How to get HKSAR Passport?
A person is eligible to apply for a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Passport if he/she is:
- a Chinese National;
- a permanent resident of the HKSAR; and
- a holder of a valid Hong Kong permanent identity card.
Chinese National
A person is regarded as of Chinese nationality if he/she is a Hong Kong resident:
- (a) of Chinese descent who was born in Hong Kong or other parts of China; or
- (b) who fulfils the criteria of Chinese nationality in the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China.
If the person concerned has declared a change of nationality and is no longer a Chinese national, he/she is not eligible for a HKSAR Passport.
Permanent Resident of the HKSAR
A person who is within one of the following categories is a permanent resident of the HKSAR:
- (a) A Chinese citizen born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the HKSAR;
- (b) A Chinese citizen who has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years before or after the establishment of the HKSAR;
- (c) A person of Chinese nationality born outside Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the HKSAR to a parent who, at the time of birth of that person, was a Chinese citizen falling within category (a) or (b) above.
