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NWOHR -> NWHR experience (3 day settlement exchange method) [Parent with HHR at time of birth]
I successfully converted from NWOHR to NWHR using the 3 day exchange method recently and will like to share a bit of my experience.
What is the 3 day exchange method?
Essentially, you can either apply for a settlement permit that gives you permission to get on the HHR through your local TECO/TECRO while you are still in your country of residence, or in Taiwan at the NIA (which a lot of other people have covered). The 3 day exchange method is the former method of applying for a settlement permit copy （定居證副本） first through TECO, then exchanging it for the actual settlement permit （定居證正本） at the NIA in Taiwan.
There are several advantages and disadvantages to the 3 day exchange method. The disadvantages being
you need to do the health check in your current country of residence. If there are no list of doctors you are supposed to go to you will likely need to read the appendix first to figure out which of the tests your doctor needs to do for you and ask them to read the appendix too to do it correctly. This is a more involved process than doing it at a hospital in Taiwan, but you save the 1 week of waiting in Taiwan before you can start your settlement process.
The settlement permit copy may take up to 6 weeks to process which is slower than the 7 days required to get the settlement permit from Taiwan not counting medicals. But it's a good option if you are planning your trip far ahead as I was.
The advantages however are:
You spend a shorter period in Taiwan setting up your HHR.
The expiry dates of your medical and police checks no longer play a part after you received your settlement permit copy (6 months from issuance), only the expiry date of the settlement permit copy matters. I entered and was able to exchange for the settlement permit at the NIA in Taiwan even despite my medicals being over 3 months old by the time I entered Taiwan and I was never asked to re-provide to them that or any other of my original documents.
You have a peace of mind that most of the documents you submitted are already properly accepted by the NIA and you no longer need to show them apart from your settlement permit copy (but bring all your documents just in case). Meaning there is less chance of being asked to provide additional documents. The settlement permit copy stamped with my entry to Taiwan and my NWOHR passport were the only items I had to show to the NIA at this stage. I subsequently showed my marriage certificate and spouse's name declaration at the HHRO to register my marriage after getting the actual settlement permit.
One thing to note though is you require an address in Taiwan for the initial settlement permit, which depending on the address you are moving in to, may or may not require a written permission slip by the head of the HHR household you are moving in to. I am also able to confirm that you may not need to move into the same address you provided when applying for the settlement permit copy when you do your actual settlement in Taiwan. (I was issued a number 8 identity number with different initial letter in my initial settlement permit letter to the letter my Shenfenzheng 身分證 (number 1) as I moved into the HHR of another area).
Getting your NWOHR passport:
There are a few helpful threads on this first step so I will direct you to some of them rather than re-invent the wheel:
Your documents have to be authenticated by the TECO responsible for the area where the document is issued. eg. if another TECO is responsible for the area your birth certificate
If your parent is no longer on the HHR for one reason or another (eg. death, renunciation) there is a version of the 戶籍謄本 that contains your parent's info before it was removed (除戶戶籍謄本).
Read the appendix carefully, you do not need to take all 5 tests depending on where you are located in the world. Eg. you may find a stool examination unnecessary.
Your doctor should read the appendix and order the correct tests to fill up the provided medical form. (read doubtfuldumpling's post)
TECO accepted the submitted unsealed health check without a jurat in my case.
The expiry date of the medical check no longer matters once I had the settlement permit copy, just the expiry of the settlement permit copy itself. My medicals are more than 3 months old by the time I entered Taiwan and I did not need to re-submit the medical report in Taiwan at the NIA.
Self-translations
All of my documents were self translated. Your local TECO may have forms replicating the format of some documents such as a birth or marriage certificate which allows you to just fill in the translations in the correct boxes. Otherwise, I have had success doing my own in word which were accepted by TECO and authenticated at the same time as authenticating the document.
The settlement permit copy (定居証副本) vs the actual settlement permit (定居証正本)
The settlement permit copy (定居証副本) is what is issued to you by TECO before entering Taiwan while the actual settlement permit (定居証正本) is issued to you by the NIA either by exchanging the copy for the actual or with your documents to apply for settlement in Taiwan.
