Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens Article 6

Any foreign national applying for residency pursuant to Article 23 of the Act shall submit the following documents and a photo to the NIA, and will be issued an Alien Resident Certificate upon approval:1. Application form.2. A passport and a visitor visa. Any foreign national permitted to enter the ROC with a visa waiver after verification may be exempt from submitting a visitor visa.3. Other supporting documents.Any applicant for residency under the preceding paragraph to whom any of the circumstances in Article 23, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1, 9 or 10 of the Act applies may file his/her application 30 days before his/her duration of stay expires. Any such applicant to whom any of the circumstances in Article 23, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 2 to 8 or Paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of the Act applies may file his/her application 15 days before his/her duration of stay expires.An Alien Resident Certificate applied for in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall be valid from the day following the date of its issuance.Any stateless person applying for residency in accordance with Paragraph 1 shall be reviewed by the NIA in consultation with the relevant authorities.