For babies born in the United States, one of the necessary documents to apply for when returning to China is"China Travel Document"。For this document, I believe that many parents of Meibao have questions: what is this "China Travel Document"? How to use it.
According to the official website of Chinese consulates abroad, "both parents or one of the parents are Chinese citizens, born in a foreign country, with Chinese nationality, and should apply for a Chinese travel document when traveling to China." If both parents or one of the parents are Chinese citizens and have settled in a foreign country, and they have foreign nationality at birth, they do not have Chinese nationality and should apply for a Chinese visa when going to China. ”
Meibao meets the first situation mentioned above, so it needs to apply for a Chinese travel permit when returning to China. The People's Republic of China Travel Permit is a travel document that proves the nationality and identity of the holder in place of a passport, and is used for his entry and exit and travel or residence outside the country (territory).
It shall be issued by the diplomatic mission, consular office of the People's Republic of China in a foreign country or other foreign authorities authorized by the People's Republic of China. The holder of the China Travel Permit is Chinese, and it is equivalent to a replacement document for a Chinese passport.
Before Meibao reaches the age of 18, she can enter and exit China with a Chinese travel permit, which is equivalent to a Chinese green card. When Meibao entered China with a travel permit, the customs only stamped the travel permit, not the US passport, which is a disguised recognition of him as Chinese, so there is no nationality conflict and other issues that everyone is worried about.
Summary of questions about Meibao's China Travel Permit!
1.If neither parent is a U.S. citizen and does not have a green card, then their children born in the U.S. do not need to go through visa procedures to enter China, but they need to apply for a "China Travel Permit".
2.Children born in the United States, the United States considers them Americans. If the child was born in the United States, and the parents do not have a green card and are not American citizens, China** considers the child to be Chinese. Since China does not recognize dual citizenship, children cannot use a U.S. passport to apply for a Chinese visa when returning to China, but use a Chinese travel permit.
3.The China Travel Permit is a legal document for Chinese with a foreign passport to return to China, which can only be used in Chinese mainland.
4.For babies with Chinese travel documents, China's ** and public security have registered the information on the baby's U.S. passport, and you can check the Chinese travel document when entering the country, but many customs will also require you to show your U.S. passport at the same time, so parents can carry the two documents together.
5.Maybel can return to China to settle down or not, the choice is ours. After settling down, the normal use of the household registration book ID card, and the unsettled Meibao use the travel document and U.S. passport.
6.With the Chinese travel permit, you also need to bring the American baby to change the document every two years, and the validity period of the "China Travel Permit" is valid for two years and cannot be extended.
The validity period of the China Travel Permit is 2 years. So do babies with travel permits need to renew their travel permits every two years? There are two types of this:
Mabel who did not have a Chinese hukou.
The frequency of renewal can follow the U.S. passport, which is renewed once every 5 years and 3 times before the age of 18.
Meibao, who does not have a household registration, can actually follow the American passport, that is, every time she goes to change her passport, she can change her travel permit by the way, once every 5 years, and 3 times before the age of 18. In addition to being used as a passport, the travel document may also be used as a household registration book and identity card, which is more useful.
If you want to go abroad, go directly to the Exit and Entry Administration to apply for the "Exit and Entry Permit of the People's Republic of China", commonly known as the "one-time entry and exit certificate", which is valid for 3 months for one exit and one entry for entry.
Mabel with a Chinese hukou.
The renewal situation is more complicated, and it is best to ensure that it is renewed once every 2 years within the validity period.
Hukou is quite useful in China, and children need it for school and medical treatment. After returning to China, Meibao has a household registration, and the travel permit can only be used as a passport, and it is used when going abroad, and there is no need for a travel permit to live in China.
It stands to reason that if you use less, you should exchange less, but the fact is the opposite, because China does not recognize dual nationality, once this kind of Meibao wants to go abroad, the travel permit expires, and some areas will be required to cancel the hukou when applying for the "People's Republic of China Exit and Entry Pass", so won't the hukou be in vain? Therefore, Meibao has a household registration, and the trouble is to change the travel permit once every 2 years, otherwise the exit problem is not easy to solve.
It should be noted that when registering Meibao, it is necessary to confirm with the local exit and entry administration that if the travel permit is replaced in the future, whether the household registration will be cancelled, because there has been a change of travel permit requiring the cancellation of the Meibao household registration, so it is necessary to plan in advance.
Of course, you can go back to the United States to renew your travel permit, but most families will find it troublesome and usually choose to renew it in a third-party area. Because the child's travel permit is issued by the Chinese embassy, as long as there is a Chinese embassy, it is fine.
Summing up a lot of practical experience, the cities that can now replace the travel permit are Hong Kong, Macau, Jeju Island, Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore, etc., most of which emphasize the renewal of the travel permit within the two-year validity period. In these many places, Hong Kong and Macau, it is more convenient for parents to enter and exit with Hong Kong and Macao passes.
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