You are eligible to apply for a HKSAR Passport if you are a Chinese citizen, have the Right of Abode (ROA) in the HKSAR and are holding a valid Hong Kong permanent identity card (PIC).

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You are a "Chinese citizen" if you have Chinese nationality under the Chinese Nationality Law as elaborated in " the interpretation of Chinese Nationality Law when applying in the HKSAR" passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the Chinese Government on 15 May 1996. In general, you may have Chinese nationality if you are a Hong Kong resident of Chinese descent and born in Hong Kong or other parts of China, notwithstanding that you hold, or have held Hong Kong British Dependent Territories Citizen passport, British National (Overseas) passport; or any other foreign passport.

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Article 4 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China states that any person born in China whose parents are Chinese nationals or one of whose parents is a Chinese national shall have Chinese nationality.

Article 5 of the same Nationality Law states that any person born abroad whose parents are both Chinese nationals or one of whose parents is a Chinese national shall have Chinese nationality. But a person whose parents are both Chinese nationals and have both settled abroad, or one of whose parents is a Chinese national and has settled abroad, and who has acquired foreign nationality at birth shall not have Chinese nationality.

It follows that each case has to be considered individually, taking into account the provisions of the Nationality Law mentioned above.

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Yes, you can apply for a HKSAR Passport.

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Yes.

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If you have returned to settle in Hong Kong and have not declared a change of nationality to the Hong Kong Immigration Department, you remain a Chinese national and are eligible for a HKSAR Passport.

(Please note that "settled", in relation to a person's claim to the right of abode in the HKSAR, means ordinarily resident in Hong Kong and is not subject to any restriction on the period of stay in Hong Kong.)

More about right of abode in the HKSAR ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/idcard/index.htm )
More about Chinese nationality ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/chinese/index.htm )

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Yes, you can keep and travel on your foreign passport, which will be regarded in Hong Kong and other parts of China as a travel document only.

More about right of abode in the HKSAR ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/idcard/index.htm )
More about Chinese nationality ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/chinese/index.htm )

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The features of the HKSAR Passport are :

• The passport is in machine readable format that will facilitate the holder's immigration clearance at foreign immigration control points equipped with machine reading facilities.
  
• The passport will contain only the personal particulars of the holder. Children of any age should hold their own passport.
  
• To tie in with the international trend, the passport is embedded with a contactless chip storing the photo and data which are displayed on the data page.
  
• The passport is normally valid for 10 years unless otherwise specified; passport for children under 16 years of age is normally valid for 5 years.
  
• The passport states that the holder has the right to return to HKSAR.
  
• The passport is valid for all countries.

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A person who is a Chinese citizen holding a valid permanent identity card of the HKSAR and has the right of abode (ROA) in the HKSAR is eligible to apply for a HKSAR Passport.

If you are in Hong Kong at the time of application, please send the application together with your photograph, cheque and copies of required supporting documents by post to :

    Travel Documents and Nationality (Application) Section
    Immigration Department
    4/F Floor, Immigration Tower
    7 Gloucester Road,
    Wan Chai
    Hong Kong

You may also deposit your application into the drop-in boxes provided at any one of the Immigration Branch Offices that handles travel document applications.

If you are aged 18 or above, you can apply online or through the Self-service Kiosk at any one of the Immigration Offices that handles travel document applications.

Immigration Offices for Travel Document Applications ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/immigrationoffices.htm )
Online Application for HKSAR Passport ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/applyhkpassport.htm )

If you have submitted your passport application by post, via drop-in or online, you must collect your passport in person and produce originals of the supporting documents enclosed with your application for verification.

If your previous HKSAR Passport has been lost, damaged, defaced or is not available, please submit the application in person at the Travel Documents and Nationality (Application) Section mentioned above or one of the Immigration Branch Offices. You may book an appointment through the telephone booking system at (852) 2598 0888 or the Internet for submitting your application at one of the Immigration Branch Offices.

Online booking for travel document applications (at Immigration Branch Offices Only) ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/booktraveldoc.htm )

If you submit your passport application in person at the counter or via the Self-service Kiosk, please produce originals of the supporting documents for verification.

