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Hi all Happy Thanksgiving! Being in China again during the holiday left me without yet another turkey dinner. I am going to throw this out and see what comes back to me. I've been in China for 12 years. A long time yea I know. I am married with two lovely twin girls(6 months). I of course want them to go to school and live in the USA. For obvious reasons. right? Here is the deal: I want them to understand China before I take them home. That means we will remain inside China for at least 5 more years but I am thinking more like 10. So theyll have some school here but no freaking gaokao for my angels. I want to know so many things so i'll just have to be anal about it and list them. If anyone can help, way cool. thanks in advance! 1. If my girls get their American passports but live in China how does it work with visas for them? 2. Do they need a visa? 3. This one is complicated: We did not go to GZ yet because there were issues after the birth but all is well. We didn't want to take the girls on a train at such a young age. So i am sure that I will have to pay some stupid fine. As if I broke a law having children. 4. Once my girls get their passports & visa etc blah blah, what do I need to do about getting my wife a tourist visa to go visit my hometown(Chicago)? 5. Is it easy for my kids to go to the USA? 6. What will happen to their hukou? 7. I forsee a major clusterfudge of paperwork, interviews and so on. What could I fully expect to see in terms of getting my girls their passports, visiting chicago and keeping them living in China for the next 10 years. 8. Any external links you may suggest to me? I would like to say that this site is really good and would like to thank all of you here. You make the world a bit easier for us red-tapers. - David
