Can Mabel live in China?

For babies born in the United States, a large number of parents choose to bring them back to China to raise them. Mabel returned to China with an American passport and travel permit, so it would be inconvenient to have no household registration. So under what circumstances can an American-born baby settle in China? Let's look at the relevant laws in China and the United States.

1. China does not recognize dual nationality. Article 3 of China's Nationality Law clearly stipulates that "People's Republic of China (PRC) does not recognize dual citizenship of China citizens."

2. Even if the child is born abroad, as long as both parents or one parent does not have a foreign green card, the child still has China nationality. Article 5 of China's Nationality Law stipulates that "one or both parents are citizens of China, and I was born in a foreign country and have China nationality; However, if one or both parents are citizens of China and reside in a foreign country, and I have a foreign nationality at birth, I do not have China nationality. " Most babies who go to the United States to give birth meet this requirement, so it can be concluded that Mabel has China nationality. Since you have China nationality, there is no problem in opening an account.

Let's first look at the relevant laws in the United States. According to Article 14 of the Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, people born in the United States are American citizens. Babies born in the United States are naturally American citizens and have American citizenship. So it seems that Mabel has both China citizenship and American citizenship. Is this "dual nationality"? Of course not. In fact, the official has an accurate definition of this national identity-nationality conflict. How to understand "ethnic conflict"? Entering Chinese mainland is China nationality, and American nationality is not recognized. That's why Mabel was able to settle in China.

Of course, some parents worry that if they register in China, they will lose their American citizenship. You don't have to worry about that at all. The United States recognizes dual citizenship and will not revoke your American citizenship just because you have China citizenship. In China, according to the relevant provisions of the Nationality Law, eligible Mabel is recognized as her China nationality. Moreover, when children reach the age of 18, they have the ability to make their own choices. At this time, children will face the problem of choosing nationality, because before 18 years old, children do not have the ability to choose independently. To put it bluntly, it is imposed on children by parents. Therefore, after 18 years old, children can choose another nationality according to their own wishes. At this time, he can only choose one.

Of course, Bao Mei's registration in China will also have some disadvantages. I will talk about this problem in detail later, and I won't explain it too much here. Mabel, as long as parents don't have a green card abroad, they can choose to register in China. After registration, education and medical care are the same as those of children born in China. Whether you can get an account or not depends on your actual situation.