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British National (Overseas), commonly known as BN(O), is one of the major classes of British nationality under British nationality law. Holders of this nationality are British nationals and Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens. The nationality itself does not grant right of abode anywhere in the world, including United Kingdom or Hong Kong,〔(), Written Answers, House of Lords (4 November 2008)〕 but all BN(O)s are permanent residents of Hong Kong. BN(O)s are subject to British immigration controls and do not have the automatic right to live or work in the United Kingdom.〔https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/british-national-overseas〕 The British National (Overseas) status was created by the ''Hong Kong Act 1985'' in anticipation of transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997. This nationality was "tailor-made" for Hong Kong residents with British Dependent Territories Citizen (BDTC) status by virtue of their connection with Hong Kong: it allowed the people of Hong Kong to retain a relationship with the United Kingdom after the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. BN(O)s enjoy consular protection as British nationals would when travelling outside Hong Kong. However, since most BN(O)s also holds Chinese nationality, they do not enjoy consular protection in Mainland China and Macau, owing to the Master nationality rule.〔"(United Kingdom Memorandum )", ''Sino-British Joint Declaration'', 1984.〕 From 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1997, nearly 3.4 million of British Dependent Territories Citizens in Hong Kong successfully registered for British National (Overseas). All BDTCs in Hong Kong lost their BDTC status on 1 July 1997, and any BDTC who did not register as a BN(O) automatically acquired Chinese nationality or British Overseas Citizenship, depending on their ethnicity. ==General information about the BN(O) status== BN(O) status has the following unique characteristics:〔(UK Border Agency: ''Chapter 50: British Nationals (Overseas) - Hong Kong Act 1985 & Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 - general information'' )〕 * It could not be acquired through naturalization, and could only be acquired by registration. * Voluntary registration was required, as it could not be obtained automatically. * In order to be registered as a BN(O), one had to be a British Dependent Territories Citizen (BDTC). Therefore, Hong Kong residents who were born in Mainland China were required to be naturalized as BDTCs in order to be eligible. * It could only be acquired by BDTCs who were born on or before 30 June 1997, and they had to be registered before the deadline of the registration period (no later than 31 December 1997). After 1 January 1998, it could not be further acquired by any person. * It can be held in conjunction with other nationalities or citizenship, including another form of British nationality. Most BN(O)s are also Chinese nationals, and it's possible to be a British Citizen and a BN(O) at the same time. * Children of BN(O)s who were born after 1 July 1997 cannot acquire BN(O) status through jus sanguinis, so eventually this status wold be extinct. * BN(O) status cannot be restored once renounced. * It cannot be terminated automatically, but it can be deprived. * British Nationals (Overseas) can enter the UK for up to six months as a visitor, but must obtain a visa to reside in the UK for activities last longer than six months. They also need authorizations to work in the UK. * British Nationals (Overseas) are legally ''entitled'' to hold a passport in that status. * British Nationals (Overseas) who held no other citizenship on 19 March 2009 are entitled to register as full British citizens.〔Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009〕 Provisions regarding eligibility to the BN(O) status can be found in ''section 4 of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986'',〔(Eligibility to the British National (Overseas) status )〕 as amended by ''section 2 of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) (Amendment) Order 1993''.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British National (Overseas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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