Immigration Act Article 24
The National Immigration Agency may deny an alien’s application for residence or the alien’s application for change of reasons for residence if the alien meets one of the following circumstances; if previously granted, the approval may be revoked or terminated with the callcellation of his/ her Alien Resident Certificate:1. Is believed to endanger national interests, public safety or public order.2. Is believed to engage in terrorist activities.3. Has had a criminal record, or has been denied entry, ordered to leave within a certain time, or deported from the State.4. Has ever been entering the State illegally.5. Applied by a false identity or a document illegally acquired, counterfeited, or tampered, or with misrepresented content.6. Has assisted other people to illegally enter and/or exit the State or has provided other people with identification documents for the same purpose.7. Is believed, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to have conspired with another person to have asham marriage or a false adoption.8. Is believed, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to not live with the dependent relative without justifiable reasons, or to not conform to the statements or evidence in connection with the authenticity of marriage.9. Has failed to pass a medical check for items designated by the central competent health authority.10. Holds an invalid passport or his/her identification is not recognized or accepted by the State.11. Has overstayed a visit or the period of residence.12. Has been involved in unpermitted activities or employment.13. Endangers the good customs of the State.14. Refuses to attend an interview without justifiable reasons after he/she was notified legally.15. Avoid, obstruct or refuse an investigation executed under Article 70 without justifiable reasons.16. Has registered his/her household registration in the Taiwan Area and not completed his/her move-out registration, or reaching the age or near the ageof conscription and and either the former or latter has not performed compulsory military services for a prescribed time interval during the period between January 1 in the second year of the yearaged fifteen (15) and December 31 in the year of aged thirty-six (36).17. Other circumstances recognized and promulgated by the competent authorities.If a foreign government prohibits nationals of the State from entering pursuant to reasons other than those reasons set forth in the each Subparagraph of the preceding Paragraph, the National Immigration Agency can apply the same reasons to prohibit that country's nationals from entering the State after reporting the prohibition to the competent authority and consulting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of such prohibition.The period of entry ban under Subparagraph 11 and Subparagraph 12 of Paragraph 1 shall be one (1) year or up and shall not be more than seven (7) years from the days following the day of an alien’s departure from the State.
中文原文 入出國及移民法第24條
外國人申請居留或變更居留原因，有下列情形之一者，移民署得不予許可；已許可者，得撤銷或廢止其許可，並註銷其外僑居留證：
一、有危害我國利益、公共安全、公共秩序之虞。
二、有從事恐怖活動之虞。
三、曾有犯罪紀錄或曾遭拒絕入國、限令出國或驅逐出國。
四、曾非法入國。
五、冒用身分或以不法取得、偽造、變造、內容不實之證件申請。
六、曾經協助他人非法入出國或提供身分證件予他人持以非法入出國。
七、有事實足認其係通謀而為虛偽之結婚或收養。
八、有事實足認其無正當理由而未與依親對象共同居住，或有關婚姻真實性之說詞、證據不符。
九、中央衛生主管機關指定健康檢查項目不合格。
十、所持護照失效或其外國人身分不為我國承認或接受。
十一、曾經逾期停留、逾期居留。
十二、曾經在我國從事與許可原因不符之活動或工作。
十三、妨害善良風俗之行為。
十四、經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場面談。
十五、無正當理由規避、妨礙或拒絕接受第七十條之查察。
十六、曾為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民其戶籍未辦妥遷出登記，或年滿十五歲之翌年一月一日起至屆滿三十六歲之年十二月三十一日止，尚未履行兵役義務之接近役齡男子或役齡男子。
十七、其他經主管機關認定公告之情形。
外國政府以前項各款以外之理由，不予許可我國國民在該國居留者，移民署經報請主管機關會商外交部後，得以同一理由，不予許可該國國民在我國居留。
第一項第十一款及第十二款之不予許可期間，自其出國之翌日起算至少為一年，並不得逾七年。
一、有危害我國利益、公共安全、公共秩序之虞。
二、有從事恐怖活動之虞。
三、曾有犯罪紀錄或曾遭拒絕入國、限令出國或驅逐出國。
四、曾非法入國。
五、冒用身分或以不法取得、偽造、變造、內容不實之證件申請。
六、曾經協助他人非法入出國或提供身分證件予他人持以非法入出國。
七、有事實足認其係通謀而為虛偽之結婚或收養。
八、有事實足認其無正當理由而未與依親對象共同居住，或有關婚姻真實性之說詞、證據不符。
九、中央衛生主管機關指定健康檢查項目不合格。
十、所持護照失效或其外國人身分不為我國承認或接受。
十一、曾經逾期停留、逾期居留。
十二、曾經在我國從事與許可原因不符之活動或工作。
十三、妨害善良風俗之行為。
十四、經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場面談。
十五、無正當理由規避、妨礙或拒絕接受第七十條之查察。
十六、曾為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民其戶籍未辦妥遷出登記，或年滿十五歲之翌年一月一日起至屆滿三十六歲之年十二月三十一日止，尚未履行兵役義務之接近役齡男子或役齡男子。
十七、其他經主管機關認定公告之情形。
外國政府以前項各款以外之理由，不予許可我國國民在該國居留者，移民署經報請主管機關會商外交部後，得以同一理由，不予許可該國國民在我國居留。
第一項第十一款及第十二款之不予許可期間，自其出國之翌日起算至少為一年，並不得逾七年。