Want to be able to visit the Mainland in the future but trying to figure out what documents I need.
Am an ethnic Chinese born in HK post handover to one parent who is a Chinese citizen (pre handover was a BDTC), the other is only an American citizen. My family moved to the US when I was a small child though I have an expired HKSAR passport we got before we left HK. I updated my HKID to the new smart adult smart ID a few years ago when I worked a summer internship in HK. My HKID has the right of abode and the *** as well.
Still live in the US and have a current US passport that I use for travel (though I typically come back to HK every year to see family). In the intermediate future planning to move back to HK long term so signing away my Chinese nationality isn't something I want to do.
A few questions
1. Since I am still a Chinese national I am ineligible for a Chinese visa on my US passport (the visa website asks for all nationalities and when I enter Chinese it says Chinese nationals cannot get visa) ?
2. I should apply for a HRP instead? All I would need is my HKID and a new valid HKSAR passport? I can Google Translate the form but will it be a problem when I go to CTS that my Cantonese is minimal at best and I cannot read Chinese at all? Will that raise any suspicions that my documents are not valid?
3. Can I renew my HKSAR passport at the kiosk since I still have my expired child HKSAR passport? Or do I have to make an appointment to see a person to get a new HKSAR passport because my expired passport is a child one?
I usually go back to HK for almost a month straight so I am not super worried about the processing time as HKSAR passport & HRP should be 5 business days each.