Editing Naturalization (section)

===People's Republic of China===
{{Main|Nationality law of the People's Republic of China}}

The [[China|People's Republic of China]] gives citizenship to people with one or two parents with Chinese nationality who have not taken residence in other countries. The country also gives citizenship to people born on its territory to [[statelessness|stateless people]] who have settled there. Furthermore, individuals may apply for nationality if they have a near relative with Chinese nationality, if they have settled in China, or if they present another legitimate reason.<ref>[http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/chinese/law.htm Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706024356/https://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/chinese/law.htm |date=2017-07-06 }}, GovHK.hk</ref> In practice, few people gain Chinese citizenship; as of 2010, China had only 1,448 naturalised Chinese in total.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21710264-worlds-rising-superpower-has-particular-vision-ethnicity-and-nationhood-has Who is Chinese? The upper Han], ''[[The Economist]]'', 19 November 2016 (page visited on 19 November 2016).</ref>

The naturalization process starts with a written application. Applicants must submit three copies, written with a ball-point or fountain pen, to national authorities, and to provincial authorities in the Ministry of Public Security and the Public Security Bureau. Applicants must also submit original copies of a foreign passport, a residence permit, a permanent residence permit, and four two-and-a-half inch long pictures. According to the conditions outlined in the [[Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China]], authorities may also require "any other material that the authority believes are related to the nationality application".<ref>[http://www.enghengyang.gov.cn/showdetail.aspx?typeid=&newsid=1394 "Guide and Instructions of Naturalization of Chinese Nationality"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522164847/http://www.enghengyang.gov.cn/showdetail.aspx?typeid=&newsid=1394 |date=2012-05-22 }}, Hengyang, China website</ref>