how to keep dual citizenship when visiting USA

yogafamily

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Member since 21 October 2016

yogafamily

21 October 2016 06:13:34

yogafamily

21 October 2016 06:13:34

we are planning a visit to the USA for the first time in late November with our daughter who now holds USA and Chinese passports. we want to keep her Chinese citizenship for now, so we applied for a visa to the USA for her Chinese passport and received it already. however, we are unclear what the procedure is once we arrive in USA, where she is supposed to use her USA passport to enter the country. and how this will affect her status upon return to China -- ie, she will not have a stamp on her Chinese passport, so how to explain that to Chinese immigration? anyone have any experience with this? very much appreciate your help!!

nikocord

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Member since 09 June 2015

nikocord

22 October 2016 15:12:00

nikocord

22 October 2016 15:12:00

You have the US Visa in her China Passport. So just use this passport to enter and exit the USA and you will have the stamp in the passport.

yogafamily

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Member since 21 October 2016

yogafamily

25 October 2016 05:28:11

yogafamily

25 October 2016 05:28:11

thanks for the reply, but unfortunately it's not that easy. during the visa application interview, the staff at the US consulate said very clearly that she should use her China passport to leave China, but use her USA passport to enter the USA. that means that she will have a departure stamp from China in her Chinese passport, but no enty/exit from USA stamps. thus the dilemma and my question.

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