First time mommy to be

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realj0y

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Hello ladies.

I am a Us citizen and married my husband who is also a Us citizen but born in HK so he has permanent residency, hk passport, and hkid.

I have only my hkid and must wait another 6 years to apply for permanent.

I am about 9 weeks so far and have gathered a lot of information reading these forums. My main questions are:

In my case, with only a hkid, am I entitled to public care?

In terms of citizenship and passports which country would it be best for my baby to be born?

Thank you all in advance!

Joy
 
You are entitled to public care.

Your baby would be eligible for permanent residency and an hk passport as well as a us passport (I presume) if he is born in hk. If he was born in the us I don't know how that effects his right to hk citizenship.
 
If the baby is born in the states, it would not obtain Chinese nationality and thus no hksar passport.
 
thank you for your response. Can you please outline some of the benefits of having the chinese passport that I have not considered?

Apprecite your response
 
Well to be clear, for the time being it would be a HKSAR passport, not a PRC passport assuming you give birth in hk.

My wife and I were think if we should have our baby back in Canada or in hk but ultimately we decided we prefer hk. The benefits of dual citizenship is better and at least gives more opportunity for our baby in the future. Never know how things in hk/China will be like and with Chinese citizenship our baby can have the option of being in hk, China or back home in Canada (if the baby will consider home as Canada haha).
 
Very helpful. I could not have imagined having our baby anywhere else but the states, but now I am 50/50.

is there any way to pm, because it is my first time as a mommy and being in hk, I just wanted to know whether you and your wife opt to go public or private. Thx again.
 
We have opted for public at Queen Elizabeth as my insurance doesn't cover my wife's pregnancy.

The decision was tough for us as well, but the hk system is great and life i said, the benefits of dual citizenship was better for us even if we move back to Canada.

Plus in Canada we wouldn't be covered by our healthcare for the first three months so it would be quite costly for us.
 
ah have you considered the disservice you do to your child by giving it a US passport? your child is likely growing up as an international citizen (given how you travel/live) and having a US passport makes his life much more difficult (e.g. hard to get any bank accounts opened in some European countries; life-long world-wide taxes even if your bub never lives in the US; higher china visa feeds; and so on).

i would only get a HK passport for now and then he can always apply for the US passport later if he feels he needs it
 
sorry matemate, but I am a US citizen (and proud to be one) and I would not consider getting a US citizenship for my baby a "disservice".
 
My husband pays the US government taxes. It is what it is. I grew up in NY and theres no other place like it. Proud to be an American and to say its a "disservice" is a bit harsh.
 
Regardless of anything. Mate mate, thank you for your advice. It is one of the first times I have ever heard of liabilities to being a us citizen although I'm sure there was/are more. It's definitely something to consider. Where does one go to read and research these types of issues
 
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