Household Registration Act Article 26
The application for household registration shall be filed with the Household Registration Office where the place of domicile is registered, except for the following:1. For registration of an item announced and assigned by the central competent authority, the applicant shall apply to the Household Registration Office outside of where his or her permanent residence is located.2. If both or either of the parties concerned once had a household registration within the country when they were married or divorced within, the marriage registration or divorce registration shall be applied for at any party's Household Registration Office.3. If both or either of the parties concerned has or once had a household registration within the country when they were married or divorced overseas, they shall submit related documents to ROC embassies, consulates general, consulates, representative offices, or offices (hereinafter referred to as “Diplomatic Missions”), or to organizations or civilian groups in Hong Kong and Macau designated by the Executive Yuan, to have them authenticated. After authentication, the documents will be forwarded to the Household Registration Office where the applicant’s place of domicile is, or was originally, registered for marriage or divorce registration.4. If neither of the parties concerned has a household registration within the country, when they were married or divorced within the country, the marriage registration or divorce registration shall be applied for at any party's Household Registration Office; when they are married or divorced overseas, they shall bring related documents to ROC Embassies or Missions Abroad, organizations or civilian groups in Hong Kong and Macau designated by the Executive Yuan to apply for certificates. After verification, the certificates will be forwarded to the Household Registration Office, where the central competent authority is designated by the central competent authority for marriage or divorce registration.5. For an Initial Household Registration, the applicant must apply with the Household Registration Office, where he or she resides currently.6. For a moving-out registration, the applicant must apply with the Household Registration Office where he or she is to immigrate.
中文原文 戶籍法第26條
戶籍登記之申請，應向當事人戶籍地之戶政事務所為之。
但有下列情形之一者，不在此限：
一、經中央主管機關公告，並刊登政府公報之指定項目，其登記得向戶籍地以外之戶政事務所為之。
二、雙方或一方在國內現有或曾設戶籍者，在國內結婚或離婚，得向任一戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記。
三、雙方或一方在國內現有或曾設戶籍者，在國外結婚或離婚，得檢具相關文件，向我國駐外使領館、代表處、辦事處（以下簡稱駐外館處）或行政院於香港、澳門設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體申請，經驗證後函轉戶籍地或原戶籍地戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記。
四、雙方在國內未曾設戶籍者，在國內結婚或離婚，其結婚或離婚登記，得向任一戶政事務所為之。
在國外結婚或離婚，得檢具相關文件，向駐外館處或行政院於香港、澳門設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體申請，經驗證後函轉中央主管機關指定之中央政府所在地戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記；或於驗證後，向任一戶政事務所辦理之。
五、初設戶籍登記，應向現住地之戶政事務所為之。
六、在國內之遷出登記，應向遷入地戶政事務所為之。
但有下列情形之一者，不在此限：
一、經中央主管機關公告，並刊登政府公報之指定項目，其登記得向戶籍地以外之戶政事務所為之。
二、雙方或一方在國內現有或曾設戶籍者，在國內結婚或離婚，得向任一戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記。
三、雙方或一方在國內現有或曾設戶籍者，在國外結婚或離婚，得檢具相關文件，向我國駐外使領館、代表處、辦事處（以下簡稱駐外館處）或行政院於香港、澳門設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體申請，經驗證後函轉戶籍地或原戶籍地戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記。
四、雙方在國內未曾設戶籍者，在國內結婚或離婚，其結婚或離婚登記，得向任一戶政事務所為之。
在國外結婚或離婚，得檢具相關文件，向駐外館處或行政院於香港、澳門設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體申請，經驗證後函轉中央主管機關指定之中央政府所在地戶政事務所辦理結婚或離婚登記；或於驗證後，向任一戶政事務所辦理之。
五、初設戶籍登記，應向現住地之戶政事務所為之。
六、在國內之遷出登記，應向遷入地戶政事務所為之。