Immigration Act Article 23
Where an alien who possess a valid visa for a visit for the period of sixty (60) days or up without any annotation of a restriction on extension of the visit or other restrictions by the visa issuing authority meets one of the following circumstances, he/she can apply to the National Immigration Agency for residence. After the Agency permits the application, an Alien Resident Certificate shall be issued to the alien:1. A alien’s spouse is a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area or or permitted to reside in the area, or an alien permitted to reside or permanently reside in the area, or a resident of Hong Kong or Macau permitted to reside in the area. However, if the alien’s spouse is permitted to reside in the Taiwan area pursuant to Subparagraph 9 or 10 or permitted by the central competent authority for labor affairs to engage in work set forth in Subparagraphs 8 to 10, Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment & Service Act, the/she cannot apply for an Alien Resident Certificate.2. An alien is under the age of eighteen (18) and any of his/her lineal ascendant is a national of the State with household registration in the Taiwan Area or permitted to reside in the area, or an alien permitted to reside or permanently reside in the area, or a resident of Hong Kong or Macau permitted to reside in the area. Where the family relationship results from adoption, the adoptee and the adopter shall reside together in the Taiwan Area. However, if his/her lineal ascendant is permitted to reside in the Taiwan area pursuant to Subparagraph 9 or 10 or permitted by the central competent authority for labor affairs to engage in work set forth in Subparagraphs 8 to 10, Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment & Service Act, the alien cannot apply for an Alien Resident Certificate.3. A spouse, a minor child under the age of eighteen (18), or a child is aged eighteen (18) or over but unable to support himself/herself due to physical or mental disability of a person of the Mainland Area who currently engages in one of the following activities in the Taiwan Area: investment business management with investment being implemented, transnational enterprise’s internal rotation service, academic scientific and technological research, or long-term industrial scientific and technological research.4. Has been approved to work in the Taiwan Area by the central authority for labor affairs or the competent authority of the industry concerned pursuant to Subparagraphs 1 to 7 or Subparagraph 11, Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment & Service Act, or engages in work not required approval pursuant to Subparagraph 1 or 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 48 of the Employment & Service Act, or engages in professional work pursuant to Item 4 or 5, Subparagraph 4 of Article 4, Article 8 or Article 10 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals or has obtained a work permit pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 15 of the same Act.5. An investor or a representative of a foreign investor who has made an investment more than a certain amount of capital in the Taiwan Areahas been approved or filed for future reference by the central authorities for investment.6. A responsible person of a foreign company recognized under the Company Act and is locatedin the State.7. He/ She is granted residence or permanent residence pursuant to the three preceding Subparagraphs and whose child is aged of eighteen (18) or over but unable to support himself/herself due to physical or mental disability8. An overseas compatriot student who is approved of studying in the State by the competent authority for overseas compatriots affairs and is distributed by each level of competent educational administration authority.9. Where his/her spouse was a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area when deceased, he/she factually fostered, exercised rights and assumed obligations for, or met and communicated with minor children with household registration in the Taiwan Area; or10. He/She was a spouse of a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area, had been legally resided in the State, and factually fostered, exercised rights and assumed obligations for, or met and communicated with minor children with household registration in the Taiwan Area.Where an alien enters the State with a visa-exempt or a visitor visa and meets Subparagraph 4 of the preceding Paragraph, he/she may apply to the National Immigration Agency for residence and obtain an Alien Resident Certificate upon approval.Where an alien is granted residence by the National Immigration Agency pursuant to the preceding Paragraph or by entering the State with a resident visa and meets Subparagraph 4, Paragraph 1, the alien’s spouse, any of the alien’s minor childrenunder the age of eighteen (18), or any of the alien’s childrenis age eighteen (18) or over but unable to support himself/herself due to physical or mental disability, he/she enters the State with a visa-exempt or a visitor visa, may apply to the National Immigration Agency for residence and obtain an Alien Resident Certificate upon approval.Where the reason in an alien’s application for residence is the same as the purpose of his/her visitor visa when entering the State and the alien meets any of the following circumstances, he/she may apply to the National Immigration Agency for residence and obtain an Alien Resident Certificate upon approval:1. As an overseas compatriot student approved to study in the State by each level of the competent educational administration authority, universities or the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Compatriot Students which consists of the aforementioned authority and universities; or2. As a student admitted to a school in the State permitted to recruit foreign students by each level of the competent educational administration authority.3. As a student who has studied for four (4) months and has continued to be enrolled for three (3) months or up at a Chinese teaching institute affiliated with a university or college accredited by the Ministry of Education.
