans finalised

19:14 11/12/2020
UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, met with Hong Kong activists at Westminster recently ahead of the launch of the new British National (Overseas) visa scheme . Patel held a one-hour session with former...