Greater London
Regional Migration Support:
Advice for BN(O) visa holders (Mayor of London)
5E’s START-WELL project will support Hong Kong BN(O)’s and their dependents from key London boroughs with an emphasis to welcome and integrate them into Life in the UK. START-WELL will provide activities for early intervention, citizenship, enrichment and integration through IAG, individual needs analysis, workshops for settling in the UK including Life in the UK, information on accessing housing, health, welfare benefits, employer know-how, ‘Life in the UK’ and ‘Adapting to UK Life’, trips to places of interest, mentoring and coaching translation, budding and befriending opportunities with UK ambassadors/ welcome hubs/ referral organisations especially in Harrow and Barnet.
Action West London will support Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders in overcoming employment barriers. We will offer established services in employment, education, and enterprise to Hong Kong Nationals in west London. The goal is to help with CVs, job search, applications, and interview skills, including training in social skills, IT, English language, and communication.
British Future is an independent, non-partisan thinktank and registered charity, engaging people’s hopes and fears about integration and immigration, identity and race. It houses the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers.
Ednovate is a network founded on the collective knowledge and expertise of educators who have experience in both the UK and Hong Kong. We are committed to offering support for the Hong Kong youth diaspora, aiming to enhance educational integration, uphold well-being, and unleash their full potential.
Good Neighbour Church England helps HongKong BN(O)s on social and professional integration in settling the UK, including career workshops and English classes, as well as a range of children’s services. We also provide whole person and well-being development classes, for instance, mindfulness workshops and face-to-face advising.
IMPACT supports BN(O)s with English language sessions, community activity workshops and employment advice. We offer both group and one-to-one sessions, in-person and online. Our classes are informal, friendly and are a welcoming space for BN(O)s new to London.
Founded 1985 and serves the local East and South East Asian community in London by providing cultural and community events as well as information and informal advice.
Harbour Sports Club will launch a series of activities to keep the community active and promote social support and bonding through sports. These include regular yoga classes and community runs, webinars on health and sports-related topics, and the Reading/London Sports Day, which is a whole-day carnival of various sports activities to promote health consciousness and social cohesion.
Runs the 'Moon and Star' Companion Programme, through which HongKongers who have settled in the UK for more than four months will act as guides and companions ("Moon"), and provide three months support for newcomers in the same district ("Stars"), helping them to establish social circles and adapt to local culture.
Hong Kong Aid is a UK-based organisation focusing on human rights issues and the well-being of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. We aim to build cohesion amongst Hongkongers in the UK.
Hong Kong Assistance and Resettlement Community is a registered charity setup before UK BN(O) visa scheme, with the core aim of assisting Hongkongers, whether they are BN(O) holders or asylum seekers, to have a soft landing once they arrived in the UK.
An independent international business organisation, committed to supporting, accelerating and connecting Hong Kong entrepreneurs and businesses through business services, professional service referrals incubation programme, trainings, company profiling and networking opportunities, while also promoting and safeguarding the interests of the Hong Kong entrepreneurial community in the UK.
Under the scheme of BNO (5+1), many people come to live in the UK. Many are spiritually, emotionally, and mentally challenged in adjusting to the new culture and community, including social workers and counsellors.
A group of Hong Kong nurses, who obtained UK nursing registration and mainly now working for NHS at different departments in different Trusts across the United Kingdom, volunteering to help new comers to provide information, and suggestions on how to attain Nursing Registration in UK, and for how to find jobs.
Monitoring and researching situation in Hong Kong, political lobbying. Has a page on FAQs to do with the HK BN(O) visa route.
Hong Kong Well UK is serving the mental wellbeing/health of children and teenagers newly migrated to the UK from Hong Kong as well as their parents in their mother tongue. We are a registered Community Interest Company.
Offers comprehensive support via casework (signposting and referrals), mental health, employment, outreach and online/in-person events across the UK, with Mission PERM for BN(O)s and Project HAVEN for non-BN(O)s, including asylum seekers and refugees from Hong Kong.
Offering advice services, classes, and activities to help Hong Kongers enhance their language and communication skills, learn about their new environment and acquire new skills for professional development.
Café Connect is a weekly activity café that offers a range of activities and opportunities designed to promote integration and support BN(O) Hong Kongers to connect with and settle into their new communities.
Qualification training, mentorship and other professional skills development programmes for the local community in London, with an aim to reduce social isolation and long-term unemployment. Clients are given skills training, workshops and development opportunities, IT skills and ESOL Skills for Life as well as accredited qualifications.
Supporting BN(O) newcomers to integrate, reduce isolation, and support their mental health and immigration needs via the provision of: monthly Welcome Parties with ‘Life in the UK’ talks, Mental health support, 1-2-1 assessment, Advice & advocacy services, ESOL classes, Employability training, Functional skill learning, Volunteer buddy match, Psycho-social activities.
Migrant Help aims to to provide Hong Kong BN(O)s with support and access to education, training, and employment opportunities to help people feel confident and prepared to settle into their new live in the UK. A dedicated team offers free advice and support focused on employability.
Migrant Advocacy Service promotes and supports vulnerable migrants in the Royal Borough of Kingston. We provide support in all areas - education advice, registration for schools and GPs, help with housing and benefits, as appropriate.
A UK-wide support and reporting service for East and Southeast Asian Community members who experience racism and/or other forms of hate.
Pathways to Work is a project for people seeking safety in the UK, who want to work on their career and education goals. We focus on aspirational employment and confidence building.
Renaisi delivers employment services across London, including specialist programmes for groups such as BNOs, which provide tailored employability support (including ESOL classes) and one-on-one advice for those who are unemployed.
The UK Welcomes Hong Kongers Project provides support networks and welcome groups. Also promotes Community Sponsorship and related initiatives.
A strong network of hundreds of churches across the UK providing local, informal help to newcomers. Also runs a number of programmes promoting welcoming, inclusion, and well-being in different cities and online, as well as the Welcome Course.