Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens Article 9
Any foreign national applying for an extension of residency pursuant to Article 31, Paragraph 1 of the Act shall submit the following documents and a photo to the NIA within 3 months before his/her duration of residency expires:1. Application form.2. A passport and an Alien Resident Certificate.3. Other supporting documents.Any foreign national who is permitted to reside in the Taiwan Area, who is aged 18 or older, whose father or mother is an ROC national with a registered household or permitted residency, a foreign national with permitted residency or permanent residency, or a Hong Kong or Macau resident with permitted residency in the Taiwan Area, and to whom any of the following circumstances applies, may apply for an extension of residency:1. He/She has legally resided in the ROC for a total of at least 10 years, with a duration of residency of at least 270 days per year.2. He/She entered the ROC at an age below 14, with a duration of residency of at least 270 days per year.3. He/She was born in the ROC, and has legally resided in the ROC for a total of at least 10 years, with a duration of residency of at least 183 days per year.A foreign national under the preceding paragraph shall, within 3 months before his/her duration of residency expires, apply for its extension by submitting the following documents and a photo to the NIA:1. Application form.2. A passport and an Alien Resident Certificate.3. Documents proving relationship.4. Other supporting documents.The provisions of these Regulations before its amendment dated July 9, 2021 came into effect on January 1, 2023 may apply to any foreign national under Paragraph 2 who entered the ROC at an age below 16 before the said amendment came into effect, and the restriction in Subparagraph 2 of the paragraph on any foreign national entering the ROC at an age below 14 will not apply to him/her.
中文原文 外國人停留居留及永久居留辦法第9條
外國人依本法第三十一條第一項規定申請延期居留者，應於居留期限屆滿前三個月內，檢具下列文件及照片一張，向移民署申請：
一、申請書。
二、護照及外僑居留證。
三、其他相關證明文件。
外國人經許可在臺灣地區居留，年齡在十八歲以上，其父或母為現在在臺灣地區設有戶籍或經許可居留之我國國民、經許可居留或永久居留之外國人，或經許可居留之香港或澳門居民，且有下列情形之一者，得申請延期居留：
一、曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住二百七十日以上。
二、未滿十四歲入國，每年居住二百七十日以上。
三、在我國出生，曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住一百八十三日以上。
前項外國人應於居留期限屆滿前三個月內，檢具下列文件及照片一張，向移民署申請：
一、申請書。
二、護照及外僑居留證。
三、親屬關係證明。
四、其他相關證明文件。
第二項之外國人於本辦法中華民國一百十年七月九日修正發布，一百十二年一月一日施行前未滿十六歲入國者，得適用修正施行前之規定，不受該項第二款有關未滿十四歲入國之限制。
一、申請書。
二、護照及外僑居留證。
三、其他相關證明文件。
外國人經許可在臺灣地區居留，年齡在十八歲以上，其父或母為現在在臺灣地區設有戶籍或經許可居留之我國國民、經許可居留或永久居留之外國人，或經許可居留之香港或澳門居民，且有下列情形之一者，得申請延期居留：
一、曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住二百七十日以上。
二、未滿十四歲入國，每年居住二百七十日以上。
三、在我國出生，曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住一百八十三日以上。
前項外國人應於居留期限屆滿前三個月內，檢具下列文件及照片一張，向移民署申請：
一、申請書。
二、護照及外僑居留證。
三、親屬關係證明。
四、其他相關證明文件。
第二項之外國人於本辦法中華民國一百十年七月九日修正發布，一百十二年一月一日施行前未滿十六歲入國者，得適用修正施行前之規定，不受該項第二款有關未滿十四歲入國之限制。