Permanent Resident France?
permanent residency visa does not exist in France. You have a 'carte de séjour' usually for 3 months, then for one year, renewed several times. And if you are lucky, you can get a 10-years 'carte de séjour'. To get a 'carte de séjour', you need a job and to get a job, you need a carte de séjour.... immigration is a kind of closed in France. There are some exceptions for scientists, english teachers, shop owners, refugees, retired. http://www.prefecture-police-paris.inter... The best way to get a carte de séjour would be to study/ to finish your studies in France. If you marry a french girl, i think you get automatically a 10-years carte de séjour after one year.
Is it true that Chinese citizens who obtain a US Permanent Resident card will have their Chinese hukou cancelled?
Yes it is true. If you want China to recognise your new citizenship then you need to cancel your Chinese citizenship. My daughter did this during the summer as we wanted her to get British citizenship. We surrendered her hukou registration an received a one time exit permit to leave the country. We returned on her UK passport with a Chinese Visa inside.If you do not give up your Chinese citizenship then as far as China is concerned you are still Chinese and you must travel to/from china with a Chinese passport and remain subject to Chinese law.
I want to visit Cuba and I'm a US permanent resident. Will this cause problems?
Only if you let the US government know about it.They highly disapprove of US persons visiting Cuba without permission (which is hard to get). It's illegal.But people do it.They go thru a 3rd country (pretty much you have to - there are no direct flights) and don't tell any US travel agents or airlines about it (or non-US airlines while in the US), and have the Cubans stamp a separate piece of paper (not your US travel document, if you have one, or any passport you plan on showing to the USG). I'm told the Cubans are OK with that.Also, assume that the US government is listening to your phone and reading your email (per Ed Snowden, they probably are). Unless you're high on their list, they probably aren't paying much attention, but they could if they wanted. So I'd advise against saying/emailing anything about your (entirely hypothetical, of course) trip. Of course it's perfectly legal to talk about what the rules are, and about how criminals get around them (as I'm doing now).That all said, someday the Castro regime will fall and Cuba will have normal relations with the US. At that point there's a chance the Cubans will tell the Americans about your visit - at which point you could get in trouble.Personally, I think that's unlikely, but be aware.[Edit: Why do you want to go there? It's a commie ***ithole. Unless you enjoy poverty tourism, there are nicer places to vacation.]
What will happen if a Chinese citizen becomes a citizen of another country and does not renounce Chinese citizenship?
Chinese government do not recognize dual citizenship with any country, so when you become a citizen of another country, you automatically renounce your Chinese citizenship. There's no form to fill in, it just happens.Of course, you could continue using your Chinese passport and “pretend” you're a Chinese citizen when entering China. This would cause a lot of issue when you come back to your new country. For example, I'm a US citizen. I can, theoretically, use my Chinese passport to enter China. That shouldn't be a problem if my Chinese passport has the stamp when I enter the US as a Chinese citizen. Everything adds up, Chinese government wouldn't know.But when I come back to the US, I wouldn't use my Chinese passport since US customs would have my record showing I'm actually a US citizen. And if I'm using my US passport, I'm missing an “exit stamp". It'd create all sorts of problem for me especially now with heightened security.What usually happen is when you become a citizen of another country, and when you apply a Chinese visa at Chinese embassy, the clerk will ask for your Chinese passport. They'll cut a corner (or punch a hole) of your passport showing it's void. You can tell them you forget about your passport, and they wouldn't give you much trouble (you can still apply for Chinese visa all the same). But you really shouldn't use it.
I'm a US green card holder and citizen of Uzbekistan. Which countries can I travel to without a visa?
No. They can only visit Canada without a visa if they are from a country whose citizens do not require a visa for example UK, Singapore, Germany, France etc.if you are a Green card holder but from a country whose citizens require a visa to Canada then you can apply at a Canadian consulate in the U.S. Irrespective of being a green card holder you have to get a visa.irrespective of your US Green card status the visa requirement is tied to the passport you hold.
Can my husband go on a cruise to Bermuda without having a green card? He has a passport and ssn card and workers permit.?
If he has a valid visa in his passport, yes. If he doesn't, he can go on a cruise, but he won't be coming back. So either Green Card, or valid visa. The EAD is authorization to work, not to enter the United States from abroad. In addition, if he filed for Adjustment of Status, he can't leave the United States unless he has Advance Parole (form I-131). Leaving without AP implies abandonment of the AoS process, and that means waiting outside the US for about a year 'til he get an immigrant visa.
How long after marrying a US citizen can someone become a US citizen?
If you are married to the SAME US citizen for 3 years after you receive your green card, you can apply for citizenship. In fact, you can apply 90 days before you fulfill the 3-year requirement. First, there is a waiting time for the green card (it is usually 10-12 months) then you have to be a green card holder for at least 3 years (minus 90 days) to be eligible for naturalization through marriage (if you received your green card on the basis of something other than marriage, you have to be a permanent resident for 5 years instead of 3). So yes, you have to be a green card holder in all cases to be able to apply for citizenship. After you apply, it takes 6-12 months to process the citizenship application and that's how you can become a citizen. You can't lose your citizenship if you divorce BUT you can lose your permanent residency status if you divorce if you are a conditional permanent resident. Who is a conditional resident? Every green card holder for the first two years of their permanent residency who receives their status on the basis of marriage IN CASE the marriage is not older than 2 years at the time of the application. So if you have been married for more than 2 years and you apply for a green card that way, you will not be a conditional resident, you will be granted regular permanent residency status. At that point, your status will not be dependent on your spouse so even if you divorce you can remain a permanent resident and become a US citizen in the future. Only conditional permanent residency status can be revoked if you divorce and you can't prove you entered the marriage in good faith. One more thing: if you marry for the green card, it is considered a felony that can be punished by imprisonment and fine so I would not recommend it. The immigration people usually find out about those cases because if you are a conditional permanent resident, you will have several interviews and lots of paperwork to do and they will make sure you've married for the right reasons. You can find all this information at www.uscis.gov. This is the official website of the US Immigration and Citizenship Services.
Hong Kong and China visa for Vietnam passport holder in the US?
With a Vietnamese passport, you need to apply for both a Hong Kong visa and a China visa separately. If you're going for a short visit as a tourist, I don't think you necessarily need a letter from a sponsor in Hong Kong as long as you hold an ongoing air ticket to say Singapore. As many people travel between Hong Kong and China over land, an ongoing ticket out of either Hong Kong or any major Chinese aiport should be sufficient. The fact that you are a permanent US resident will help a great deal. See the following information from HK Immigration: http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.h...