ROA and Chinese passport

[Lucia17]

Hi,

first of all I hope I posted this in the correct group.

My son has a Chinese passport from his father's side. We are planning to travel to the UK and are trying to figure out the best solution. From my side he was born as British so he cannot apply for visa only for a passport or ROA to travel back. The problem is this, due to our current situation, as we are intending to come back to China for some time, it is better to keep the Chinese passport so we are left with only ROA.

My question is this: would the Chinese government or immigration officers have any issues with him holding an ROA (since it is in a way a confirmation of a second nationality?).

Thank you!

[secret.simon]

My question is this: would the Chinese government or immigration officers have any issues with him holding an ROA (since it is in a way a confirmation of a second nationality?).

As the question is about Chinese immigration, not UK immigration, moving to the Other Countries forum.

Other countries that do not allow dual nationality, such as India, allow CoE-RoA because the CoE-RoA does not state that the person is a British citizen. It states only that the person has the right to reside (Right of Abode) in the UK. TO somebody who does not know UK law, it would only appear as if the person has a lifelong visa to reside in the UK.

[Lucia17]

Thank you, Simon (for both the reply and moving it to the right forum)!

If they were to get pedantic about it though. My interpretation (that I hope is wrong) is that 1- you have unlimited residence rights=permanent residence=affects hukou
2-it confirms that you hold a nationality of another country even if you don’t hold a passport.

I called 2 lawyers to understand it better, one said it’s not an issue while the other said that it’s technically a confirmation of another nationality. So I am back to the starting point.

[vinny]

If they were to get pedantic about it though. My interpretation (that I hope is wrong) is that 1- you have unlimited residence rights=permanent residence=affects hukou
2-it confirms that you hold a nationality of another country even if you don’t hold a passport

There's no indication that the holder has an unlimited visa to reside in the UK, as it's valid only for the duration of the holder's passport.

It doesn't necessarily confirm that the holder holds British nationality, as there are some Commonwealth nationals (born prior to 1983) who have a Right of abode but not British citizenship.

[Lucia17]

Thanks Vinny!

Does anyone know if ROA cancels or negatively impacts Chinese hukou?