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Asked by cherry from philippines | Jun. 29, 2014 22:37

About:Dual Nationality

filipina mother, chinese father(hongkong national)will our baby can acquire CN nationality?

Anyone having any of the following characteristics is regarded as a citizen of China:
1. Persons belonging to any of the nationalities in China;
2. Any person born in China whose parents are both CN nationals or one of whose parents is a CN national;
3. Any person born abroad whose parents are both CN nationals, or one parent who is a CN national;
4. Any person born in China whose parents are stateless, or of uncertain nationality, and have settled in China.

Im a filipina and im 7 months pregnant, my husband (common law,we are not yet married but will gt marry atter the baby is born) is a hongkong national and his in hongkong roght now. If our baby will be born here in the philiopines and acquire his father name,it is possible that my baby will be CN by nationality?since his father is Chinese? how can i apply for my baby citizenship?and if possible where?

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Answered by Danny | Jun. 29, 2014 22:57

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Cherry, your kid is a citizen of Philippines when he was born. However, the father of him is a Chinese. So your kid automatically becomes a Chinese, according to the Chinese nationality law. If you want your kid to acquire Chinese citizenship, you should ask your husband to register your kid's Hukou at the police station where your husband's Hukou is registered.

However, you should be aware that China doesn't acknowledge dual citizenship. When your kid becomes a Chinese, he loses his citizenship f Philippines.

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Answered by Paul Ng in HK | Jul. 04, 2015 08:50

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Dear Cherry,

Yes your baby can apply for dual nationality as Hong Kong recognises dual nationality (a lot of them hold both HKSAR passports and Canadian passports). My late grandfather's Chinese from Fujian, China and late grandmother's Filipina from Atok, Benguet, the Philippines and my late-grandfather applied their 5 children (my aunt, dad and uncles) to reside in HK when they were in their teens and some of them moved overseas after staying in HK for 7 years and 2 of them who are in HK both obtained HK Permanent ID cards as well as HKSAR passports. However, I have heard the Philippines does not recoginse dual nationality so I guess you may want to double check on that in the Philippines. Congratulations on your new born baby. :-)

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Answered by cherry | Aug. 18, 2015 10:50

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Thank you Paul. On my knowledge,its china who doesnt recognized dual nationality or citizenship howeve I can research that. If thats the case of your family Paul, I am beyond happy, for I know My baby can reside someday when she decide to live in Hong Kong.

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Answered by Grace | Sep. 01, 2015 22:09

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Hi Cherry, were you able to process your child's Hong Kong documents already? I have a similar situation as you and would like to know if my child is indeed eligible to apply for HK passport.

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Answered by Paul Ng | Nov. 25, 2015 08:45

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You are very welcome Cherry and sorry for my late reply as I don't get notifications about new posts from this site. :-) Hong Kong is a part of PRC but it enjoys high degree of autonomy because of the Basic Law and "One country, two systems" allows HK to have its own legal system. so many of the laws in mainland might not be applicable in HK. My auntie, dad and uncles were all born in the Philippines to Chinese father and Filipino mother and all of them managed to come to HK in their teens and get HK permanent ID cards (after 7 years of stay) and all of them are eligible to obtain HKSAR passports as well because of their Chinese father (who is my late grandfather). So I am sure your daughter should be able to apply for Chinese citizenship in HK through your Chinese husband who is a HK national. :-)

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Answered by Paul Ng in HK | Nov. 25, 2015 09:00

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Hi Cherry and Grace, please feel free to let me know if you encounter any difficulties or questions in applying for HKSAR passports for your children. I am more than happy to provide any assistance you may need. Best of luck to you and welcome to HK. :-)

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Answered by J Leung | Feb. 24, 2016 20:51

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Hi paul. my name is J Leung. I was born july 26, 1987 in philippines. My mother is a filipina married to my chinese father in hongkong last august 1986. Unfortunately, my mother went home to philippines when i was 7 months inside her tummy.(she is 7 months pregnant). Due to some circumstances she did not go back to hongkong. (My parents are still in good terms) My father still supported me despite the distance.until i turned 18 (year 2005) that was the first time i saw hongkong and my father personally.since then i visited hongkong once a year to see my father. Again, unfortunately my father died last 2013. That was my last visit in hongkong.
My question is, am i eligible to apply citizenship in hongkong even my father was already dead? I am a legitimate child of my father. My parents are married in hongkong. But i was born in philippines so i am a filipino citizen by birth. Thank you

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Answered by Paul Ng | Mar. 04, 2016 07:10

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Hi J Leung,

I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your father.

I have scanned through the HK Immigration's website on "General Information on the Right of Abode in Hong Kong" and am not too sure if you are still eligible because you are already over 21 years old. However, I would highly suggest you to email the HK Immigration with all your details and supporting documents at enquiry@immd.gov.hk and let them see if you still have a chance ... but as your father is Chinese and was legally married to your Filipino mother in HK, I think your chance is high. Let me know if you need help. Best of luck to you. :-)

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Answered by Echo | Apr. 03, 2016 01:04

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I am a Filipino with Chinese wife. We have a son born in China. Our baby should follow my last name or my wife's last name?

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Answered by Stella | Apr. 05, 2016 02:46

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Hi, Echo. According to your situation, your son is supposed to have a Chinese citizenship. In this case, he should follow your wife's last name.

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