Publish Date:2014/02/23
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An ROC (Taiwan) national who resides overseas, who holds an ordinary ROC (Taiwan) passport, and satisfies the requirements stipulated in Article 4 , Paragraph 1 Overseas Compatriot Identity Certification Act, may apply for an Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement on his/her passport; a male who has not fulfilled his military service obligations and is close to or of the age eligible for military service can be restricted from gaining the Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement.
An ROC (Taiwan) national residing in a foreign country and who satisfies any of the following criteria may apply for the Overseas Compatriot Identity Certificate:
1. He/she currently resides in a country or region with a permanent residency system, and satisfies the following requirements:
(1) Has gained permanent residency in such a place of overseas residence;
(2) Has lived overseas for a cumulative total of at least four (4) years;
(3) Has lived continuously at such a place of overseas residence for six (6) months, or has spent at least eight (8) months of each year in the preceding two (2) years at such a place of overseas residence.
2. He/she currently resides in a country or region where there is no permanent residency system, or where there is a system of permanent residency but it is difficult for foreigners to obtain such permanent residency, and satisfies the following requirements:
(1) Has gained temporary residency at such a place of overseas residence for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extensions of residency;
(2) Has lived overseas for a cumulative total of at least four (4) years;
(3) Has lived continuously at such a place of overseas residence for six (6) months, or has spent at least eight (8) months of each year in the preceding two (2) years at such a place of overseas residence.
3. Has/had household registration in Taiwan, has departed from Taiwan, has lived legally overseas for ten (10) consecutive years, has been legally employed in such a place of overseas residence for four (4) years or more, and is eligible for further extensions of residency.
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An ROC (Taiwan) national who resides overseas, who holds an ordinary ROC (Taiwan) passport, and satisfies the requirements stipulated in Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Overseas Compatriot Identity Certification Act, may apply for an Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement on his/her passport; a male who has not fulfilled his military service obligations and is close to or of the age eligible for military service can be restricted from gaining the Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement.