Dual citizen living in the US: What can I do to avoid using the US passport when applying for a Chinese visa?
I have to apply for a Chinese visa to go on my trip to China, in July 2015. I am a dual citizen with Ireland and the US. I want to use my Irish passport for various reasons, but the main on being that it's quite a bit cheaper on the Irish passport. I read online that if you show them a US passport when applying, when proving you have the right to be in the US, the consulate employee will make you get it on the US passport. What can I do to get it on the Irish passport, successfully. Should I say I need my US passport to get back into the country when I go on another trip? Have you experienced this before? What did you do?
Best Answer
Depending on the visa you are getting, you are eligible (thanks Obama and Xi Jinping!) for a 10 year tourist visa for 140 dollars. However, the period of which you are allowed to be in the country maybe is only 6 months. Overall validity of that tourist visa should be 10 years though, of course if the Chinese consulate deems you to not be a spy, have averse intentions, clean background, etc.
Look it up, it really exists as of a few months ago. Not sure if the Irish passport, or even any other countries with such a bilateral relation allows the same privileges.
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