Regulations Governing Application for Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement by Males Who Have Not Completed Compulsory Military Service of Conscription Age or Near Conscription Age Article 5

The “special reason” mentioned in the preceding article means that males who have not completed compulsory military service meet one of the following situations：1.Having fulfilled the situations eligible for Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement in Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act, but not applying for a certain reason;2.Having left the R.O.C. (TAIWAN) before December 31 of the year of age fifteen, despite not yet fulfilling the situations for applying for Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement in Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act, returning to the R.O.C. (TAIWAN) not exceeding one month because of a direct relative or spouse’s death or critical illness to attend their funeral/visit them, or due to disasters or other force majeure events.