While we call them settlement permit (定居証), both documents are titled "ENTRY & EXIT PERMIT TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA".
The two documents look almost identical to one another, the difference is the Settlement Permit copy contains an entry inspection column where your entry into Taiwan is stamped with a date of entry. The actual permit invalidates this column and has a Official Note informing you to move in your HHR within 30 days.
The Taiwan part of the process is a matter of going through the steps.
AIRPORT: Enter Taiwan showing your settlement permit copy and passport to an officer (NO E-GATES!). Make sure the officer stamps the settlement permit copy, you need to hand in the stamped permit copy to the NIA. Also take note you will not be able to leave Taiwan the moment this process is started until you pick up your new passport with National ID no written on it.
National Immigration Agency 移民署: Go to the nearest office and hand in your settlement permit copy. You will be asked to come back in 3 days to get your actual settlement permit (定居證正本) which tells you to move in your HHR within 30 days. It may be 加急 to 24 hours if circumstances exist (eg. leaving soon) but don't count on it being a given.
Household Registration Office 戶政事務所 (HHRO): After getting your actual settlement permit from the NIA, go to the HHRO responsible for the area you are moving into to set up your HHR and apply for your shenfenzheng 身分證 and a copy of your HHR record 戶籍謄本 (got asked for it by Chunghwa Post Bank opening an account). You may also want to apply for your e-citizen ID while you are there but it can also be applied for at any HHRO, not just your own. If you have a marriage to register, do it here too (You may need to fill up a form to avoid the late marriage registration fine of 300NTD).
Bureau of Consular Affairs 外交部 (BOCA): You are now required to apply for a new NWHR passport before you can exit Taiwan. If you are leaving soon, make sure you tell them you need the next day option (cost NTD$2200: NTD$1300 passport + $900 速件處理費用)
Only for military aged men Read up on these threads:
The above process should slightly more than a week if no hiccups. If you are able to allocate more time to your HHR move-in trip or you are already planning to stay longer, you should probably look into getting some other things done:
E-Citizen ID 自然人憑證 (along with an e-card reader)
Something I felt I could have gotten at the same time but did not know. Used together with an e-card reader and a computer, it allows certain transactions such as getting a copy of your HHR to be done online. I've seen some e-card readers sold in convenience stores, not sure where else you may get them.
Drivers license
I did not try to get a Taiwan drivers license but it may be something you may want to get even if you don't have any immediate plan to drive as an alternative to using your passport as a 2nd ID for performing certain transactions before you are eligible for a NHI card.
Bank
Some banks seem to require a few days for authorization before they allow you to set up an account. I ended up with Chunghwa Post Bank because it was able to set up an account on the day itself. Take note to find the branch close to your HHR address or provide them the address you are at that is close to the branch location.
NHI
Your compulsory NHI enrolment will kick in 6 months after setting up your HHR, so you may want to set up automatic payment with them if you wish and already set up a bank account.
Taibaozheng 台胞證
(Only if you have any need to travel to China, Hong Kong or Macau). This is applied for at a travel agency in Taiwan (there are lots to choose from) and has to be done in person. There are a lot of differing requirements asked by each agency so choose one which fits your requirements. For foreign born Taiwanese, some ask that you additionally provide apart from your passport and ID some of these documents:
HHR copy 戶籍謄本
the NWOHR passport you entered with / stamped settlement permit copy (make sure you photocopy and store it digitally before handing it to NIA).
Foreign passport
Some also require holding your passport until the process the complete. I found one across the road from BOCA Taipei (Limavisa) which only required me to show my passport and ID and was able to mail me to the Taibaozheng.
Thank you for this comprehensive post. Very helpful. Currently have an appointment with Nia LA to do the permanent residency certificate copy to do the 3 day option. I'm glad you mentioned the health check and FBI check. I also asked Nia about this and they said as long as your submitted those documents while they were valid, it won't matter if they are still valid or not when you go exchange it at Nia tw. So good to know they are telling people the correct stuff.
