Can I have both American and China citizenship when I immigrate to the United States?

According to American law, babies born in the United States will have American citizenship, but will it affect American citizenship if they register in China? Can a baby born in the United States have a China hukou and American citizenship? This series of questions is often asked by mothers who are considering giving birth in the United States.

American babies need to return to China for various reasons. Ta, can I have a China hukou?

If both parents haven't got a green card, and both parents are not American citizens, the child will still be regarded as China by default in China. In this case, babies born in the United States can apply for a "travel permit" at the China embassy (consulate) in the United States. Children can enter the country with the Travel Permit, and they can go to the household (excluding those outside the scope of domestic fertility indicators).

Can an American baby have both American citizenship and China hukou?

For a baby born in the United States, both parents have not obtained a green card (or at least when applying for a travel permit, the child's parents have not received a green card from USCIS) and are not American citizens. If the child meets the requirements for applying for a "Travel Permit" in China and obtains a "Travel Permit", then the child can only obtain a China hukou after entering China with a "Travel Permit".

Will American babies be required to give up American citizenship after registration?

In principle, if both parents of the child have not obtained foreign nationality and permanent residency, China acquiesces that the child has China nationality and the household registration can be normal. However, if one of the parents has foreign nationality or permanent residency, and the child wants to open an account, he must swear to renounce American nationality. Secondly, parents can't decide their children's American citizenship instead of their children. They can only wait until the child 18 years old, and the child "decides" whether to give up American citizenship.

Therefore, babies born in the United States can enjoy all domestic benefits if they stay in China before 18 years old. Moreover, if the child is the first child and can get a domestic birth permit, the child can go to the United States to get an American passport after reaching 18, so the baby is a "dual household registration".

American nationality

Is an American baby with a China hukou from China or an American?

If an American baby only goes back to China to register, instead of getting a China passport, it has no influence on the baby's American identity.

On the issue of dual nationality

As we all know, China does not recognize dual nationality, but the attitude of the US government towards dual nationality is to recognize the existence of dual nationality, not to combat or encourage dual nationality, and to require American citizens to use American passports when entering or leaving the United States.