Adult Dependent Relative

HK(J) 45.3. The applicant must be aged 18 years or over on the date of application.

HK(J) 45.4. The applicant must be the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, son, or daughter of a person who is:

(a) a BN(O) status holder who has entry clearance or permission to stay under the BN(O) Status Holder route or who has made a valid application for such entry clearance or permission to stay; or;

(b) the dependent partner (“DP”) of a BN(O) Status Holder, where the DP has entry clearance or permission to stay under the BN(O) Status Holder route or has made a valid application for such entry clearance or permission to stay; or

(c ) the child of a BN(O) status holder who has entry clearance or permission to stay under the BN(O) Household Member route or who has made a valid application for such entry clearance or permission to stay; or

(d) the dependent partner (“DP”) of a child of a BN(O) status holder, where the DP has entry clearance or permission under the BN(O) Household Member route or has made a valid application for such entry clearance or permission to stay; or

(e) both a British citizen and a BN(O) status holder.

HK(J) 49.2. Where the applicant is applying for entry clearance or permission to stay, and they have not previously had permission on the Hong Kong BN(O) route the applicant must: (a) as a result of age, illness or disability require long-term personal care to perform everyday tasks; and

(c) be unable, even with the practical and financial help of the BN(O) Status Holder or the partner of the BN(O) Status Holder or the BN(O) Household Member or the partner of the BN(O) Household Member, to obtain the required level of help in Hong Kong, if the BN(O) Status Holder or the partner of the BN(O) Status Holder or the BN(O) Household Member or the partner of the BN(O) Household Member moves to Jersey, either because the help:

(i) is not available, and there is no person in Hong Kong who can reasonably provide it; or (ii) is not affordable.

the decision maker must be satisfied that the BN(O) Status Holder or their partner or the BN(O) Household Member or their partner is able to and will maintain and accommodate the BN(O) Adult Dependent Relative adequately in Jersey without recourse to public funds for at least 6 months.

HK(J) 50.3. For the purposes of HK(J) 50.2 accommodation will not be regarded as adequate if: (a) it is or will be overcrowded; or (b) it contravenes a statutory public health requirement.

HK(J) 50.4 The BN(O) Status Holder or their partner or the BN(O) Household Member or their partner may rely on credible promises of future third party support.

HK(J) 45.1. A person applying for entry clearance as a BN(O) Adult Dependant Relative on the BN(O) Status Holder route must apply online on gov.uk on the appropriate form specified in the United Kingdom Immigration Rules.

HK(J) 47.1. A person seeking to come to Jersey as a BN(O) Adult Dependent Relative on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a BN(O) Adult Dependant Relative before they arrive in Jersey.

HK(J) 54.1. The BN(O) Adult Dependent Relative will be granted permission for either: (a) a period of 30 months (plus, where the applicant has extant permission under the Hong Kong BN(O) Route, the remaining period of that permission, up to a maximum of 28 days) where they have applied for a period of 30 months; or (b) 5 years, if they have applied for a period of 5 years.

HK(J) 54.3. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: (a) no access to public funds; and (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted except for employment as a professional sportsperson, including as a sports coach.

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) routes allow work and study in Jersey and are routes to settlement.