With the increase of children born in the United States children, nationality is a concern, the information summarized for reference.

Nationality is the legal relationship between the individual and the country specific, is by the national legal decisions, although affected by the laws of other countries, but is not determined by the laws of his country. That is whether there is USA nationality is determined by the American law, whether there is China nationality is determined by the China law. A child birth and two countries have legal relationship American and Chinese, whether American is determined by the America nationality law, whether there is Chinese nationality is determined by the China nationality law.

American nationality, determined by the place of birth, the child was born American citizen, has nothing to do with their immigration status, and children are there other irrespective of nationality. American only admit children American Ji, does not recognize the children of foreign nationality, but does not interfere with children of foreign nationality and the use of a foreign passport in America overseas.

Chinese nationality according to the Nationality Law: Fifth "either one or both parents to Chinese citizen, I was born in a foreign country, with Chinese nationality; but either one or both parents to China citizen and settled in a foreign country, I was born with a foreign nationality, does not have the China nationality." That is to say China nationality is determined by their immigration status. One of the parents as a child without China nationality. general in the United States Consulate that a parent without a green card is identified Chinese. In the domestic public security bureau, the policy is not a clerk, reading ability and working attitude, "or both of the parties" have different understanding, we can imagine. If it can be identified as Chinese nationality, because the child is American Ji, according to the principle of no dual nationality, is not a passport. So according to the China characteristics (one country two systems, Hong Kong and Macao permits etc.) administrative way, travel card.

After returning home, the legal status of the China is Chinese, in theory should be able to account, but throughout the Public Security Bureau policy not only, return to. Travel certificate valid for two years, can be multiple entry and exit. Travel before the expiry, can be America extension. As a travel permit expires abroad, generally to the public security bureau to apply for a one-time exit permit, to write off accounts. If you do not want to write off accounts, can only apply for a passport to go abroad. As Chinese citizens abroad, visa free border will not let the plane. Because it is America citizens, American does not give a visa.