How to get Taiwan Citizenship - Primer, FAQ, and Resources

[bismarck]

Congrats Bis......check PK's post on page 49....

Awesome. Will do to double check, as I went round to the HHR Office and NIA today after I went for the medical (and the poo test!! ).

[bismarck]

Update:
I finished the one year sentence just yesterday, then with all the required documents in hand went( with wife) to the NIA this morning. I had to fill up a form called "permanent residence application form",(You have to translate your parents' names into Chinese) and then I handed it over along with the following documents.
1. Very recently taken one front-view hatless color photo
2. TARC (Once submitted, this will not be returned.)
3. A copy of household certificate
4. Type B health examination certificate
5. Registered, stamped and self-addressed envelope
6. Certificate fee of NT$600.
In and out just took 30 minutes as NIA was almost empty when we got there. Now once again I have to wait for another 7-10 days to get the notification from NIA of the Ministry of Interior, and then it will be over.Thanks everyone in the forum for providing bunch of information which saved me a lot of time.

Ok, I just want to quote this again to bring it to the fore front here for "runners" approaching the finish line like myself and A-Ha. This is exactly what NIA told me this morning, so it still seems legit.

The health check is expected to be done in 7-10 working days, but I can only apply for the permanent residence application form on July 20th anyway, so enough time for that and to take a few extra passport/ID card photos.

[taiwaneagle]

I've been working in Taiwan for 16 years, already have APRC,(since 7 years ago), so I guess i should qualify for citizenship, but have a couple of issues, because of my job I have to be in and out of Taiwan often, so ...how long do I have to be without a passport during the process, also is embarrassing , but I don't speak chinese. Help will be much appreciated.
Today is my first time in this forum, have been doing lost of reading but there is so much information here. HELP HELP!!!

[Aboriginal girl]

I've been working in Taiwan for 16 years, already have APRC,(since 7 years ago), so I guess i should qualify for citizenship, but have a couple of issues, because of my job I have to be in and out of Taiwan often, so ...how long do I have to be without a passport during the process, also is embarrassing , but I don't speak chinese. Help will be much appreciated.
Today is my first time in this forum, have been doing lost of reading but there is so much information here. HELP HELP!!!

You need to pass a Chinese test. 16 years and no Chinese

My husband and several other white expats who got Taiwan passports had to wait some time so yes there will be many months you cannot travel because between you renouncing and you getting all the documents processed from your home government can take a long time. Llary got his done but it took his british government nearly a year to process his renunciation of british citizenship so had no passport to travel on for that time. As soon as he got the docs from England the Taiwan goiv gave him his passport in a few days though.

Some countries wont give a visa to a Taiwan passport holder with no ID card also. Especially China

[bismarck]

Waiting for my Residence Certificate (on the TARC) confirmation letter thingy from the 內政部 (Ministry of the Interior). Should come sometime this week, then I can go get my ID card, unless there's a typhoon day or something. This last week and this week just seems to be dragging oooooooon!

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I've been working in Taiwan for 16 years, already have APRC,(since 7 years ago), so I guess i should qualify for citizenship, but have a couple of issues, because of my job I have to be in and out of Taiwan often, so ...how long do I have to be without a passport during the process, also is embarrassing , but I don't speak chinese. Help will be much appreciated.
Today is my first time in this forum, have been doing lost of reading but there is so much information here. HELP HELP!!!

Hello Taiwaneagle

If you alreday have an APRC, most procedures -as per stated on page 1 of this same thread- should be the abbreviated, but you still need another police check from your home country -yes, annoying, but meipanfa.

You will need either to pass a test in Chinese about some basic history and legal questions -very basic, and reviewed also here- OR you can take a 3 month course of Chinese language anywhere and bring proof of such. That simple. It doesn't even say you have to pass the course, though it would be better of course if you do.

Yep, that bit about the passport is quite annoying, and unfortunately is quite unnavoidable. It happens while you wait for your citizenship, and they give you a TARC in the process. But yeah, they are quite inflexible about not being able to leave the country for a whole year. I guess you could try to work around it.

Best of luck.

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Waiting for my Residence Certificate (on the TARC) confirmation letter thingy from the 內政部 (Ministry of the Interior). Should come sometime this week, then I can go get my ID card, unless there's a typhoon day or something. This last week and this week just seems to be dragging oooooooon!

Let us know where to send the fruit basket and when is the party. Almost there!

[Aboriginal girl]

But yeah, they are quite inflexible about not being able to leave the country for a whole year. I guess you could try to work around it.

Best of luck.

There is no restriction on travel like that this is incorrect. You have Taiwan passport but no ID card yet but can travel Just takes longer to get ID card if you travel all the time.

[speed_maniac]

Waiting for my Residence Certificate (on the TARC) confirmation letter thingy from the 內政部 (Ministry of the Interior). Should come sometime this week, then I can go get my ID card, unless there's a typhoon day or something. This last week and this week just seems to be dragging oooooooon!

Hang in there Bis!!!

[speed_maniac]

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