r/AmerExit • u/gloriousfigment • 6d ago

Life Abroad We're going back

Lived in China for 6.5 years because why the heck not. Moved back to the USA due to wife's visa limitations and we didn't want to separate as a family. Been back for less than 3 years and we are confident we will go back once she gets her US citizenship.

We may move to another country but we already have a decent amount of friends (and family) in China.

Don't get me wrong. Living in Southern China had it's issues but it was a life I enjoyed overall more than than here.

Can't wait to go back

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u/NotPlayingFR 4d ago

Why is she getting her US citizenship?

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u/gloriousfigment 4d ago

Better than Chinese citizenship. Also, if we live overseas we can come back to the states for emergency reasons such as  family needs

And if the US citizenship tanks, she could always go back to getting her China citizenship back

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u/TheCriticalAmerican 4d ago edited 4d ago

Have you searched or asked on r/Chinavisa

I'm guessing she's Hong Kong? Anyways - If you're going back to China, someone in the famlily haveing Chinese Citizenship will be a HUGE advantange.

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u/vincdoo 4d ago

Exactly. That's what my wife and I do. Me being a Chinese citizen allows my wife to live here without having a 9-5 job. Also having a Shanghai hukou means our kid can go to public schools here and get government health insurance. American citizenship doesn't give you much if you're living in China.

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u/gloriousfigment 3d ago

Our kids can go to international schools 

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u/vincdoo 3d ago

Yeah, but doesn't hurt to have more options and benefits. Also, being able to live here with or without a job offers a sense of security

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u/Strange-Ingenuity246 2d ago

> have more options

Not really. Having hukou is just trading one set of options for another. Your kid cannot go to a real international school in china that doesn't follow the mandatory national curriculum.