中文原文 入出國及移民法第23條
持停留期限在六十日以上，且未經簽證核發機關加註限制不准延期或其他限制之有效簽證入國之外國人，有下列情形之一者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證：
一、配偶為現在在臺灣地區居住且設有戶籍或獲准居留之我國國民，或經核准居留或永久居留之外國人，或經核准居留之香港或澳門居民。
但該經核准居留之配偶係依第九款或第十款規定經許可，或經中央勞動主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作者，不得申請。
二、未滿十八歲，其直系尊親屬為現在在臺灣地區設有戶籍或獲准居留之我國國民，或經核准居留或永久居留之外國人，或經核准居留之香港或澳門居民。
其親屬關係因收養而發生者，被收養者應與收養者在臺灣地區共同居住。
但該經核准居留之直系尊親屬係依第九款或第十款規定經許可，或經中央勞動主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作者，不得申請。
三、為現在在臺灣地區從事投資經營管理且已實行投資、跨國企業內部調動服務、學術科技研究或長期產業科技研究之大陸地區人民之配偶、未滿十八歲子女及年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女。
四、經中央勞動主管機關或目的事業主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第一款至第七款、第十一款之工作或從事就業服務法第四十八條第一項第一款、第三款規定免經許可之工作，或從事外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第四條第四款第四目、第五目、第八條、第十條之專業工作，或依該法第十五條第一項取得工作許可。
五、在我國有一定金額以上之投資，經中央目的事業主管機關核准或備查之投資人或外國法人投資人之代表人。
六、外國公司在我國境內之負責人。
七、依前三款規定，經核准居留或永久居留者，其年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女。
八、經僑務主管機關核轉各級主管教育行政機關分發之自行回國就學僑生。
九、配偶死亡時為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民，並對在臺灣地區已設有戶籍未成年子女，有撫育事實、行使負擔權利義務或會面交往。
十、曾為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民之配偶，且曾在我國合法居留，對在臺灣地區已設有戶籍未成年子女，有撫育事實、行使負擔權利義務或會面交往。
以免簽證或持停留簽證入國之外國人，其符合前項第四款規定者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證。
依前項規定經許可居留或持居留簽證入國經許可居留，且符合第一項第四款規定者，其配偶、未滿十八歲子女及年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女，以免簽證或持停留簽證入國者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證。
外國人申請居留原因與其原持憑入國之停留簽證目的相符，且有下列情形之一者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證：
一、經各級主管教育行政機關、大學或其組成之海外聯合招生委員會許可在我國就學之僑生。
二、經各級主管教育行政機關核定得招收外國學生之學校許可在我國就學之學生。
三、在教育部認可大專校院附設之華語教學機構就讀滿四個月，並繼續註冊三個月以上之學生。
一、配偶為現在在臺灣地區居住且設有戶籍或獲准居留之我國國民，或經核准居留或永久居留之外國人，或經核准居留之香港或澳門居民。
但該經核准居留之配偶係依第九款或第十款規定經許可，或經中央勞動主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作者，不得申請。
二、未滿十八歲，其直系尊親屬為現在在臺灣地區設有戶籍或獲准居留之我國國民，或經核准居留或永久居留之外國人，或經核准居留之香港或澳門居民。
其親屬關係因收養而發生者，被收養者應與收養者在臺灣地區共同居住。
但該經核准居留之直系尊親屬係依第九款或第十款規定經許可，或經中央勞動主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作者，不得申請。
三、為現在在臺灣地區從事投資經營管理且已實行投資、跨國企業內部調動服務、學術科技研究或長期產業科技研究之大陸地區人民之配偶、未滿十八歲子女及年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女。
四、經中央勞動主管機關或目的事業主管機關許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第一款至第七款、第十一款之工作或從事就業服務法第四十八條第一項第一款、第三款規定免經許可之工作，或從事外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第四條第四款第四目、第五目、第八條、第十條之專業工作，或依該法第十五條第一項取得工作許可。
五、在我國有一定金額以上之投資，經中央目的事業主管機關核准或備查之投資人或外國法人投資人之代表人。
六、外國公司在我國境內之負責人。
七、依前三款規定，經核准居留或永久居留者，其年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女。
八、經僑務主管機關核轉各級主管教育行政機關分發之自行回國就學僑生。
九、配偶死亡時為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民，並對在臺灣地區已設有戶籍未成年子女，有撫育事實、行使負擔權利義務或會面交往。
十、曾為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民之配偶，且曾在我國合法居留，對在臺灣地區已設有戶籍未成年子女，有撫育事實、行使負擔權利義務或會面交往。
以免簽證或持停留簽證入國之外國人，其符合前項第四款規定者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證。
依前項規定經許可居留或持居留簽證入國經許可居留，且符合第一項第四款規定者，其配偶、未滿十八歲子女及年滿十八歲因身心障礙無法自理生活之子女，以免簽證或持停留簽證入國者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證。
外國人申請居留原因與其原持憑入國之停留簽證目的相符，且有下列情形之一者，得向移民署申請居留，經許可者，核發外僑居留證：
一、經各級主管教育行政機關、大學或其組成之海外聯合招生委員會許可在我國就學之僑生。
二、經各級主管教育行政機關核定得招收外國學生之學校許可在我國就學之學生。
三、在教育部認可大專校院附設之華語教學機構就讀滿四個月，並繼續註冊三個月以上之學生。