Immigration Act Article 11
The National Immigration Agency may deny the application for residence or registered permanent residence submitted by a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area if he or she meets one of the following circumstances:1. Has been strongly suspected, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to endanger national security or social stability.2. Has been sentenced to imprisonment or more serious penalty.3. Has entered the State without permission.4. Has used another person's identity, or has applied with illegally acquired, counterfeited, or tampered documents.5. Has assisted other people in illegally entering and/or exiting the State or has provided other people with identification documents for the same purpose.6. Is believed, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to have conspired with another person to have a sham marriage.7. Is relatively connected to the adopter and the adoptee does not reside with the adopter after entering the State.8. Has failed to pass a medical check for items designated by the central competent health authority. This provision does not apply to a minor.9. Has engaged in unpermitted activities or employment10. Has overstayed a visit.11. Refuses to attend an interview without justifiable reasons after he/she was notified legally.12. Avoid, obstruct or refuse an investigation executed under Article 70 without justifiable reasons.13. Other circumstances recognized and promulgated by the competent authorities.If a person has met any of Subparagraphs 1 to 8 of the preceding Paragraph after the permission for his/her residence, or after the permission for his/her residence, he/she is found out that the information provided by him/her at the time of application is false, the National Immigration Agency shall revoke the permission for his/her residence.If a person has met any of Subparagraph 4 or Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1 after the permission for his/her registered permanent residence, or after the permission for his/her registered permanent residence, he/she is found out that the information provided by him/her at the time of application for residence is false, the permission for his/her registered permanent residence shall be revoked or terminated. If the person has completed his/her household registration at a Household Registration Office, the Household Registration Office shall also revoke or terminate his/her registration.With respect to any person whose residence permit or permanent residence permit is to be revoked or terminated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two Paragraphs, the person’s residence permit or permanent residence permit shall be revoked or terminated within five (5) years starting from the time or when the National Immigration Agency decides to revoke or terminate his/her said permit; otherwise, his/her said permit shall be revoked or terminated within two (2) years starting from the time when he/she knows that the said permit is to be revoked or terminated. This provision shall not apply to the circumstances set forth in Subparagraph 4 or Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1.The period of the denial pursuant to Subparagraphs 9 and 10 of Paragraph 1 shall be at least one (1) year from the day after his last exit from the State and shall not exceed three (3) years.Subparagraph 12, Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the circumstance that people of the Mainland Area, residents of Hong Kong or residents of Macau apply for residence or registered permanent residence in the Taiwan Area.
中文原文 入出國及移民法第11條
臺灣地區無戶籍國民申請在臺灣地區居留或定居，有下列情形之一者，移民署得不予許可：
一、有事實足認有妨害國家安全或社會安定之重大嫌疑。
二、曾受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告。
三、未經許可而入國。
四、冒用身分或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
五、曾經協助他人非法入出國或身分證件提供他人持以非法入出國。
六、有事實足認其係通謀而為虛偽之結婚。
七、親屬關係因收養而發生，被收養者入國後與收養者無在臺灣地區共同居住之事實。
八、中央衛生主管機關指定健康檢查項目不合格。
但申請人未成年，不在此限。
九、曾經從事與許可原因不符之活動或工作。
十、曾經逾期停留。
十一、經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場面談。
十二、無正當理由規避、妨礙或拒絕接受第七十條之查察。
十三、其他經主管機關認定公告者。
經許可居留後，有前項第一款至第八款情形之一，或發現申請當時所提供之資料係虛偽不實者，移民署得撤銷或廢止其居留許可。
經許可定居後，有第一項第四款或第六款情形之一，或發現申請當時所提供之資料係虛偽不實者，得撤銷或廢止其定居許可；已辦妥戶籍登記者，戶政機關並得撤銷或註銷其戶籍登記。
依前二項規定撤銷或廢止居留、定居許可者，應自得撤銷或廢止之情形發生後五年內，或知有得撤銷或廢止之情形後二年內為之。
但有第一項第四款或第六款規定情形者，不在此限。
第一項第九款及第十款之不予許可期間，自其出國之翌日起算至少為一年，並不得逾三年。
第一項第十二款規定，於大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民申請在臺灣地區居留或定居時，準用之。
一、有事實足認有妨害國家安全或社會安定之重大嫌疑。
二、曾受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告。
三、未經許可而入國。
四、冒用身分或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
五、曾經協助他人非法入出國或身分證件提供他人持以非法入出國。
六、有事實足認其係通謀而為虛偽之結婚。
七、親屬關係因收養而發生，被收養者入國後與收養者無在臺灣地區共同居住之事實。
八、中央衛生主管機關指定健康檢查項目不合格。
但申請人未成年，不在此限。
九、曾經從事與許可原因不符之活動或工作。
十、曾經逾期停留。
十一、經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場面談。
十二、無正當理由規避、妨礙或拒絕接受第七十條之查察。
十三、其他經主管機關認定公告者。
經許可居留後，有前項第一款至第八款情形之一，或發現申請當時所提供之資料係虛偽不實者，移民署得撤銷或廢止其居留許可。
經許可定居後，有第一項第四款或第六款情形之一，或發現申請當時所提供之資料係虛偽不實者，得撤銷或廢止其定居許可；已辦妥戶籍登記者，戶政機關並得撤銷或註銷其戶籍登記。
依前二項規定撤銷或廢止居留、定居許可者，應自得撤銷或廢止之情形發生後五年內，或知有得撤銷或廢止之情形後二年內為之。
但有第一項第四款或第六款規定情形者，不在此限。
第一項第九款及第十款之不予許可期間，自其出國之翌日起算至少為一年，並不得逾三年。
第一項第十二款規定，於大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民申請在臺灣地區居留或定居時，準用之。