What are the consequences of not returning your passport with an immigrant visa from China?
Here are some consequences of not returning your passport with an immigrant visa from China ¹ ²:
- Ineligibility for a returning resident status
- Inability to enter the United States
- Need to apply for a new immigrant visa
- Need to pay additional fees for a new immigrant visa
- Possible denial of entry into the United States
- Possible denial of recognition of dual citizenship by the U.S. government
- Possible subject to U.S. taxation on income or assets held in China
- Need to renounce U.S. citizenship in order to retain Chinese citizenship

