標題: CBCs getting right of abode in Hong Kong [打印本頁] 作者: Hairball 時間: 2010-1-2 13:26 標題: CBCs getting right of abode in Hong Kong
Hey everyone, I'm semi-new here, this is pretty good Chinese forum, though I'm from Toronto
I don't mean to spam, but I'm a CBC (Canadian born Chinese), and my parents were born in Hong Kong, and it turns out I can get "right to land", which means I can live in Hong Kong. I'm sure there are many of these people like me, and I wrote up a website to help people out because the HK immigration website is vague on some parts.
In some cases you can even get right of abode (居留權). I think most people seem to be from HK, but there are probably a lot of CBCs like myself too.
Yeah, it can be difficult to prove your case, and it takes a long time, but fortunately I was able to get all the documents to do it. If you're eligible for ROA or RTL, there isn't really much to lose.
I'm not sure I'll move to HK, but it's just a possibility!作者: yokult 時間: 2010-1-3 11:57
My boyfriend is also a CBC same situtation as yours.
I wonder if it will be easier if he marries to me, a Hong Kong citizen, and then apply.
Anyone knows? 作者: Hairball 時間: 2010-1-3 13:55
You can't get right of abode through marriage, you have to be eligible in your own right.
However if you are married, you can sponsor him to live in Hong Kong for 7 years, then he can get ROA. If he already his ROA or RTL status in his own right, then that sponsorship is unnecessary.作者: Hairball 時間: 2010-1-4 16:16
本帖最後由 Hairball 於 2010-1-4 17:17 編輯
BC_HST: They seem to bury what I describe on my website in their historical laws, you can't really find a straight answer for those who had right of abode in Hong Kong when it was still British. I imagine many or most HK descendants born in Canada were from immigrants, and it would make them non-Chinese citizens. I just wrote this out to help people, after my own experience and what I read on some HK immigration forums.
Hey I'm sure there are lots of CBCs like me that like HK, I'm just not sure I'll move there
