Do I qualify for a HK Identity Card?

[Jtsang935]

Hello, I am 22 years old and I was thinking of getting an HK Identity Card. Is it even possible? Both my parents were born in Hong Kong and have Permanent Identity Cards. I was born and raised in the US.

[ren32]

Probably
Go to website
Hong Kong Identity Cards | Immigration Department

[Jtsang935]

I think I'm out of luck as you need to be 21 or younger to qualify otherwise you have to live in HK for 7 years.

[Morrison]

I think I'm out of luck as you need to be 21 or younger to qualify otherwise you have to live in HK for 7 years.

I don't know where you have gathered this information from but you seem to be confused.

I would say, yes, you are probably eligible if not for ROA then for RIght to Land.
You need to start a verification process, using the following form.

Note that you must be in HK on the day you submit it, that means you can mail it from the airport and leave the same day

Application for Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card | Immigration Department

[Morrison]

And what visa wee your parents on in US when you were born ?
You could even qualify for Chinese citizenship.

Also do google hairballs guide to ROA, RTL, although it contains an inaccuracy when it comes to nationality law

[Jtsang935]

I believe when I was born, my parents were already US Citizens. With my older brother who was born 3 years before I was born, my mother at the time was not a US citizen and only had a green card. My mother lived in Hong Kong for quite a while in her childhood until she moved to England and came back to HK many years later to teach before eventually settling in the US.

[Morrison]

ok. So you can not get Right of Abode by claiming you are a Chinese national, which I did.
Then there is still Right to Land, which also gets you a HK ID card, look into it.
Others are more familiar with RTL than I am, and will probably chip in soon.


A Guide to the Right of Abode in Hong Kong - HKID for ABC, CBC, BBC

[tcjman]

You need to get a Certificate of Entitlement first if you do not want to wait for seven years.

Applicants will be eligible to apply for a Certificate of Entitlement if they are of Chinese nationality and were born outside Hong Kong to a parent who, at the time of their birth, was:

A Chinese citizen born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the HKSAR; or
A Chinese citizen who has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years before or after the establishment of the HKSAR

Source: Apply for Right of Abode in Hong Kong | Immigration Department