DNA test before residency approval
( 2003-08-26 11:40) (China Daily)
A couple who want to register their son for permanent residency in Beijing
have been told by police that they must submit to DNA testing to prove that the
boy is the man's offspring, reports Beijing Times.
Song, a Beijinger, married a woman from Chongqing in 1997 after they had
dated for seven years. Their son, who was conceived before their marriage, was
born in 1998 and has been living in Beijing ever since.
According to past policy, a child's residency should be registered with his
mother's place, which was Chongqing. Since 2001, however, Beijing has allowed
children to be registered according to their fathers' residency status.
But when Song went to a police station to register, he was told he must
provide a DNA report proving his relationship to the boy. Such a test costs
3,600 yuan (US$430).
Police said the measure was meant to stop people from obtaining permanent
residency from adoptive fathers.
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