Immigration Act Article 10

A national without household registration in the Taiwan Area may apply to the National Immigration Agency for permanent residence if he/she meets one of the following conditions:1. A person’s spouse and minor children as stated in Subparagraphs 1 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, must have accumulated at least three hundred and thirty-five (335) days of residence in the State within one (1) year, or have accumulated at least two hundred and seventy (270) days of residence in the State each year within two (2) consecutive years, or have accumulated at least one hundred and eighty-three (183) days of residence in the State each year within five (5) consecutive years, and their original qualifications for residence remain unchanged. Where they reside in the Taiwan Area pursuant to Subparagraph 2, Subparagraph 4 or Subparagraph 8 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, they are exempted from the criterion of satisfying with the certain period and days of residence.2. Was or is born overseas and as a minor, holds a foreign passport to enter the State, and at the time of his/her birth, his/her parent was a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area.3. Was or is born overseas, holds the passport of the State to enter the State, and at the time of his/her birth, his/her parent was a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area.4. Was or is born in the State without birth registration, and entered the State with the passport of the State or a foreign passport after exiting the State, and at the time of his/her birth, his/her parent was a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area.A person, who has applied for registered household registration in the Taiwan Area pursuant to Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph, shall have been married for three (3) years and over if his/her qualification results from marriage. He/She may not be exempted from the preceding requirement unless his/her children have been born during the marriage.Where a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area exit the State during the period of residence mentioned in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1 because of the assignment or the approval of the government and is provided with approval documents with respect to the assignment or the approval, the period of his/her residence shall not be deemed to be interrupted. The period of staying abroad also shall be excluded from the period of residence in the Taiwan Area.Where a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area, whose sponsor with household registration in the Taiwan Area is deceased during the period of the national’s residence, or who is divorced from the person with household registration in the Taiwan Area, has resided for a certain period of time in the area and shall execute the rights and obligations for looking after his/her minor children with household registration in the Taiwan Area, he/she can still apply to the National Immigration Agency for registered permanent residence and shall not be restricted by the condition that his/her qualification for residence must remain unchanged, as provided under Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1.An application for registered permanent residence in the Taiwan Area shall be made within two (2) years after a person had resided for a certain period of time, save the circumstances set forth in the exceptions under Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1. The spouse and the minor children of the person shall apply for registered permanent residence in the Taiwan Area together with the him/her or after obtaining the permits for registered permanent residence. When his/her approval of registered permanent residence is revoked or terminated in accordance with Paragraph 3 of Article 11 of this Act, the approval of registered permanent residence of his/her spouse and minor children is also revoked or terminated simultaneously.Where a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area is permitted to register his/her permanent residence in the Taiwan Area, he/she shall complete household registration within thirty (30) days at a scheduled Household Registration Office. Without registration upon the expiration, the National Immigration Agency may terminate his/her permit of registered permanent residence.The competent authority shall enact regulations governing the application for entry by a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area, an application procedure for residence or registered permanent residence, required documents, types of certificates to be issued, validity period of certificates and other matters which must be complied with.