Retirement money, ID, buying house when Chinese woman goes to China

[justashooter 430]

"she gives up her chinese passport to become US citizen"

Where did you get this information from????????????

I was married to a Russian woman and she did get her citizenship and INS did not take her Russian passport so why would they want a chinese passport????????????

"Chinese nationality would have been lost because Article 9 of Chinese nationality law automatically deprives citizenship to those who voluntarily acquire another citizenship."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship

"Article 9: Any Chinese national who has settled abroad and who has been naturalized as a foreign national or has acquired foreign nationality of his own free will shall automatically lose Chinese nationality."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality_L...public_of_China

WIKI isn't god, but I have heard this before, and the presentation is credible. Some countries allow an immigrant to take on US citizenship and retain original citizenship. China isn't one of them.

"Chinese nationality would have been lost because Article 9 of Chinese nationality law automatically deprives citizenship to those who voluntarily acquire another citizenship."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship

"Article 9: Any Chinese national who has settled abroad and who has been naturalized as a foreign national or has acquired foreign nationality of his own free will shall automatically lose Chinese nationality."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality_L...public_of_China

to add:

WIKI isn't god, but I have heard this before, and the presentation is credible. Some countries allow an immigrant to take on US citizenship and retain original citizenship. China isn't one of them.

No US official will take your wife's chinese passport away, but if she enters china on it and is searched, they may seize her US passport and declare it null and void. they will also treat her as a chinese citizen, and not allow US representation if she is involved in legal complications. she will have no special standing, and can be hauled off to jail for ticking a policeman off, and beaten black and blue before being returned weeks later, if at all. this kind of thing happens in china. i've been close enough to know it's for real.

i have seen chinese many times leaving US on a blue book, and going into china on a red book. it's a game that comes with it's own risks.

[BobandXiaomei 14]

chinese woman should get US green card only. should consider carefully before getting citizenship.

it is possible for USA groom to get chinese "green card" as husband of chinese citizen, but not if she is then US citizen, and has given up chinese citizenship. she gives up her chinese passport to become US citizen, and everything china becomes much harder and more expensive. one benefit, though, is if husband dies earlier than her, she can continue his US retirement benefit as widow.

"she gives up her chinese passport to become US citizen"

Where did you get this information from????????????

I was married to a Russian woman and she did get her citizenship and INS did not take her Russian passport so why would they want a chinese passport????????????

China does not recognize 'dual' citizenship.