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Additional Requirements for Former Citizens of China, Hong Kong, & Taiwan
All former Chinese citizens applying for a China Visa for the first time are required to provide a copy of their naturalization certificate.
In the China Visa application questionnaire- enter your Chinese name in Chinese characters in the section where it asks for your Chinese name.
If the applicant was born in the USA to Chinese parents, the applicant must provide a copy of the Chinese parent(s) Green Card or US Visa at the time of their birth.
Applicants born in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their (previous) original Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan passport, or government issued ID from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. If you current name is different from the name your in your birth certificate, ID or old passport, you must provide name change documents.
Applicants born in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, who are applying for a Chinese visa will need to provide a copy of the former Chinese passport. On some occasions the consulate will request the actual old passport.
Children who were born in China AND who have 1 parent that is a Chinese Passport holder may be required to appear in person to apply for a Travel Document.
Applicants who were adopted from China, applying for Chinese visa the first time, must provide original Chinese passport, a photocopy of the adoption certificate, a photocopy of the US Naturalization Certificate along with the application. If the name on US passport is different from the name on the adoption certificate, a photocopy of name change court order is also required.
If an applicant has ever been issued a travel document in the past, they are not eligible to apply for a China visa and must apply for a Travel Document
