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Recommendation
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa …
Rejected
We also agree with witnesses that the current provisions of the Youth Mobility Scheme—places on which are allotted through a lottery—are inadequate to support the size and needs of this cohort. The Government must provide assurances about the continuing feasibility and effectiveness of the bilateral agreement with the Hong Kong …
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We also agree with witnesses that the current provisions of the Youth Mobility Scheme—places on which are allotted through a lottery—are inadequate to support the size and needs of this cohort. The Government must provide assurances about the continuing feasibility and effectiveness of the bilateral agreement with the Hong Kong government which underpins the Youth Mobility Scheme and should take steps to remove or raise the cap on places on the scheme given the current circumstances.
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Government response AI summary
The government rejects increasing the quota for Hong Kong nationals on the Youth Mobility Scheme, citing that each agreement is subject to a reciprocal quota based on UK nationals' usage.
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Home Office
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Conclusion
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa …
Rejected
In order to provide consistency with other pathways to the UK we ask the Government as a matter of urgency to consider, and to report to Parliament, how a five-year pathway to settlement might be made available to this group.
Government response AI summary
The government rejected the recommendation to make a five-year pathway to settlement available through the Youth Mobility Scheme, stating that YMS is a temporary cultural exchange route that does not lead to settlement.
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Home Office
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Recommendation
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa …
Rejected
Young people who were eligible but too young to register themselves before handover on 1 July 1997 are being denied access to the Hong Kong BN(O) visa route because, for whatever reason, their parents failed to complete the process. The Government should assess how many young people are likely to …
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Young people who were eligible but too young to register themselves before handover on 1 July 1997 are being denied access to the Hong Kong BN(O) visa route because, for whatever reason, their parents failed to complete the process. The Government should assess how many young people are likely to have been affected and provide for an extension to the visa route for eligible young people to apply.
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Government response AI summary
The government rejects assessing affected young people or extending the BN(O) visa route further, stating they have no plans to expand eligibility beyond adult children already in a BN(O) status holder's household, and point to alternative existing immigration routes.
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Home Office