Multi Citizenships in HK

[henrick01011983]

Im holding an indian passport and born in hongkong holding hk permenant id card, i wish to apply for hksar passport now i would like to knw the process of it....? do i have to give upmy indian passport 1st to lose the indian nationality or i can apply for the hksar passport at the same time while holding a valid indian passport? this is due to as i keep traveling to china i just need to have a valid travel document in hand...as the process for hksar passport takes approx 3-4 weeks,in that case i will be stranded in hongkong.

[Hairball]

To become a Chinese citizen so you can get a HKSAR passport, yes you have to give up your Indian citizenship.

[IceEagle]

Im holding an indian passport and born in hongkong holding hk permenant id card, i wish to apply for hksar passport now i would like to knw the process of it....? do i have to give upmy indian passport 1st to lose the indian nationality or i can apply for the hksar passport at the same time while holding a valid indian passport? this is due to as i keep traveling to china i just need to have a valid travel document in hand...as the process for hksar passport takes approx 3-4 weeks,in that case i will be stranded in hongkong.

You would apply for naturalization as a Chinese national first. This would take longer that 4 weeks. You don't need to give up Indian nationality until after you've been given the Approval-In-Principle.

See this thread: http://www.geoexpat.com/forum/thread3471.html

This post also gives a timetable: http://www.geoexpat.com/forum/post230277-2.html

Note that since you are travelling to China, this becomes more complicated. An HKSAR passport is not enough to allow you to travel to China. See http://www.geoexpat.com/forum/thread64371.html (note - that's not my personal experience but someone's elses).

One hopes that the Indian consulate is efficient and allows you to give up nationality same day or next day. Then you'll be able to become a Chinese national on the same day and apply for an HKSAR passport right away, and you should be able to obtain it 10 days later according to http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hktraveldoc_1.htm

According to http://www.geoexpat.com/forum/post230494-6.html it can be done in a single morning???