近万名港人通过英国国民（海外）签证途径获得了英国永久居留权。英国内政部周四发布的最新数据显示，截至目前已累计发放9,804份定居许可。
这些数据涵盖了自2021年1月该计划启动以来的时期。在总数中，有8,682份许可是在截至2026年3月的12个月内发放的。
英国内政部表示：“自该计划启动以来，共有9,804名最近一次居留身份为BN(O)路线的个人获得了定居许可，其中8,682份是在最近的12个月内[截至2026年3月]发放的。”
持有人在住满五年后可申请永久居留权。获得该身份后，他们可以在英国无限期居住、工作和学习，并在一年后申请英国公民身份。
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