BC through working for Crown Service

[kittymeow]

Hello,

I am a Hong Kong citizen with a British National Overseas (BNO) passport.

I moved to a EU country 5 years ago and started working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office a year ago. I was wondering if working for the Crown Service might make me eligible for British citizenship? More info here:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-br ... wn-service

I have a junior position (admin) and I am not sure if I have enough leverage to apply. I don't mind keeping my job for a few more years to heighten my chances, but I'd like to know if it's feasible in the first place.

It's a shame that I am not allowed to renounce my Hong Kong Chinese citizenship in order to claim the BC. I have never wanted to be a Chinese national, the Chinese nationality was inflicted on me without my consent. Compared to Macau, where most citizens were granted EU passports by Portuguese government, what british Hong Kongers was put through was an utter disgrace.

Has anyone had any experience with the situation I am in ? I'd love your two cents.

Thanks much in advance

[secret.simon]

In what role do you work in the FCO? Were you recruited within the UK and then seconded to the EU member-state or were you recruited directly into that role in the EU member-state? Section 2 of the British Citizenship (Designated Service) Order 2006 seems to only treat people who have been seconded from the UK to a foreign posting as being in Crown Service.

what british Hong Kongers was put through was an utter disgrace.

Also see the Wikipedia article on British nationality law and Hong Kong.

[kittymeow]

Thanks much for the extra information.

I just learned that some ex-servicemen who served in the Royal Army in HK were denied the right to a full BC. So what chance do I have lol

I have read everything about Hong Kong BNO and British Nationality. All doors closed to us. Not even the right to live and work there. The bloody UK. I don't believe in karma but I surely hope the UK would get what they deserve for they did to us.