重點係,你個朋友有無係入境時,一見到officer 就即刻講明以LOTR入境?
我睇你嘅敍述,你朋友應該兩次都無主動向officer 提出要以LOTR入境,你要搞清楚你朋友唔可以粒聲唔出就以為Border force 會自動grant LOTR,呢樣嘢係無可能,LOTR唔會主動係你無要求嘅情況下畀你,因為咁樣等同剝削咗本身唔打算係英國居留嘅BN(O)或BN(O)同行親屬嘅特區護照持有人嘅權利。
因為LOTR係要以Border force 無其他可以批准你入境嘅情況下先可以考慮給予,即係只要你主動提出以LOTR入境即等同放棄以旅客入境嘅權利,因為你申請得LOTR就等於講明唔會離開英國,咁係唔符合旅客身份嘅事。
亦因為咁係唔會主動地畀你,因為officer 要grant LOTR畀你之前必須要滿足一個條件就係你唔符合任何現時可以批准你入境嘅條件,BN(O)或特區護照本身可以免簽證6個月入境,唔出聲講出LOTR入等同仲有其他可以批准入境嘅途徑,咁係唔符合批出LOTR嘅條件。
而佢落咗Vistor 印後,佢就唔會再想改,係因為LOTR印要係房度stamp,officer 會畀張紙講明你係唔符合所有可以批准入境嘅條件,要收走你本護照,然後就拎入房check 你BN(O) status ,有就stamp無就遣反。Stamp 咗vistor 印就唔改,一來佢唔想煩,二來如果你係officer 面前無提要用LOTR入之後過咗先想翻兜,咁佢無做錯嘢就當然係叫你有問題就投訴。
//We recognise that there may be a small number of BN(O) citizens who nonetheless wish to travel sooner. In these exceptional circumstances, Border Force Officers will be able to consider granting Leave Outside the Rules (‘LOTR’) for a period of six months to BN(O) citizens and their accompanying dependants at the UK border,
if they do not satisfy Border Force that they are eligible for entry via another immigration route.//
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hong-kong-bno-visa-policy-statement/hong-kong-british-national-overseas-visa-policy-statement-plain-text-version