As we all know, the hardest country in the world to naturalize is the Vatican.
Although it is a small country, it is even more difficult to obtain Vatican citizenship – either by having the pope appoint the joiner as a cardinal, or by having the joiner elected as pope.
It is true that it is indeed difficult to become a Vatican citizen, but there is another country that is also very difficult to obtain a nationality - China, which is a 1/900,000 probability.
It is incomprehensible how difficult it is to obtain Chinese citizenship. The Vatican is a religious country, they have various reasons, other people are not allowed to trespass, and China, as an inclusive and open country, why does it have such a high threshold?
Could it be that there are any additional benefits to Chinese citizenship?
1. How difficult is it to become a Chinese citizen?
In this life, I have no regrets about entering China, and I will be a Chinese in the next life.
In recent years, with the explosion of the "Wolf Warrior" movie, this sentence has become a well-known Internet buzzword. Many Chinese sons and daughters are proud and proud of their Chinese identity, but this sentence is limited to the feelings of the descendants of Yan and Huang.
For those who want to become Chinese nationality but can't, this sentence is extravagant hope, because it is 2,000 times more difficult to become a Chinese citizen than to become a U.S. citizen.
China and the United States are countries where citizens of the world are willing to compare each other, and there are various reasons why Chinese citizenship is more difficult to obtain than American citizenship.
First of all, the United States is a country of immigrants, and they rely on foreign civilizations and foreign populations to revitalize the United States, while China, as a country with a civilization of 5,000 years, does not need a huge foreign population to support such a vast territory. Therefore, it is very simple to become a U.S. citizen, and you only need to marry an American to get a lifelong green card.
The U.S. government department can approve up to 1 million green cards per year, which is more than enough for those who want U.S. status, and if anyone has additional contributions to the U.S., the local government will also take the initiative to invite the person to join the U.S., so the admission conditions are still very relaxed.
But on the other hand, China is indeed extremely difficult, first of all, China does not allow citizens to have dual nationality, as long as people who want to become Chinese nationality must withdraw their original nationality, if they get a green card from another country, then they can not become Chinese nationality.
Since you can't get permanent Chinese citizenship, you can still get a short-term tourist visa, which can be as short as 5 years and up to 10 years, which is a stopgap measure.
This kind of tourist visa provides a convenient channel for many foreign tourists who aspire to Chinese civilization, and they can use this "temporary residence permit" to stay in the country temporarily, and it will take longer to further obtain permanent Chinese citizenship.
In fact, even if some people go to great lengths to become Chinese nationals, their nationality is not always highly secure.
If someone holds Chinese nationality and violates Chinese law, they will face the punishment of deportation, and all documents in their possession will be repossessed by the state.
According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, more than 9 million people in the world currently want to become Chinese citizens. This is because Chinese society treats foreigners very favorably, so many people want to get the identity of Chinese.
In the past five years, about 1,400 people have been approved to become Chinese nationals, that is, the real probability is only 1 in 900,000.
A few years ago, it was not fashionable to become a Chinese citizen, but now that China's economy is taking off, its citizens are living and working in peace and contentment, and social welfare is improving day by day, China has become the habitat of choice for many foreigners. However, if Chinese nationality is like cabbage in the vegetable market, it will lose its gold content, in this case, how can you become a Chinese citizen?
2. How to become a Chinese citizen for foreigners
According to Article 7 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, foreigners or stateless persons who are willing to abide by Chinese laws and constitution and meet one of the following conditions may apply for naturalization as Chinese nationals.
First, the person must be a close relative of the Chinese, second, settled in China; third, there must be other valid reasons.
These three conditions seem simple, but the actual audit process is extremely strict and difficult.
Close relatives mean immediate family including spouse and three generations, how can a blonde foreigner have a direct blood relationship with a Chinese?
The second clause is understood by many people as "as long as you stay in China for a long time", which is very wrong. If you want to start with this article to become a Chinese citizen, you must first obtain a permanent residence permit for foreigners, and how difficult it is for this person to obtain, many foreigners have the right to speak.
Either direct investment in China, and the investment amount must be as high as 500,000 US dollars, and the investment situation is good for three years, and there is no tax evasion, or you must hold the position of deputy general manager, deputy factory director or above in China, and the term of office is three years, and the tax record is good. Therefore, any one of them will stump many foreigners who want to settle in China, and there is also a situation that can also be tried, such as "foreign friends who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the mainland", which is very difficult for ordinary foreigners, and the last one - married to a Chinese citizen, and the marriage relationship has lasted for 5 years, and the annual residence in China is not less than 9 months.
