Hong Kong: Chinese Nationality Requirements

Legal basis

Article 7 covers foreign or stateless applicants willing to follow China's constitution and laws who have close Chinese relatives, have settled in China, or have other legitimate reasons.

Residence and local ties

Officials consider right of abode, habitual residence, family, income, taxes, character and intention to remain. This guide sets no universal naturalisation residence-year threshold.

Chinese language

Sufficient Chinese-language knowledge is a listed factor; no numeric proficiency level is specified in this guide.

Other nationality

Article 8 states that an approved naturalisation applicant cannot retain foreign nationality.

Application evidence

Use the Immigration Department's nationality application and provide identity, residence and applicable family or other-reason evidence. Each case is assessed on its merits.