Nationality is one of the basic identities of a person,
It represents belonging, honor and faith.
As the Chinese gradually go to the world, many Chinese choose to change their nationality for the sake of their inner longing, so as to put themselves into another society and continue to live.
Many countries in the world recognize the dual nationality status of residents, that is, in some countries, a resident can have two nationalities at the same time, but also enjoy the freedom of access to the authority and welfare of two countries at the same time.
However, at present, China`s non-recognition of dual nationality and its accession to the nationality of other countries is tantamount to voluntarily renouncing Chinese nationality. This is a basic Chinese law and is also a well-known fact.
But.
Is such a powerful law, there are people to take advantage of.
The Chinese have made strange moves to keep dual nationality.
As early as February this year, the Chinese Embassy issued such a statement:
Article 3 of the nationality Law of the people`s Republic of China stipulates that "the people`s Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality" and Article 9 stipulates that "Chinese citizen who has settled in a foreign country shall voluntarily join or acquire foreign nationality and shall automatically lose Chinese nationality."
For applicants who illegally acquire a Chinese passport in violation of the above-mentioned regulations, China will cancel or declare annulled the relevant documents, and the relevant personnel will be refused to sign or refuse entry into the country.
In such a strong statement, some people still choose to take the risk, this part of the Chinese believe: China can not determine whether it has a foreign nationality, so it is willing to go home to facilitate a bold attempt.
Even want to enjoy the welfare of foreign countries, but also enjoy the welfare system of China, so that a win-win approach of "one stone, two birds, two birds with one stone" is a win-win way for some Chinese to have a lot of temptation.
Before that, one Chinese dentist, Lai, had "challenged" the nationality law, and unfortunately, he lost the war.
Ryan, a 30-something dentist who still holds a Chinese passport, was born in China and returned regularly to visit his family, while the passport he used to enter the country was still a Chinese passport.
Lai felt that the jurisdiction of the Chinese hukou files is not so strict, even the loss of foreign identity cards can be made up in the domestic, their own Chinese passport entry should not be a problem.
However, when he entered the country, he was found to be a foreigner. The customs looked at the Chinese passport in his hand, smiled at him, refused to let him pass, and arranged for the Chinese dentist to be repatriated to the United States.
"my Chinese passport will expire in two years," Lai said in an interview with the overseas Chinese newspaper. "now I really don`t know what to do with my parents` real estate. I also intended to send my children to a state-run school in China. "
Many of the Chinese, like Lai, have left their homeland to become passport holders in other countries for studying abroad, finding jobs and family members, but have not given up Chinese nationality.
They continue to hold Chinese identity cards and renew Chinese passports for a variety of reasons to make it easier to buy and sell real estate in China, send their children to Chinese schools and enjoy Chinese medical services.
However, this "do not pay national taxes, but also eat national food" behavior, will now face strict control and punishment!
In order to retain their own Chinese passports, many Chinese have tried to exploit the gap in the law. For example, after emigration, some people will choose to report the loss of their Chinese passport, and at the same time, they will report the loss of their own green card. After receiving the reprocessed documents, they hold four documents: a foreign passport, a lost Chinese passport, a reissued Chinese passport and a green card.
When they return to the country, they will register with a Chinese passport, so that they can return to the motherland as Chinese and continue to enjoy their own convenience at home.
When they need to return to a foreign country, they show their Chinese passport and green card as a sign of their legal right to enter another country.
Before that, a Chinese Canadian turned himself into a Chinese passport. When he went abroad, he took the Chinese passport that was supposed to be ready as a Canadian passport, and his Canadian passport did not have a visa issued by China. At the same time, he did not have a visa issued by China on his Canadian passport. Customs also found a Chinese passport in his luggage, and the fraudulent entry permit was immediately detected.
Immediately, his Chinese passport was invalidated, and he himself, suspected of fraud, was dealt with in accordance with the law.
It is a fraud for foreign Chinese to own a Chinese passport
After joining foreign citizenship, many people choose to "pretend" to be Chinese in order to still be free to enter and leave their homeland, and to buy homes, pension and health insurance without any worries in the motherland.
