Requirements For Switching Into BN(O) Visa UK

The applicant must meet the following requirements to successfully switch into BNO visa from inside the UK:
The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into BNO visa;
The applicant must be aged 18 years or over on the date of application;
The applicant must be a British National (Overseas) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986;
The applicant must be ordinarily resident in the UK, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey, the Isle of Man or Hong Kong on the date of application;
If the applicant has been living in the UK for 12 months or more on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement. If the applicant has been in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application, the decision maker must be satisfied that the applicant can adequately maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds for at least 6 months.
The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.
The applicant must not be:
o in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
o on immigration bail.
If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and:
o their last grant of permission was for 6 months or less; and
o the applicant was present in a country listed in Appendix T of these rules for more than six months immediately prior to their last grant of permission,