Application for naturalization as a Chinese national

[Crankshaft]

You only need your own ORIGINAL birth certificate. For parents and siblings they want to see COPIES, but no need for originals. If you don't have contact with them then I think you can get away with writing a declaration.

[PLamHK]

You only need your own ORIGINAL birth certificate. For parents and siblings they want to see COPIES, but no need for originals.

Mrs Lam was not asked for birth certificates for anyone except herself (and maybe me). Certainly not for parents or siblings.

[Crankshaft]

Mrs Lam was not asked for birth certificates for anyone except herself (and maybe me). Certainly not for parents or siblings.

I was asked last year August.

[edward222]

I was asked last year August.

May I know if your application has been approved? Thanks

[oru]

Thanks for the info. I'm a PR living alone in Hong Kong with no kids or spouse. I don't have contact with my parents or siblings, so getting their information or documents(esp. original copies) is very difficult. That's why I'm unsure about providing their details.

For parents & siblings, I only provided info as per form - without any documents (passport copies, birth certificates)

I agree with shri's response about either filling in as much as possible and explaining the absence - Immigration won't care that you are not in contact, rather that you do have a legal relationship with your family and it'd be odd not to disclose any info you have

[internetwar]

For parents & siblings, I only provided info as per form - without any documents (passport copies, birth certificates)

I agree with shri's response about either filling in as much as possible and explaining the absence - Immigration won't care that you are not in contact, rather that you do have a legal relationship with your family and it'd be odd not to disclose any info you have

Thanks for all the info! I'll go this route and hope for the best that I won't get scrutinized too much.

[shri]

Thanks for all the info! I'll go this route and hope for the best that I won't get scrutinized too much.

You will get scrutinised a little bit more than say opening a bank account with HSBC... don't underestimate what switching nationalities entails.

Seriously.... supply all the available information and try and collect as much background info as you can while your application is being processed.

[Crankshaft]

May I know if your application has been approved? Thanks

Not yet. Only been 6 months.

[internetwar]

Just sent in my application online with all the info I could find about my parents and sibling. Got an email from an immigration officer asking for more docs, as I feared.

Will gather as many documents as I can and present my case in person during the interview as you all advised.

[GotIt]

Yes that's standard checklist. From the cases I'm aware of, some applicants were asked about parents' documents (birth certificates, divorce etc), some were not.
IMHO no reason to provide them unless asked.