Knowing that the Chinese nationality law does not allow dual nationality, they will still choose to cross the minepool and retain their Chinese passport with luck, but sooner or later it will cause trouble.
In response to the continuing use of Chinese passports by many foreign Chinese, the Chinese embassy has issued a clear warning in recent days that it is suspected of fraud by joining a foreign nationality and holding a Chinese passport.
China will deal with the existence of such acts in accordance with the law.
China`s Ministry of Public Security has searched across the country for holders of household registrations in violation of regulations, cancelling 1.06 million hukou, including dual nationality, which includes many dual-nationality holders.
Until the embassy issued a statement, China may not be so strict with dual citizenship, but now everything will be dealt with strictly.
Once found holding a foreign passport and without cancelling a Chinese passport, violators face restrictions on leaving the country.
When the bell is released, it is necessary for the person to withdraw his Chinese nationality from his place of residence before he or she can be allowed to do so again.
A lot of people may still want to dig a hole and think that China can`t find out if it has written off its Chinese nationality, then you are so wrong. In your body, there is something that will accompany you all your life, that is, your fingerprints.
Previously, in the processing of identity cards, fingerprint information will be archived in the public security department.
When you step into Chinese territory, the customs will check your fingerprints, the computer will show if you have cancelled the local domicile, no matter how sophistry is futile.
At present, for foreigners, as long as entering China, but also need to enter fingerprints and other information.
When entering China, all 14-70-year-old foreigners need to enter the system with personal identification information such as fingerprints, irises and faces.
At that point, if you have dual nationality, it will be clear at a glance if you just "scan" it.
Cracking down on dual nationality is an anti-corruption measure
China is now cracking down on dual-nationality citizen, a measure that has prompted the government to do so by tracking the ill-gotten fortunes of corruption officials.
Any Chinese who becomes the citizen of another country must give up his or her Chinese passport and hand it over when applying for a visa to enter China, according to the report.
After handing in their passports, they renounced Chinese nationality, which is the key to obtaining various Chinese government benefits, including pensions, admission qualifications and medical care.
Of course, Chinese nationality can also simplify the process of investing, inheriting and acquiring property ownership in China.
Imagine that if these harms still hold Chinese citizenship, it would cost China and the Chinese a great deal.
The second nationality undoubtedly provides protection for corruption officials, making it harder for China to launch an anti-corruption campaign, and depriving these unscrupulous people of Chinese citizenship is also a catalyst for the fight against corruption.
However, we do not have to worry about the fact that, as foreign Chinese, there are also a lot of entry visas to choose from when returning to China.
Here are a few visa types that enter China.
1, L visa (tourist visa)
A tourist visa for travel to China.
Visa validity: 120 days
2, Q2 visa (short-term family visit visa)
This is a visa for short-term family visit to China.
Visa validity: 120 days
3, Z visa (work visa)
Z visa (work visa) is issued to foreign personnel who come to China for employment or employment.
However, the working or performing hours must not exceed 90 days.
Visa validity: 1 yea
4, D visa (residence visa)
Such visas are similar to Australia`s PR, which is intended to be a permanent residence visa for foreigners.
Applicants need to obtain the "permanent residence status confirmation form" issued by the Ministry of Public Security in advance. In more times, such visas are used for relatives to apply for permanent residence status.
Today, the global ranking of the utility of Chinese passports is showing a clear upward trend. According to the 2017 passport visa-free index, Chinese passports are granted visa-free treatment from 51 countries, ranking sixth in North Asia. The global ranking is up two places from 2016 to 85th.
At present, China is still in the stage of severely cracking down on dual nationality. If a Chinese is found to have dual nationality when entering the country, he is about to face temporary inability to leave the country or even "fraud charges."
All Chinese friends who have emigrated must remember to cancel their Chinese nationality after they have acquired their new nationality. Compliance with the law and discipline is a basic moral character. Do not be lucky enough to avoid unnecessary trouble.