If you are not in Hong Kong and you want to apply for a HKSAR Passport, you should submit your application through the nearest Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Missions. The application will be referred to the HKSAR Immigration Department for processing and the passport will be forwarded to the Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Missions for issue. You may also apply to the HKSAR Immigration Department but you are required to collect your passport in person from the HKSAR Immigration Department.

Please see the following links for the documents, fee and photograph to be enclosed:

Local application ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/localapplication.htm )
Overseas application ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/overseasapplication.htm )

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The HKSAR Immigration Department pledges to complete the process of an application in 10 working days after receiving all necessary documents, application fee and photograph and in 19 working days for children aged under 11 not holding a Hong Kong permanent identity card (Working days denote Monday to Friday excluding General Holidays). In general, you can obtain the new passport on the next working day after the completion of the application process by the Immigration Department. For applications not submitted in person (e.g. via drop-in-box), an extra 2 to 3 working days may be required for handling formalities. For collection by "HKSAR Travel Documents Local Delivery Service", an extra 1 to 2 working days may be required for the delivery service. Whether this pledge can be met will also depend on the circumstances of individual applications and the number of applications received at a particular time. Applications for a replacement passport due to loss, damage or change of personal particulars may require a longer processing time. If you have any travel plans, please apply early.

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If you were born in the Mainland, you should provide the name of the province, municipality or autonomous region (e.g. Guangdong or Shanghai) at which you were born at the "Place of Birth" column. Your passport will show the name of province, municipality or autonomous region you reported. Whilst your child was born overseas, you should provide the country name (e.g. Canada or Thailand) at which your child was born but the name of province or municipality is not required. Your child's passport will only show the name of country he was born.

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Application forms and Notes for Guidance are available at all Immigration Branch Offices, district offices and post offices. You may also obtain the application forms by post. Please call (852) 2824 6111 or fax. to (852) 2877 7711 or make your request through email : enquiry@immd.gov.hk ( mailto:enquiry@immd.gov.hk. ).

If you are residing overseas, application forms and Notes for Guidance can also be obtained from the Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Missions or the HKSAR Immigration Department.

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No. The passport will contain only the personal particulars of the passport holder. An application should be made for your child for his own HKSAR Passport.

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For eligible children under 11 years of age who are not holding PICs, their applications for PICs must be submitted together with their applications for HKSAR Passports. The application form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. The PIC will be issued together with the HKSAR Passport. For details, please see the Notes of Guidance for HKSAR Passport application.

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You can apply to cross link your existing HKSAR Passport with your new passport provided that the following criteria are met:

(a)  your existing passport is still valid on the date of printing the cross link endorsement;

(b)  your existing passport contains a valid visa, a residence permit or entry permit; and

(c)  your existing passport has at least one blank page for making an endorsement about the cross linking of passports.

Cross linking of HKSAR Passports means making an endorsement on both the existing and replacement passports to the effect that the previous passport bears a visa that is still in force. The previous passport will not be physically linked to the replacement passport but will be returned to you after the cross linking endorsement is made. An application form (i.e. ID879) must be completed and a fee of HK$170 is required for cross linking. The application for cross linking should be submitted together with your application for a replacement passport. If you submit the application for cross linking when you collect your replacement passport, it may cause a delay in your passport collection.

Application for cross linking of HKSAR Passports (Form ID 879) ( http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/id879.htm )

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You can submit your passport application either in person or through drop-in box during office hours (except General Holidays) in the Immigration Offices. Or you may also book appointments through the telephone booking system at (852) 2598 0888 or the Internet for submitting your application at one of the Immigration Branch Offices.

Online booking for travel document applications (at Immigration Branch Offices Only) ( http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/booktraveldoc.htm )

You can collect your passport during office hours from Monday to Friday (except General Holidays) in the Immigration Branch Offices. For enquiries on collection of passport, please contact the HKSAR Passport Hotline: (852) 2824 6111 or the Immigration Branch office concerned.

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