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While Chinese law makes possessing multiple citizenships difficult, a large number of residents in Hong Kong and Macau have some form of British or Portuguese nationality due to the history of those regions as former European colonies. Mainland Chinese nationals who voluntarily acquire foreign citizenship automatically lose Chinese nationality.
Taiwanese residents, with Chinese citizenship, who cannot apply for foreign visas with Taiwanese travel documents; Chinese citizens who are too late to apply for passports due to emergencies. [1] Chinese nationals born abroad with a jus soli citizenship may apply for the Travel Documents.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), is a landmark decision [2] of the U.S. Supreme Court which held that "a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicile and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any ...
Under the master nationality rule, persons who hold Chinese nationality are not entitled to foreign consular protection in China. As of 2025, permanent residents of Hong Kong who do not have Chinese citizenship are allowed to apply for a permit to visit the mainland for up to 90 days, for everything other than to work, study or claim benefits.
Proof of identity such as a Birth Certificate, SSC Certificate, HSC Certificate, passport, ration card, PAN card, APAAR ID, Voter id Card or driving licence can also be used as proof of identity. [132] Ireland: The Irish passport card is designed for travel within Europe and is also usable as domestic identification within Ireland. [133]
Additionally, if the applicant was born in the Chinese mainland, he/she must prove renunciation of Mainland Chinese citizenship and household registration by providing one the following documents: Non-Household Registration Declaration; Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
Chinese nationals with Hukou residing in Mainland China, or Chinese nationals residing abroad who do not qualify for travel documents issued by Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR. [ 1 ] Chinese nationals who are permanent residents of Macau or Permanent residents of Hong Kong are eligible for a MSAR passport or HKSAR passport instead.
Full name – in Chinese characters only. Non-Chinese ethnic names and foreign names are transliterated into Chinese. First-generation ID cards contained handwritten names for rare Chinese characters, whilst the second-generation cards exclusively used computer-printed text in a larger font compared to that of the first generation, and do not ...