As of June 30, 2022, the UK government (UK Gov) has approved over 130,000 BNO visa applications. However, it is reported that more than 100 Hongkongers, who were ineligible for BNO visas, have been waiting for asylum approvals for over a year.
Recently, two visa applicants, including a former Hong Kong district councilor, shared their journeys in an interview with The Epoch Times.
Due to the long wait and with no updates from UK immigration, one person is ready to leave for Canada.
According to the Home Office, from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2022, a total of 249 Hongkongers have sought political asylum in the UK. So far, 18 cases have been approved, 35 rejected, 52 withdrawn, and the 144 others are still pending approval….