[mmsG]

Most of my local Chinese freinds are holding HKSAR passport and other national passport(UK,Canada,Australia..). And my another non-chinese freind, he has applied for Chinese naturalization. After few months he received a letter of approval from HK Immigration Dept. The letter said that "As the documents you produced suggest that you may still hold other nationality, please let us have documentary proof that you no longer hold or have already renounced such nationality, as this is a requirement before the approval of the application for Chinese naturalization"

My question is why the naturalized Chinese should renounce the existing nationality and Chinese by-birth can enjoy the dual nationality?

Why the HKSAR Govt. is so reluctant to naturalized Chinese in this case?

Cheers,

[Aritaurus]

They don't technically recognise dual citizenship since Chinese citizens who are naturalised citizens of other countries may not seek consular support when they are in the Chinese mainland or in the HKSAR.

My guess is that the HKSAR government has no way to ensure that natural born Chinese citizens would renounce their Chinese citizenship upon acquiring a foreign nationality. They just allow them to use their foreign passports as travel documents only.

Most countries , except for the US has a facility to restore citizenship even after renouncing it. In Canada, you can get your parents to sponsor you back under family class immigration. Once you have obtained permanent resident status, you can resume your Canadian citizenship after living in Canada for a year.

[mixolyd]

Originally Posted by Aritaurus

Most countries , except for the US has a facility to restore citizenship even after renouncing it. In Canada, you can get your parents to sponsor you back under family class immigration. Once you have obtained permanent resident status, you can resume your Canadian citizenship after living in Canada for a year.

According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (under "Dependent Children") -
http://ww-w.cic.gc.ca/english/immigr...-apply-who.asp

Your parents can sponsor you as a dependent child under the "Family Class Immigration" scheme if you are:
- under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner
- a full-time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial support since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner (if this happened before age 22)
- is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.

Furthermore, it states that "adult independent children cannot be sponsored" and are ineligible under this scheme. Therefore, if you are over 22 and have renounced your Canadian citizenship, I don't reckon your parents would be able to sponsor you under "Family Class Immigration" that easily. However, I might be wrong about this.

[Aritaurus]

Originally Posted by mixolyd

According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (under "Dependent Children") -
http://ww-w.cic.gc.ca/english/immigr...-apply-who.asp

Your parents can sponsor you as a dependent child under the "Family Class Immigration" scheme if you are:
- under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner
- a full-time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial support since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner (if this happened before age 22)
- is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.

Furthermore, it states that "adult independent children cannot be sponsored" and are ineligible under this scheme. Therefore, if you are over 22 and have renounced your Canadian citizenship, I don't reckon your parents would be able to sponsor you under "Family Class Immigration" that easily. However, I might be wrong about this.

Wow, I never knew that there were limitations to parents sponsoring their children. I guess the other two options would be having your spouse sponsor you if he/she is a Canadian citizen or to apply as an investor or a skilled migrant.

[mmsG]

Hello,

We are slipping out of the titled subject.
Do you / your friends/colleauges or anyother holding HKSAR passport & other national passport?

The HKSAR Immd policides are ambiguity.

[mylesdj]

has your friend been living in hong kong? I have the same case but i havent applied yet. I am planning to naturalize as a chinese citizen for hong kong