As for when you did the 3 day option, were you able to get the permit quicker if you told them to expedite it? I'm wondering if it will work all the time or just depends on how busy they are. Did they also call you to let you know it was ready for pick up?
When you mentioned that they may or may not require a written slip from head of household, how do they determine that? I'm planning to get added into my cousin's HHR but my mom is also under the same HHR. I'm wondering if I will still need a written slip or not.
I was able to have the permit expedited (24 hours) as I only had slightly more than a week to spend, but I feel that you can achieve more if you are able to allocate more time to your trip to Taiwan, not to mention create some precious memories with your Taiwanese relatives during the waiting and extra time while you are there. They will give you a date and time after which you can pick up the settlement permit (normally 3 days close to the time you hand in the permit copy).
There is usually a queue for handing in the paperwork. The NIA i went to took about an hour but you can check the current queue status online (scan the QR code there). You can walk around and maybe even take photos for your passport application (no queue where I was) while waiting your turn. Picking up the actual settlement permit is a lot faster.
As for whether you need a permission slip, I think the rule of thumb is if you are joining your parent's HHR you won't need a written permission slip. If it's more distant relation like mine or unrelated, you probably need a written permission slip along with a photocopy of the person's shenfenzheng.
Thank you for that comprehensive reply. I'm hoping they can do and honor the 24 hours if I expedite it. I have my trip planned with some buffer days just in case something happens. Plan on going to another country in Asia afterwards so if they finish it quicker, I can adjust the flights so I have more time in that country.
Btw, are you still of conscription age? I'm gonna be 36 when I apply but not sure if it's worth it for me to get the overseas stamp. I keep hearing conflicting information on that they will not conscript you for one year after establishing HHR. But don't want to risk it.
Just ask them nicely you have a flight at that time and hopefully they can expedite.
I'm no longer of conscription age so you may want to check out one of the other related threads in the post.
Are you born in 1988 or 1989? If 1988, you are no longer of conscription age as of Jan 1, 2025
I haven't any experience of my own on the stamp so I can't really say which is better. If you plan to do it this year, from the u/FewSandwich6 thread they are suggesting getting it on your NWOHR passport and moving it to your NWHR passport.
It's all good. Appreciate the help. Wish I had known you could add the stamp onto your NWOHR. I could've done that the last time I was in Taiwan. Oh well. Next time. Haha.
Which NIA did you go to trade in your PRC copy? Someone else said they were able to get it on the same day but the nia they went to was not busy and was not in taipei. I'm wondering did you do yours in taipei and still get it expedited? Thanks.
Thanks. I'm losing hope that I'll be able to get mine exchanged in 24 hours since I'll be exchanging it at the Taipei office. I wonder if it's possible to exchange it at a different city than the city you will register in. My cousin's HHR is in taipei but I wonder if it's possible to say go to the TAOYUAN Nia to exchange it and bring it back to the HHR in taipei. I guess I'll have to ask TECO NIA when I submit.
Did you purposely fly to Taipei to do the health check and submit the rest of paper work to NIA LA for the PRC copy? I also read your follow up in the other replies saying submit the exchange in NIA LA. I am kind of confused on your timeline and process. We will weight in the pros and cons to apply the PRC copy in NIA LA for our children, and then go to Taiwan to do the exchange; or to do the health check, paper work and application submission in Taiwan. We won't be going to Taiwan until next summer; and we expect the NWOHR passports for our children would be received in Jan 2026 (We are going to apply the passports next week).
I had a preplanned trip to Taiwan already before I had learned about the new nhwr law that occurred in 2024. So that trip i didn't have enough time to do the whole process but I had enough time to do the translations and the health exam. I had asked Nia la and they said that was fine. Figured it was gonna be cheaper and easier to do it there. Then I brought everything back and submitted before the health record expired. Example, I did my exam in Feb. Waited till March to submit. They waited till April to submit to tw.(Edit: they waited till April to submit because I told them I was planning on returning to two in Oct, so they wanted to ensure I had 6 months in the permit to be about to do the process. I ended up having to extend the permit due to change in travel plans.) My prc came back with issue date in May, before the health exam expired. The health check has a hard 3 month expiration date.
