Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens Article 15
Any foreign national applying for permanent residency shall submit the following documents and a photo to the NIA, and will be issued an Alien Permanent Resident Certificate upon approval:1. Application form.2. A passport.3. An Alien Resident Certificate.4. A health certificate indicating good health.5. Documents proving his/her property or special skills to be self-sufficient.6. Police criminal records of the most recent 5 years issued in both his/her country of origin and the ROC.7. Other supporting documents.Any applicant for permanent residency under Article 25, Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Act shall also submit a certificate issued by the central competent authority or an authorized organization. He/She and those applying together with him/her in accordance with Article 25, Paragraph 5 of the Act may be exempt from submitting the documents under Subparagraphs 3, 5 and 6 of the preceding paragraph.Any foreign national applying for permanent residency, who has no record of leaving the ROC for more than 3 months during the most recent 5 years, may be exempt from submitting the document under Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 and the police criminal records of his/her country of origin under Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 6.Any examination necessary for a health certificate indicating good health under Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 shall be conducted in accordance with the Items Required for Health Certificate established by the central competent authority for health.Any foreign national whose Alien Permanent Resident Certificate has been cancelled in accordance with Article 33, Subparagraph 4 of the Act and who is still eligible for residency may apply for residency within 30 days from the date of its cancellation.
中文原文 外國人停留居留及永久居留辦法第15條
外國人申請永久居留，應檢具下列文件及照片一張，向移民署申請，經許可者，核發外僑永久居留證：
一、申請書。
二、護照。
三、外僑居留證。
四、健康檢查合格證明。
五、足以自立之財產或特殊技能證明。
六、最近五年內之本國及我國警察刑事紀錄證明。
七、其他相關證明文件。
依本法第二十五條第三項及第四項規定申請永久居留者，應另檢附經中央目的事業主管機關或經認可機構核發之證明文件；其與依本法第二十五條第五項規定隨同申請者，免附前項第三款、第五款及第六款文件。
外國人申請永久居留，於最近五年期間，每次出國在三個月以內者，得免附第一項第四款文件及第六款之本國警察刑事紀錄證明。
第一項第四款所定健康檢查合格證明之檢查項目，依中央衛生主管機關訂定之健康檢查證明應檢查項目表辦理。
外國人經依本法第三十三條第四款規定註銷外僑永久居留證，仍具有居留資格者，得於註銷之日起算三十日內申請居留。
一、申請書。
二、護照。
三、外僑居留證。
四、健康檢查合格證明。
五、足以自立之財產或特殊技能證明。
六、最近五年內之本國及我國警察刑事紀錄證明。
七、其他相關證明文件。
依本法第二十五條第三項及第四項規定申請永久居留者，應另檢附經中央目的事業主管機關或經認可機構核發之證明文件；其與依本法第二十五條第五項規定隨同申請者，免附前項第三款、第五款及第六款文件。
外國人申請永久居留，於最近五年期間，每次出國在三個月以內者，得免附第一項第四款文件及第六款之本國警察刑事紀錄證明。
第一項第四款所定健康檢查合格證明之檢查項目，依中央衛生主管機關訂定之健康檢查證明應檢查項目表辦理。
外國人經依本法第三十三條第四款規定註銷外僑永久居留證，仍具有居留資格者，得於註銷之日起算三十日內申請居留。