How do foreign children of China citizens become China citizens?

Persons under the age of 18 may apply on their behalf by their parents or other legal representatives. The applicant's application organ is the local city and county public security bureau in China, and the diplomatic representative office and consular office in China abroad.

1. According to Article 14 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, the acquisition, loss and restoration of China nationality must go through the application procedures, except as stipulated in Article 9. Persons under the age of 18 may apply on their behalf by their parents or other legal representatives. The organs that accept nationality applications are local municipal and county public security bureaus in China, and China's diplomatic representative offices and consular offices abroad.

2. According to Article 7 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, foreigners or stateless persons who are willing to abide by the Constitution and laws of China and meet one of the following conditions may be granted China nationality upon application:

(1) China's next of kin;

(2) Settle in China;

(3) There are other justifiable reasons.

3. According to Article 8 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, if the application for China citizenship is approved, China citizenship will be obtained; Those who have been approved to join China nationality shall not retain their foreign nationality. China citizens who have settled in foreign countries will automatically lose their China nationality if they voluntarily join or acquire foreign nationality.

Extended data:

1. Foreigners who once held China nationality may apply for the restoration of China nationality if they have justified reasons and provide relevant supporting materials. Justifiable reasons include "close relatives of people who have settled in China or China" and so on.

2. Restore China nationality, apply to the nearest China embassy or consulate abroad, and the embassy or consulate will report to the Ministry of Public Security of China for approval according to the specific situation, and then restore China nationality after approval.

3. Blood is not equal to nationality. China's nationality should be determined according to such factors as parents' nationality, place of residence and place of birth, and children's nationality should not be determined only according to parents' nationality. According to different situations and conditions, children of the same family may have different nationalities.

National Immigration Bureau of China-Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China