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What I've noted over the years is that there are basically two types of citizenship, right to land and right to abode.
Right to abode (most people know this as 3 star status) is a permanent citizen without restrictions. Usually this means the person has lived in Hong Kong for 7 years. I've noticed that my relatives that were born in Canada who received their 'right to abode' through their parents must go to Hong Kong at least once every three years. I am pretty sure they also wrote down Chinese/China for the nationality instead of Canadian.
What I received is 'right to land' and what that does is it gives you the ability to stay as long as you want, to work, to go to school, however you do not get the benefits of being a full 3 star HK citizen. During the application process, I wrote Canadian in the nationality slot, and apparently because of this and the fact that I was over 18 when I applied, they did not allow me to register as a 3-star. However, you can still apply for the smartid with the 'right to land'. After getting this status, you must stay in Hong Kong for 7 years before you can apply for the 'right to abode'.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that this is with both parents having been born in Hong Kong. I'm guessing for my situation, being over the age of 18 was a huge reason why I could not get full 3 star citizenship.
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Last edited by Ikkaku; 01-15-2009 at 07:23 AM.
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