Document Legalization Act for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Missions Article 19

The Ministry or an overseas mission shall refuse requests for certificate issuance in any of the following circumstances. However, where possible, the Ministry or overseas missions may allow the applicant to provide supplemental information within a requested time period.1. The application is not within the scope of items for certificate issuance, as defined in this Act.2. The circumstances defined in Subparagraphs 3 to 6 and 10 of Paragraph 1 of Article 11 apply.3. The applicant fails to provide documents mentioned in the preceding article.4. The supporting documents provided by the applicant were issued within the ROC but have yet to be authenticated by the Ministry in accordance with Article 8 of this Act.5. The supporting documents provided by the applicant were issued outside the ROC, and have yet to be properly authenticated.Under the circumstances mentioned in Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph, an overseas mission may accept the application if it has no difficulties in verifying the supporting documents and if the applicant agrees to pay fees associated with verification.