“For some the BNO is the only choice because the threshold is very low,” said Janine Miu, the managing director of UK Immigration Specialist.
“We have others who are qualified for other visas [such as entrepreneurial visas] and they know the BNO is not their only option … they’re worried about if they do [get a BNO visa] and they want to come back to Hong Kong there will be restrictions on them,”
UK immigration lawyer Janine Miu says inquiries about moving to the UK has increased tenfold since last July, after the implementation of the national security law.
“Because of the BNO visa, people are more keen and react much more quickly than before to make a decision to move”, she said. “We have clients from all walks of life: doctors, lawyers, banking, retail, basically all sorts of industry.”
“One of my friends is a teacher in Hong Kong. She’s been teaching for over 10 years and she said she has four siblings and the five families altogether they want to move,” said Janine Miu, Managing Director at UK Immigration Specialist.