Figuring out a covert way for my son to keep both a US and Chinese passport throughout his life
I just had a son born on Chinese soil. My wife is Chinese. I’m a US citizen. I understand that following the normal procedures our child would have to choose between the two citizenships at age 18. Till then we could apply for a US passport and then get a 出入境许可证 (Chū rùjìng xǔkě zhèng). Officially an adults cannot hold a Chinese passport and another passport. However, I’ve heard of many Chinese people who maintain both a Chinese passport and a, secretly, a foreign passport.
I was thinking to just get the baby a Chinese hukou and a Chinese passport. We would depart China using the Chinese passport and then we’d arrive in the US using the US passport only. Would this work? Or would we always (for the rest of his life) be forced to transit through a third location (such as Korea, Japan or Hong Kong)? We really don’t want to always be forced to book to flights.
I wondering if we get him a Chinese passport will the Chinese border officials really check to see if he has a US visa (which, of course, he cannot get as he’s a US citizen)? A friend of my speculated that the border officials will check the US passport but I’m doubtful of that. Is that the case?
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