Immigration Act Article 65

When the National Immigration Agency receives cases concerning the applications as follows, it shall interview applicants at the time of receiving their applications or on a chosen dayt. The Agency shall commission related authorities (institutions) to implement interviews if necessary.1. Aliens apply for visits, residence or permanent residence in the Taiwan Area.2. Nationals without household registration in the Taiwan Area, people of the Mainland Area, residents of Hong Kong or Macau apply for visits, residence or permanent residence in the Taiwan Area.Where the applicant who accepts the interview mentioned in the preceding Paragraph are under the age of fourteen (14), his/her legal representative shall be interviewed together with the applicant.Where the interview provided under Paragraph 1 is proceeded after an applicant is inspected and permitted to enter the State, the applicant may engage attorneys to attend on site. At its discretion, the National Immigration Agency may, however, made restricions or prohibitions when there is reason to believe that such attending may damage national security or if their conduct is inappropriate and sufficient to disrupt the on-site order or the proceedings.The competent authority shall enact regulations that govern the means of carrying out the interview provided under Paragraph 1 and the preceding Paragraph, procedures, required documents , on-site permission for the attorneys, the restrictions or prohibitions thereof and other matters which must be complied with.