Can a Chinese overseas passport be used to travel to the United States directly from overseas?

No, as "Waipiao" said, to the outside world, there is no difference between domestic and overseas Chinese passports. It is just that the place of application is different. The Chinese government may know about the Chinese passport issued by your relatives abroad.

The previous approach was as follows: For example, if someone works for a foreign company, he is an employee sent by the foreign company to the foreign business office and has dual identities. Because the state stipulates that foreign business offices are not independent legal persons and do not have the right to hire Chinese citizens, that is why companies such as FESCO and CIIC recruit and then set up foreign business representative offices. If such a person is sent abroad by a foreign businessman, it should be for personal reasons. Anyway, it is not the national ministry that sends you there, but your boss. There is a group of people who don’t know, so they stay abroad without coming back. When their passports expire, overseas embassies do not grant extensions and require them to return home to apply for them. That is to say, the so-called passport is for personal use, but it is for public administration.

But if he changes his passport through certain channels, he is not restricted from applying for an extension, which is the so-called overseas passport. But that was many years ago, so I don’t know if they still do it now.

As for traveling to the United States, your relatives will face US government visa officials. They don’t care where the applicant’s passport was issued. They only care about the immigration law regarding the visa application for citizens of this country. Regulation.

Since you are still a Chinese citizen, you must return to the consulate where your original household registration is (that is, your place of residence) to apply. If your registered residence is different from your permanent address (for example, if you work in other places), you need to provide relevant certificates and apply at the consulate at your permanent address, but you must apply within China.

According to what you said, he must apply at the Guangzhou Consulate.

In addition, it is recommended that you do not consider applying abroad in the name of working or studying abroad. The United States is very strict in reviewing applications for Chinese citizens, and even looks at them with a biased eye. Generally, applications are sent back to the place of residence for processing. You can apply if you insist on it, and you will only get a 214(B) statement at a waste of money. If he has permanent residence or citizenship in Thailand, he can apply for it in Thailand.

Refer to the first and third answers