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FCDO travel advice for Hong Kong. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 26 September 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  This travel advice covers the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

Information for local authorities and others who are working with British National (Overseas) [BN(O)] visa holders arriving from Hong Kong via the UK government’s BN(O) route.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).

• Overview

  If you’re from Hong Kong and are a British national (overseas) you and…

• How much it costs

  To apply for a British National (Overseas) visa, or to apply to switch to…

• Your family members

  Your family members can apply as your ‘dependant’ if you’re either: a…

• Documents you’ll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide a valid passport or other travel…

• Apply for the first time from inside the UK

  You can apply for a British National (Overseas) visa from inside the UK…

• Apply for the first time from outside the UK

  You must apply online. Before you apply, you can check: what documents…

• Extend your visa

  If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can apply to extend your…

• Settle in the UK

  If you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years, you may be able to apply to stay…

• Becoming a British citizen

  If you’re a British national (overseas), you can usually apply for British…

A guide for adults and dependants who have been granted leave on the British National (Overseas) visa to access public services and make the most of the opportunities in the UK.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

• Updated: 28 August 2025

Information on the UK government’s welcome programme for British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders arriving from Hong Kong via the UK government’s BN(O) visa.

• Updated: 20 March 2025

Ownership of the Ministry of Defence Art Collection transferred to museums and public bodies in 2017.

• Updated: 18 December 2012

The UK Vietnam Fund is a flexible and effective tool enabling the British Embassy to support projects linked to the UK government’s priorities in Vietnam.

• Updated: 16 May 2017

Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.

How to access the essential information you need when travelling to or living in Hong Kong as a British National.

• Updated: 30 March 2023