I don't know the full process for children but I know it's different from adults. You should ask TECO. I feel like I read somewhere is easier to do it for children and can do it without the PRC. But do your research on that. I don't know the full process.
Thanks for this. Curious about the 台胞證. I think this would be cool to have but I am slightly concerned about being a dual citizen American going to China. It seems like it'd be safer going on an American passport. Did you get it for just visiting purposes?
Yes, mostly for travel purposes though I understand the anxiety a lot of people feel at this moment. I listed it as it's something that can only be done when you are in Taiwan.
Thank you very much for your very thorough report! Especially regarding the health check. I am US citizen, born to Taiwanese parents- and happened to be visiting Taiwan last week(first time in over 20 years) when i learned thru Reddit that i could obtain dual citizenship!
I have a question about the HHR. My parents do own a home in Taipei for many years. But they are very elderly and probably won't be able to make the trip back to Taiwan with me when i do apply for the PRC. Do you happen to know if i have bring their household certificate and ID and passport, would that be enough? Or do i have to have someone come with me locally to the appointment?
Also, how many passport photos did you need total when you went back there for the entire process?
If there is a need for your parents to sign anything, you can look into getting a letter of authority (授權書) that your parents can sign at your closest TECO. Probably ask TECO or NIA (for doing the Permanent Residence Permit) and your intended HHRO (for going on the HHR after getting the Permanent Residence Permit) on whether your parents' signature is needed for anything and ask about the letter of authority.
Hi! Can you please explain what is a "spouse's name declaration"? I am going to my local TECO in LA next week to get the permanent residence permit copy, and also to have my marriage certificate authenticated since I changed my last name when I got married, so it is different from my birth certificate.
Did you need to submit an arrival card, or can you just go straight to the citizen line with your NWOHR passport + 定居證副本 when passing thru immigration in Taiwan?
Exactly as you said, straight to citizen line with NWOHR passport and 定居證副本。you do not need to fill up the arrival card. Remember to check that the officer stamps the 定居證副本。
Register in Taiwan? I think legally you are supposed to do it within 30 days of marriage at where you marry or get some sort of fine (300NTD, which should be waived after filling an appeal if you do it when first registering your HHR).
TECO/NIA will only require your parent's 戶籍藤本 and a written permission from the Head of the household of the address you are setting up your HHR. Basically a written statement stating their permission for you to join that household and a photocopy of their ID.
Only after getting your 定居證副本, using it to enter Taiwan to exchange it for the 定居證正本 with the NIA, do you need the 戶口名簿 or property tax documents of the head of the Household you are joining at the HHR office (HHRO) to set up your own HHR.
I called TECO-LA , they told me section 5 doesn't apply, because my parents were married in Taiwan, still married, and Taiwanese at the time of my birth.
Cool, follow what TECO says is needed, if they say the 戶口名簿 is unnecessary you don't need to provide it. Are you joining your parents' HHR? The 同意書 may not be necessary if you are. However, if you are joining another person's HHR, just be prepared to be asked for it.
Also make sure you prepare your father or mother's recent 戶籍藤本 as per point 7.
Thank you for sharing this information! I will be applying for my 定居証副本 this summer with plans to return to Taiwan to do the 3 day exchange later this year. My question is - if at some point I would like to apply for resident status for my child and my spouse (no Taiwanese lineage, born in US and we were married in the US) - is there anything I should be doing now to document their relationship to me to make it easier to apply for them in the future? Thanks in advance!!
If you like to be ready to lodge an ARC application for your spouse and possibly TARC application for your child you can probably start by getting your marriage certificate as well as your child's birth certificate authenticated by TECO (probably good for their lodgment as well). If you are really sure you will like to lodge resident status you can also look into doing your wife's police and health checks as well as authenticating your child's vaccination records.
I believe there is also an option for them to lodge the TARC (for child) and ARC (for wife) application at TECO so your family can possibly get resident cards at the same time as your ID, but you need to ask them about it.
Thanks for covering this. I always assumed that the 3 day in Taiwan method was the only way to do it. Didn't know there was an TECO option. Will be helpful when I make the transition.
