Passport Act Article 15
The application for passports shall be made in person or by an authorized agent of the applicant. However, in the event of the following circumstances, the application shall be made in accordance with relevant regulations:1. When applying for an ordinary passport for the first time in the R.O.C.（Taiwan）, the applicant shall apply in person at the Competent Authority, or shall apply in person for identity verification at a Household Registration Office designated by the Competent Authority and then authorize an agent to submit the passport application to the Competent Authority on his or her behalf.2. When applying for an ordinary passport, or for reissuance or replacement of an ordinary passport, in the Mainland Area, Hong Kong, or Macau, the applicant shall apply in person at the relevant institution or nongovernmental organization established or designated by the Executive Yuan.For the circumstances stipulated in the preceding paragraph, in the event the applicant cannot submit the application in person due to special reasons, it may be submitted by an authorized agent upon approval of the Competent Authority.The criteria, methods, and procedures for passport application, reissuance, and replacement, as well as required documents and other matters to be complied with, shall be prescribed by the Competent Authority.
中文原文 護照條例第15條
護照之申請，得由本人親自或委任代理人辦理。
但有下列情形之一者，依其規定辦理：
一、在國內首次申請普通護照，應由本人親自至主管機關辦理，或親自至主管機關委辦之戶政事務所辦理人別確認後，再委任代理人辦理。
二、在大陸地區、香港或澳門申請、換發或補發普通護照，應由本人親自至行政院設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體辦理。
前項但書所定情形，如有特殊原因無法由本人親自辦理者，得經主管機關同意後，委任代理人為之。
護照申請、換發、補發之條件、方式、程序、應備文件及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。
但有下列情形之一者，依其規定辦理：
一、在國內首次申請普通護照，應由本人親自至主管機關辦理，或親自至主管機關委辦之戶政事務所辦理人別確認後，再委任代理人辦理。
二、在大陸地區、香港或澳門申請、換發或補發普通護照，應由本人親自至行政院設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體辦理。
前項但書所定情形，如有特殊原因無法由本人親自辦理者，得經主管機關同意後，委任代理人為之。
護照申請、換發、補發之條件、方式、程序、應備文件及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。