Passport Act Article 21

In the event of any one of the following circumstances, the Competent Authority or Overseas Mission processing the passport application may request that the applicant provide additional documentation within a specified period of time or appear in person for an interview:1. The application does not follow the required procedures or the required documentation is incomplete.2. The information or photograph contained in the application is inconsistent with the identification information submitted or passport data on file.3. Inaccurate information or incomplete statements have been provided concerning important items in the application.4. Alterations, additions, or deletions have been made to the passport, or additional stamps have been affixed thereon.5. On more than two occasions within the last 10 years, the applicant has applied for a passport due to a lost or destroyed passport.6. The original passport is worn and torn or damaged.7. The passport has been sold to others, or handed over to others as collateral, or to offset debt.In the event of any of the circumstances in the preceding paragraph, the Competent Authority or Overseas Mission may extend the processing time for applications to two months, or six months if necessary.In the event of any one of the circumstances described in Subparagraphs 4 to 7 of Paragraph 1, the Competent Authority or Overseas Mission may shorten the validity of the passport to between 18 months and three years.