I was born in the Philippines. My mom uses an ACR (Alien Certificate of Registry)in the Philippines through the years. She owns a Chinese passport but I think is for Taiwan or something. My dad is Filipino citizen but is also naturalized Chinese.

My girlfriend is from Sichuan and i have been working in Shanghai for 3 years now and only went home once.

How do I get Permanent residence or is it even possible? It is not hard to get a 1 year working visa every year but it's all the psychological feeling that bothers me.

I love my future wife, and I need to take care of her all the way to my dying years. If i can't assure her that I can stay in China forever, to take care of her, then there's no assurance whatsoever.

We plan to get married next year but I also heard, marrying does not mean automatic residency. Does this mean if she marries me she turns itto a Filipino citizen or we have a choice.

Thank you so much. need you professional comment.