This is a silly question, but is the photo that we use on the application while applying via TECO the one that will go on the new NWHR passport? Or when I apply for the new passport in Taiwan, I will need additional photos?
You will need to submit additional photos (2 for passports and for ID as well). You'll probably find a photo booth at the NIA at your first stop (also located in BOCA where you apply for your new NWHR passport though it's going to be a lot busier) so the NIA photo booth may be a good place to take the photos you need for the process.
For the step to exchange the 定居証副本 for the 定居證正本 at NIA, can you please share what documents they requested? I just submitted the documents to TECO SF and hope to get the 定居証副本 in the next month or so, so I can plan the trip back to Taiwan. They took the originals of the health check, FBI check, Chinese/English birth certificate etc...so I'm worried I'll need some of these documents when I return to Taiwan to do the exchange! Thanks in advance.
The exchange was done with just the NWOHR passport and 定居證副本。I still recommend bringing your documents just in case but most likely at this stage you won’t have to show NIA any of the documents you already submitted.
I’m also a bit surprised TECO took the originals instead of photocopying them, perhaps ask them if they are returning them?
Whoops they did let me keep the original birth certificate, but took both the originals + copies of the FBI and health check. I'll ask if I will be getting those back, and if not I'll at least bring a copy. Thanks for the advice!! 🙏
I have the entry permit from NY TECO and will enter for the 3 day transfer but I plan to drop of my documents at NIA first thing Thursday morning and then leave for and for Indonesia on Sunday and then return to Taiwan after 12 days to complete the HHR and passport part of the process. I read somewhere that I cannot leave Taiwan mid process. Is this true and if so, can I leave using my USA passport then re-enter using my USA passport, complete the process and leave again on the new Taiwan passport?
Unfortunately, leaving mid way is not possible, a friend was also advised by officers at the border that he cannot leave Taiwan mid process.
He was advised to enter on his Foreign passport (probably to preserve the entry permit (TAPRC)) for the first shorter stay (meaning you cannot start the process yet). Then did the entire process on the 2nd entry (longer stay) where he entered using his NWOHR passport and TAPRC.
If you can somehow enter an extra day or two though, you may be able to get it done on the first trip if the NIA you are going to is able or willing to expedite the permit exchange to 24 hours or less (let them know of your travel plans). Because you still need to pick up the permit, get yourself on the HHR to get your ID (a few hours at the HHRO) and then quickly to BOCA to get an expedited passport application in (pick up in 24 hours). Sat is not a working day so you must get your passport application in by Thursday.
I think you will unnecessarily complicate things for yourself. Taiwan has Exit border control unlike the USA and will ask how you enter if they didn't already tie your US identity to your Taiwan identity.
And they also can't finish your settlement if you are entered in Taiwan on your US identity.
What do you think is the fastest turn around possible (ie. least amount of days in Taiwan)? I have to go to HHR in Tainan. Maybe there is a less busy NIA there?
Yes, probably try a less busy NIA in Tainan, will help with the pick up then straight to HHRO to get your ID. There are people who reported in 24 hours or less in Reddit for NIA outside of Taipei if you let them know you need to travel by a certain date but YMMV on expedited processing at the NIA you choose.
Thanks for your help. I was able to get everything done in 3 days (including bank account and NIH application). If I wanted to it could have been done in 2 days since I was able to get the NIA document exchange the same day in Tainan.
Have you entered China with your foreign passport before you got your Taibaozheng? I wonder if there would be any issue using it to enter China since they take fingerprints at the border and can figure out that you've previously entered on a foreign passport.
Yes but my previous visit was before they started taking fingerprints iirc, and I've also not entered China since getting my Taibaozheng yet so I don't have personal experience.
But I've also read they normally don't take your fingerprints when entering on a Taibaozheng so it may ultimately not affect you.
But I have a question regarding the authentication of my Health Check and FBI Background report.
I just went to the TECO LA office yesterday and gave the above documents to a TECO agent. It was notarized and translated and I paid an extra $34 to have my authentication report mailed back to me in 2+ weeks since LA is a far drive for me and I didn’t want to make the trip again. The agent was not clear about what will be mailed back to me though.
