Visas

China’s border controls remain among the strictest in the world to avoid imported Covid-19 cases, although in the past few months there have been signs of a gradual relaxation of some of China’s travel restrictions. Here’s the latest Applying for a visa to China At a press conference on Monday, 15 March,  foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated that “With a view to resuming international travel in an orderly fashion, …

David Hershkorn and Jennifer Maxwell-Harris of lawfirm Joelson explain what the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa rules mean The UK government recently announced the introduction of the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa (BN(O) visa), which will allow British Nationals (Overseas) citizens and their immediate dependants (even if their immediate dependants are non-BNO citizens) to reside and work or study in the UK, with a pathway to …