marriage certificate state British national but plan to apply for HK dependant visa

[seamale]

sleepypiggy,
I apply for dependant visa for my baby 1.5 years ago. At that time my wife and I had no jobs. We had to proof to the immigration that we had somewhere to live and we had enough money to live in HK until one of us find a job.
So most important thing is as long you can proof to the immigration that you won't need any financial help from HK gov then you should be fine.
You can be a british citizen and a 3 stars HK resident, its no problem. Once you live in HK for over 7 years you can apply for the 3 stars HK residency regardless of your citizenship.

I hope this help.

[PDLM]

Once you live in HK for over 7 years you can apply for the 3 stars HK residency regardless of your citizenship.

No - this is simply NOT TRUE. You can apply for Permanent Residency when you have been resident in Hong Kong for 7 years (unless on a DH visa). But you only get the *** if you are eligible for a Home Return Permit (which to a first approximation means that you are, or could be, a Chinese citizen).

[Pekkerhead]

so that means u guys advise my husband move back to hk first and get a job for like 3mths b4 applying the dependant visa for me. Yea, that was what I was thinking. I was worried that the chinese goverment would want my husband to choose british / chinese citizen when they see our marriage certificate. As that is an official documents announce to them that he have dual citizenship. Hmm..that worries me a bit.

No, he won't need to choose British/Chinese citizenship. This is why I questioned PDLM as to the definition of citizenship. It is perfectly acceptable, legal and safe to have British nationality and HK permanent residency (with or without the 3 stars). My wife and her siblings have all been back to HK for long periods to live and work and never had this issue, as have done a load of UK born Chinese that I know. No one has ever had to renounce their British Citizenship.

[seamale]

No - this is simply NOT TRUE. You can apply for Permanent Residency when you have been resident in Hong Kong for 7 years (unless on a DH visa). But you only get the *** if you are eligible for a Home Return Permit (which to a first approximation means that you are, or could be, a Chinese citizen).

PDLM, I think you are right. I was wrong to assume that
*** = Permanent Residency.

[Swell]

No - this is simply NOT TRUE. You can apply for Permanent Residency when you have been resident in Hong Kong for 7 years (unless on a DH visa). But you only get the *** if you are eligible for a Home Return Permit (which to a first approximation means that you are, or could be, a Chinese citizen).

Actually, *** does not equal eligibility to Home Return Permit. I'm Bristish born, have the ***HKID card but was rejected for the HRP as I do not have a HK birth certificate. It sometimes depends on the diligence of the China Travel Services who issues (not sure if they still do) the HRP. I've heard that it's easier to get HPR from say the Mong Kok branch as opposed to Sheung Wan branch.

Pekkerhead - Quote "My wife and her siblings have all been back to HK for long periods to live and work and never had this issue, as have done a load of UK born Chinese that I know. No one has ever had to renounce their British Citizenship."

- When I applied for my ***HKID card some years ago, I remember there was a check box for keeping or renouncing 'foreign' citizenship. If I renounced BC, then I could have applied for a HKSAR passport.

[sleepypiggy]

Wow..that is very nice of u guys giving me a good view of what I'd been thinking. Is true that my husband had a Home Return Permit , a 3*** HK-ID & British Passport as he was borned in HK and moved to UK when he was 8yrs old. Just to make u guys clear what his condition was. That is why he didnt have a hk passport, so it means he just keep his uk passport while we will be living n travelling out of hk in the future.

Erm..maybe I can try sending my husband's savings bank statement n current uk tax-return paper to send it over to hk immigration to have a try before we moving back to hk. That will be better coz in that way I could start work earlier rather than sit at home for 3-4mths.

Thanz for u guys help~

[Pekkerhead]

- When I applied for my ***HKID card some years ago, I remember there was a check box for keeping or renouncing 'foreign' citizenship. If I renounced BC, then I could have applied for a HKSAR passport.

I guess that confirms my assertion earlier. If it is an optional checkbox then the implication is that HK residency and UK nationality is allowed.

By the way, is there any benefit to getting a HKSAR passport over a UK one, assuming the person already has a UK one.

[PDLM]

Actually, *** does not equal eligibility to Home Return Permit. I'm British born, have the ***HKID card but was rejected for the HRP as I do not have a HK birth certificate.

Apologies - I got the term wrong - it is eligibility for a "Hong Kong Re-entry Permit" which the *** indicates. (see http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkid_frontinfo.htm ).

[seamale]

Actually, *** does not equal eligibility to Home Return Permit. I'm Bristish born, have the ***HKID card but was rejected for the HRP as I do not have a HK birth certificate. It sometimes depends on the diligence of the China Travel Services who issues (not sure if they still do) the HRP. I've heard that it's easier to get HPR from say the Mong Kok branch as opposed to Sheung Wan branch.

Pekkerhead - Quote "My wife and her siblings have all been back to HK for long periods to live and work and never had this issue, as have done a load of UK born Chinese that I know. No one has ever had to renounce their British Citizenship."

- When I applied for my ***HKID card some years ago, I remember there was a check box for keeping or renouncing 'foreign' citizenship. If I renounced BC, then I could have applied for a HKSAR passport.

hi Swell, did you get your *** before 1st July, 1997?

[Swell]

hi Swell, did you get your *** before 1st July, 1997?

Yes, before 1st July 1997. Also had to submit lots of supporting docs such as parents HKID card copies with ***, their marriage certificate, etc.