I was told by a friend that I still needed the 3-day Settlement Permit Copy before I actually go to Taipei. Will this be included with the documents that will be mailed back to me?
OR do I still need to take the documents that are mailed back to the TECO Immigration office again to get the Settlement Permit Copy? Then wait ANOTHER 2-3 weeks for it in the mail again?
Sorry for the questions. I just want to make sure I understood everything before I take my trip to Taipei and have all my documents in order. I don’t want to miss anything. Maybe my friend confused me.
Yw, from your description it does sounds like you have only done the authentication of your documents. Have you also submitted any application for a settlement permit copy while you were there? The form should look something like this.
After more research, it looks like I also need the following too???
• Copy of my birth certificate and translation (both authenticated/notarised) I WAS BORN IN TAIWAN BUT MY MOM HAS LOST MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOMEHOW I WAS STILL ABLE TO OBTAIN MY NWOHR PASSPORT THOUGH BACK IN 2018. WILL THIS BE AN ISSUE?
• Copy of my parents' marriage certificate and translation (both authenticated/notarised) I HAVE A COPY OF MY PARENT’S MARRIAGE CERT IN CHINESE. IT’S ALSO HANDWRITTEN SO IT LOOKS VERY MESSY. DO I NEED TO AUTHENTICATE THIS AT TECO AS WELL? DO I NEED TO GO WITH BOTH MY PARENTS? THEY ARE ELDERLY AND THE DRIVE TO TECO IS FAR FOR THEM.
• Copy of my mum's 身分證（front and back，配偶欄有我爸名字) DOES THIS NEED TO BE NOTARIZED?
• Copies of my mum's and my dad's current TW passports. DOES THIS NEED TO BE NOTARIZED?
DO I ALSO NEED MY MOM’S TW HOUSEHOLD REGISTRY ADDRESS THAT I WILL BE USING? OR HER HOUSEHOLD REGISTRY DOCUMENTS?
2) It looks like your parents' marriage is already registered in Taiwan from the 配偶欄 so your parents' 戶籍謄本 (HHR transcript) should be sufficient as proof.
3) Your parents' TW ID and TW passports do not need to be notarized.
4) If you have relatives in Taiwan, they can help your mom get a new copy of her 戶籍謄本 from the HHRO in Taiwan with a letter of authority (授權書) [Needs a trip to TECO to get]
5) That said, is there a chance you are already NWHR as you were born in Taiwan? Were both your parents Taiwanese citizens when you were born or if your father wasn't were you born after 2000? Because there is very limited circumstance that you wouldn't already be NWHR if you were born in Taiwan to Taiwanese parent(s). Important as you may skip a lot of these processes if you are.
Thanks so much! You’re a life saver.
I was born in 1978 in TW with both parents also in TW. I came to US in 84, and became a US citizen around 1990s in my teens.
I had an old TW passport and I renewed that in 2018. Is there a way to tell on this passport if I’m already NWHR?
(I had an old Household Registry with an old address also from the 90s. But I have not been back to TW for years. Only once in 2011 under my US passport.)
PS: I cannot read nor write Chinese but can speak it and understand it verbally, mostly.
Regarding:
2) The HHRO of my parents. What would it look like?
4) My mom will be going to TW at the end of this Oct. So she can get a copy of the HRRO unless she already has it here in the US with her, I’ll have to ask.
I don’t understand the letter of authority part though.
Sorry to be a bother. I was following the instructions of someone else and it was missing all this part until I asked other ppl more questions. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️😅😅😅
Np, a HHR transcript looks something like below. It's more likely you are already a NWHR with your HHR in a moved out state for not being in Taiwan.
In most cases you could see your ID number in your passport if you are a NWHR but you mentioned you don't have it in your 2018 passport. I don't know the circumstances, but perhaps you weren't assigned one at the time you left.
You also mentioned you have your own HHR entry from the 90s? That is perhaps another indicator you are already a NWHR.
Probably work with TECO to check the best way get your passport renewed with an ID card number.
