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What will happen to your immigration status and foreign nationality if your application is successful?

Immigration status

You will have the right of abode (ROA) in Hong Kong after approval of your application for restoration of Chinese nationality, if :-

1. you had the ROA in Hong Kong before 1 July 1997,
   or
   
2. you are able to meet the criteria applicable to a Chinese national, namely:-
   

   1. you were born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the HKSAR if your father or mother was settled or had the ROA in Hong Kong at the time of your birth or at any later time; or

   2. you have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years before or after the establishment of the HKSAR; or

   3. you were born outside Hong Kong to a parent who was a Chinese national having the ROA in Hong Kong at the time of your birth.

Foreign nationality

You cannot retain foreign nationality if your application for restoration of Chinese nationality is approved.