Dual citizenship (US and Ecuador) travel to China
I have valid US and Ecuadorian passports due to birth in Ecuador and being naturalized in the US. I plan on traveling to Shenzhen via Hong Kong. Basically my flights are to/from Hong Kong and I will take a train to the Futian Border Crossing (福田口岸) and cross to/from Shenzhen.
Is it OK to apply for a Chinese L-Visa on my Ecuadorian passport instead of my US passport?
When traveling to HK/Mainland China, is the following sequence OK?:
Show US passport
Show Ecuadorian passport with Chinese L-visa
Show US passport
I don't know much about the metro border control and if it works like airport border control - all I know is it exists.
Best Answer
Yes, your sequence looks ok. Note that there is no US immigration control on your way out of US, so your second step will be missing.
Also you might need to show both passports at HK exit and Mainland China exit - HK side might want to ensure you'd get into China, and vice versa.
Note, however, that China issues US citizens a 10 year visitor visa (same cost as 1yr visa); not sure if it is the same for Ecuadorean citizens. Thus if you plan to visit China again in near future, you might consider the cost calculation.
Regarding crossing, it is similar to airport - you do NOT cross the border in a train, and the immigration formalities are not conducted in a train. You leave a train, walk through HK immigration, walk to Mainland China (I believe you walk over a bridge on this crossing), come to Mainland, fill up your forms, go through immigration, and jump into subway.
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