Foreign-born child of Chinese descendents needs to provide a photocopy of
previous Chinese visa sticker along with the application. If the most recent
visa is in a previous passport, please supply a photocopy of that passport's
name page as well as the most recent Chinese visa page. If it's the first time
application or photocopy of previous Chinese visa sticker is not available,
a photocopy of child's birth certificate and a photocopy of parents' foreign
passport or a photocopy of foreign permanent residence identity card (for example:
US passport or the US green card) is needed along with the application.
Additional paperwork may be required by the Chinese Consulate.
Applicants born in Mainland China, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their (original) most recent Chinese passport, a photocopy of the US Naturalization Certificate and a photocopy of US Permanent Resident Card along with the application. If the name on your current passport is different from the name in your previous Chinese visa, a photocopy of name change court order is also required. If your Chinese passport expiration date is before your naturalization date, please call us for instruction.
Applicants born in Hong Kong, Macao, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their (previous) original Hong Kong, or Macao passport, or government issued ID and [Confirmation of Nationality Change Declaration] from SAR government. If your current name is different from the name in your birth certificate, ID or old passport, you must provide name change documents.
Applicants born in Taiwan, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their (previous) original Taiwan passport, or government issued ID from Taiwan. If your current name is different from the name in your birth certificate, ID or old passport, you must provide name change documents.
Applicants born in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, applied for the China visa before on a different passport, need to provide that previous passport and new passport along with the application. If you have an old version stamp visa instead of a visa sticker or if the previous passport is not available, you need to follow Item # 3, as if it's your first time applying.
Applicants born in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China must provide their name in Chinese Characters and city of birth on the China visa application form. (section 1.2 and 1.8 on application form). If born in Taiwan, make sure 1.7 shows "China" (Not "ROC" or "Taiwan" ), 1.8 shows "Taiwan, China" (Not "ROC" or "Taiwan").
Applicants adopted from China applying for a Chinese visa for the first time must provide their original Chinese passport, a photocopy of the adoption certificate, and a photocopy of the US Naturalization Certificate along with their application. If the name on the US passport is different from the name on the adoption certificate, a photocopy of name change court order is also required.
If one of the parents was a Chinese citizen and the parent had not obtained US permanent residence status at the time the child was born, the child is still considered a Chinese citizen. Therefore, the child must apply for the China Travel Document instead of the China visa. According to Chinese Law: Any person born to a Chinese national is a Chinese national and shall have Chinese nationality. But a child whose parents are both Chinese nationals and have both settled abroad before the child is born, or one of the parents is a Chinese national and has settled abroad before the child is born, the child is considered to have acquired foreign nationality at birth and shall not have Chinese nationality. "Settled" here means becoming a permanent resident.
