{"id":119556,"date":"2020-12-17T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/easy-path-to-citizenship-makes-uk-top-choice-for-hongkongers-fleeing-political-upheaval-says-midland-immigration-consultancy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T07:03:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T00:03:14","slug":"easy-path-to-citizenship-makes-uk-top-choice-for-hongkongers-fleeing-political-upheaval-says-midland-immigration-consultancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/easy-path-to-citizenship-makes-uk-top-choice-for-hongkongers-fleeing-political-upheaval-says-midland-immigration-consultancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy path to citizenship makes UK top choice for Hongkongers fleeing political upheaval, says Midland Immigration Consultancy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe UK is by far the most desirable destination for Hongkongers looking to up sticks and leave, with inquiries skyrocketing this year, according to Midland Immigration Consultancy.The proportion of Hong Kong people considering a move to the UK has surged by nearly 50 percentage points to 84 per cent of total emigration enquiries this year, data from Midland shows.\u201cThe number of Hongkongers who liked the UK showed the largest increase because the threshold for Britain is the lowest among \u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Easy path to citizenship makes UK top choice for Hongkongers fleeing political upheaval, says Midland Immigration Consultancy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK is by far the most desirable destination for Hongkongers looking to up sticks...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-v6k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111656,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-get-serious-in-pursuing-overseas-passports-as-they-sell-homes-at-huge-discounts-to-fund-move\/","url_meta":{"origin":119556,"position":0},"title":"Hongkongers get serious in pursuing overseas passports as they sell homes at huge discounts to fund move","date":"October 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hongkongers\u2019 interest in emigrating has jumped fourteen fold as the four-month long anti-government protests shows no signs of ending, and many are selling their property before the housing market deteriorates further to finance their move, according to Midland Immigration Consultancy.The consultancy said that inquiries have skyrocketed from some 20\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":116882,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/demand-for-uk-property-set-to-rise-as-boris-johnson-promises-visa-shake-up-to-benefit-hongkongers-fleeing-beijings-security-law\/","url_meta":{"origin":119556,"position":1},"title":"Demand for UK property set to rise as Boris Johnson promises visa shake-up to benefit Hongkongers fleeing Beijing\u2019s security law","date":"June 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A potential change in UK immigration policy that could pave the way to eventual citizenship for Hongkongers who hold a British National (Overseas) passport is likely to result in higher demand for homes in London and Birmingham, analysts said.\r\rInquiries about UK property had already jumped after Beijing moved to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":117892,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-interest-in-overseas-property-elsewhere-has-more-than-halved-after-uk-announced-bno-policy-immigration-consultants-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":119556,"position":2},"title":"Hongkongers\u2019 interest in overseas property elsewhere has more than halved after UK announced BN(O) policy, immigration consultants say","date":"July 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Interest in overseas property in other countries has plunged among Hongkongers looking to emigrate, after the United Kingdom unveiled its path to citizenship for residents eligible for British National (Overseas) passports, immigration consultants said.Applications for emigration to Canada and Taiwan, which had recorded the most interest following the introduction\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":139933,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/over-a-quarter-of-hongkongers-ready-to-buy-homes-scrap-renting-plans-if-cooling-measures-are-lifted-midland-survey-finds\/","url_meta":{"origin":119556,"position":3},"title":"Over a quarter of Hongkongers ready to buy homes, scrap renting plans if cooling measures are lifted, Midland survey finds","date":"October 19, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r More than a quarter of potential homebuyers are likely to abandon their plans of waiting it out and renting a flat if the Hong Kong government scraps property cooling measures, according to a survey by Midland Realty.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Over a quarter of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":121362,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-fleeing-in-wake-of-2019-protests-national-security-law-boost-overseas-property-markets-from-uk-to-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":119556,"position":4},"title":"Hongkongers fleeing in wake of 2019 protests, national security law boost overseas property markets from UK to Canada","date":"August 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hongkongers moving abroad have bought at least US$100 million worth of property since 2019, a year marked by unprecedented social unrest, according to a Hong Kong-based law firm.The Harvey Law Group (HLG) found that Hongkongers\u2019 preferred destinations are the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. 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