Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: HK, Macau, PRC Citizenship for foreigners
I have a few questions about Hong Kong and Macau permanent residency & Chinese citizenship in general.
1) Are Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR permanent residency aquired the same way? Anyone who lives in one of these territories with a temporary ID card for 7 years can then apply and be sure to receive permanent residency (right of abode) and a PIC (Permanent Identity Card)?
2) And at the same time (after 7 years legal residence as a temporary resident), if you wanted to, you could also apply for Chinese citizenship, giving up your own citizenship in the process, in order to be eligible for a Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR passport?
3) Are there any other requirements for obtaining Chinese nationality besides obtaining permanent residency/right of abode in HK or Macau, and renouncing ones previous citizenship? For example, is there a language test or anything else?
4) What are the differences (besides right to remain in either HK or Macau) between the HK and Macau PIC and passport? For example, does the Macau passport give visa-free travel to the same number of countries as the HK passport?
5) Are there any statistics on how many foreigners have aquired Chinese nationality and HK or Macau SAR passports since 1997? I'd love to see the numbers and the breakdown as to former nationality and ethnicity.
6) What advantages would a foreigner obtain by becoming a Chinese national and SAR passport holder as opposed to just being a permanent resident with a PIC?
7) Would marriage to a Hong Kong or Macau PIC-holder speed things up? Would it entitle one to instant permanent residence, or would you merely get a temporary ID card (and right to work?), and still have to wait 7 years in order to become a permanent resident and apply for citizenship and a passport (if you wanted to)?
Is there really a double-standard where native Chinese Hong Kong people are allowed to have foreign passports, but foreigners who become Chinese citizens (and HK SAR passport holders) are not allowed to?
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Is there really a double-standard where native Chinese Hong Kong people are allowed to have foreign passports, but foreigners who become Chinese citizens (and HK SAR passport holders) are not allowed to?