Based on the above four conditions, only marriage seems easy to operate.
Therefore, as long as one of the above 4 conditions is met, you can apply for a permanent resident permit, and only after applying for a permanent residence permit can you apply for Chinese nationality.
At first, when the official release of the document, there were many foreigners who wanted to join China with the intention of opportunism, for example, through "fake marriages".
In fact, it is relatively easy to get a fake marriage in an immigration country, for example, some people rely on fake marriages to get a U.S. green card, but not in China because there is no market.
It is worth mentioning that what is more difficult than becoming a Chinese citizen is to first naturalize in another country, and then give up with the intention of reapplying for Chinese nationality, which has almost no chance of success.
3. The probability of 1 in 900,000 is very strict
This condition is extremely peculiar and mostly occurs in the early years. At that time, China's comprehensive strength was not strong, and many people chose to "go to a higher place", which was understandable, and there was no such thing as "betrayal", but now China has risen and gradually stepped into the center of the world stage, and the country is becoming more and more developed and strong, which is obvious to all.
Therefore, those who have gone abroad to enjoy the dividends of developed countries want to enjoy the preferential treatment of Chinese citizens, so they try to restore their nationality again, and most of these cases are not approved.
For example, the famous movie star Donnie Yen, in the early years, he was an American with a green card, and later in order to give up his American citizenship, he was ceded a lot of abandonment taxes by the U.S. government - he paid $2,350 in taxes and 20% of his property.
However, when he had given up his American citizenship and wanted to become a Chinese citizen, he found it difficult to get into the sky, and Donnie Yen also spent a lot of time, money and energy for this.
An international star is helpless when he is rich and powerful, how can ordinary people do it easily?
Donnie Yen's tug-of-war for naturalization lasted for many years, and he was criticized by netizens for being "two-faced".
In fact, there is a reason for Donnie Yen's repetition in the matter of naturalization.
In his early years, Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and later moved to the United States with his parents, so he should have become an American because of his parents.
However, when he became an adult, he already had his own business, so when he returned to the mainland, the "immediate family" was no longer established, and he could only take the second settlement route, but if he settled in China, he had to apply for a green card, that is, he had to get a "foreigner's permanent residence permit" that was very difficult to obtain.
In this way, it is indeed difficult to apply for Chinese nationality, so some people want to secretly operate to obtain the nationality of the two countries, in fact, they want both other nationality and Chinese nationality, of course, there is almost no possibility in this situation, unless, as netizens said, it is a dangerous move: it is better to apply for a foreign passport with a Hong Kong and Macao SAR passport - because Hong Kong and Macao allow dual citizenship.
There are also netizens who have a "bad idea": directly join the household registration in Taiwan, then apply for a foreign passport, and finally wait for Taiwan's return, and Beijing will personally distribute ID cards.
Although this is just a joke by netizens, it can be seen that it is indeed very difficult to become a Chinese national, and the reason why it is so difficult is because China has a stable environment.
In the United States, street dwellings take drugs, gun riots, and regular chaotic demonstrations are commonplace.
But China, on the other hand, has no violent clashes on the streets, illegal gun ownership, four distinct seasons, a vast territory, beautiful scenery, and a strong national strength.
As the safest and quickest country to resume production, life in China is no worse than that of other developed countries, not to mention that when Chinese citizens are in danger abroad, the mainland government will return citizens to safety at any cost and cost.
When foreign countries are treated unfairly, embassies will also stand up to fight for the rights and interests of Chinese citizens.
In this day and age, naturalization does not mean betrayal of the motherland, but if we expand the concept, everyone is a member of the global village, and everyone has the right to live wherever they choose. It is worth mentioning that China's national environment is incomparable to that of other countries, looking at Europe from afar and Africa from afar.
China's stable social situation is the main reason why many foreigners settle down, so it is not a wise choice to give up Chinese nationality and join another country, but joining another country and giving up Chinese nationality does not mean that it is a big rebellion.
However, for the people who have lived in this land for generations, Huaxia is the most fundamental consensus in everyone's heart, everyone is a descendant of Yan and Huang, a son and daughter of Huaxia, and an important force for realizing the great cause of the rejuvenation of the motherland.