CBCs getting right of abode in Hong Kong Hong, Kong, CBCs, getting, abode

Hairball

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.

See if it helps you out!
http://www.sm128c.com/hk/

yuusaku

good stuff

consider immigrating to hong kong?

大C姐

講開又講﹐其實我都識人經過呢個可怕嘅經歷。

好多人以為好易囉身份證﹐其實都幾麻煩。如果你唔喺香港出世﹐即使你父母係3粒星永久性居民﹐你都唔係話申請就申請到。你一定要proof(個responsibility係落喺申請人身上)到你父母生你果陣佢哋無其他地方嘅居留權及移民資格﹐盡管你喺香港住過超過7年。若果你父母離婚或不在世﹐要揾翻佢哋生你果陣本passport都好難。

-- 有個人突點大C姐

Hairball

3# 大C姐

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!

yokult

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?

Hairball

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.

Hairball

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