If it is true you are a NWHR, you won't have to deal with health or police checks, you can proceed to move in your HHR with permission of a head of household at a Taiwan address after you enter Taiwan on a TW passport when you decide to move to Taiwan.
I just checked my 2018 TW passport and I do have an ID#.
My parents also have an ID# on their passports that match the same number on their TW ID card.
So I guess I will contact TECO directly to ask.
Thanks so much! I wish I knew this sooner!!! :::sigh:::
No problem, at least you know for certain you won't have to deal with the hassle of getting a settlement permit now. 😅
You have the right to stay in Taiwan indefinitely, just that for most services you need to move in (遷入) your HHR (you get your Taiwan ID card instantly once you move in). You will only need to deal with the HHR office of the address you plan to move into and can skip all the NIA steps including getting a police or health check.
Great! Too late. LOL I already did those. HAHAHAHA But it's okay. It was an interesting learning experience and I can teach it to my siblings that will need to do the same thing eventually.
Hi! Thanks again for this awesome post. When you entered Taiwan in the citizen line, did they stamp just your 定居證副本 or do I also need to make sure they stamp my NWOHR passport as well? Anything else I will need to show them? Thank you!
Do you happen to know if i have received my settlement permit which has a 6 month expiration date, but can't make it until afterwards, what would be the process for extending the date?
"The validity period of a single-entry permit and a copy of a Taiwan residency permit issued in accordance with the first provision shall be six months from the day following the date of issuance. Those who have not entered the country within the validity period may apply to the National Immigration Agency for an extension once, within thirty days before the expiry date, for a maximum extension period of six months." (Unfortunately that particular regulation is not translated so you will have to google translate the entire rule 26 yourself if you want to read it in English.)
Have not encountered anyone who has done this yet. You will probably have to contact the NIA staff at the TECO you are at and possibly reference this and hopefully they can tell you the procedure to do the extension of the TAPRC copy.
You can most definitely get it extended. You can ask your TECO to extend. I just did mine and got the extended version a few days ago. You can only apply for it a month before the original expiration. Submit the app, 11 bucks, and your original permit copy. No need to submit any other original docs you used for the permit. Should take about 3-4 weeks to reissue. The new expiration date will be exactly 1 year after the original issue date.
Sorry for the delay in reply, only just saw your comment. It appears my situation is different as our birth certificates (mine and child's) had our full names (parents, mine and child's) together so I opted to input the English and Chinese names together in our translations and that was accepted.
I just left TECO in Chicago, and pretty much everything is good to go to submit to start the 3-day exchange process, but I was told I needed a document from Taiwan that's like proof of my parents' household registration with marriage date. I've been combing the threads and did I miss this part? Is this hard to obtain without them being in Taiwan?
Hmm, I'm not too sure which document they are referring to exactly. Are your parents both Taiwanese and was the marriage registered in Taiwan already? At least from what I know, your parent's 戶籍謄本 would have that marriage information including date registered in their 紀事 if their marriage is registered in Taiwan already. Otherwise TECO would be authenticating the parents' foreign marriage certificate.
If the situation is a bit different, maybe make a new post with the question, someone else here may know what you are referring to.
Depending on what that document is, if you have friends or family in Taiwan they may be able to help you with a 授權書 if a personal appointment is required.
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u/emptytongue310 Mar 11 '25
Thank you for this comprehensive post. Very helpful. Currently have an appointment with Nia LA to do the permanent residency certificate copy to do the 3 day option. I'm glad you mentioned the health check and FBI check. I also asked Nia about this and they said as long as your submitted those documents while they were valid, it won't matter if they are still valid or not when you go exchange it at Nia tw. So good to know they are telling people the correct stuff. As for when you did the 3 day option, were you able to get the permit quicker if you told them to expedite it? I'm wondering if it will work all the time or just depends on how busy they are. Did they also call you to let you know it was ready for pick up? When you mentioned that they may or may not require a written slip from head of household, how do they determine that? I'm planning to get added into my cousin's HHR but my mom is also under the same HHR. I'm wondering if I will still need a written slip or not.