New Immigrants Basic Act Article 2
A “New Immigrant” as specified in this Act is defined as a person who meets one of the following conditions:1. A foreign national, stateless person, people of the Mainland Area, resident of Hong Kong or Macau Area, approved for residence, dependent residence, long term residence, or permanent residence in the Taiwan Area, with a spouse of a national with household registration in the Taiwan Area.2. An individual approved for residence in the Taiwan Area pursuant to Subparagraphs 1 to 7, 9, 10 of Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2 or Paragraph 3 of Article 23 of the Immigration Act, or approved for permanent residence pursuant to Article 25 of the same Act, or engaged in professional work pursuant to Item 4 or 5, Subparagraph 4 of Article 4, Article 8 or Article 10 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, or granted a work permit pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 15 of the same Act and approved for residence or permanent residence in the Taiwan Area.3. An individual approved for ad hoc long term residence in the Taiwan Area pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 17 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area; or approved for residence in the Taiwan Area pursuant to the Laws and Regulations Regarding Hong Kong & Macao Affairs and eligible to apply for registered permanent residence in the Taiwan Area with certain required reasons of residence met under applicable laws.4. A foreign national or stateless person specified in Subparagraph 1 or 2 who has acquired nationality of the State by naturalization and resides in the Taiwan Area as a national without household registration.5. An individual of the Mainland Area, Hong Kong or Macau Area resident specified in Subparagraph 1 or 3, a national without household registration in the Taiwan Area specified in the preceding subparagraph, or an individual approved for registered permanent residence in the Taiwan Area pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.A foreign national approved for residence pursuant to Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding Paragraph shall be limited to the one who does not have the citizenship of R.O.C. (Taiwan) concurrently.Children of New Immigrants are also included in the protections prescribed under this Act.
中文原文 新住民基本法第2條
本法所稱新住民,指符合下列情形之一者:
一、經許可在臺灣地區居留、依親居留、長期居留或永久居留之外國人、無國籍人民、大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民,其配偶為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民。
二、依入出國及移民法第二十三條第一項第一款至第七款、第九款、第十款、第二項或第三項,經許可在臺灣地區居留,或依該法第二十五條經許可永久居留,或從事外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第四條第四款第四目、第五目、第八條、第十條之專業工作,或依該法第十五條第一項取得工作許可,並經許可在臺灣地區居留或永久居留。
三、依臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例第十七條第四項規定,經專案許可在臺灣地區長期居留;或依香港澳門關係條例經許可在臺灣地區居留,且其居留事由於符合法定條件後,依法得申請在臺灣地區定居。
四、第一款或第二款規定之外國人或無國籍人民,經歸化取得我國國籍,以臺灣地區無戶籍國民身分在臺灣地區居留。
五、第一款或第三款規定之大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民、前款規定之臺灣地區無戶籍國民,或依臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例第十六條第二項規定,經許可在臺灣地區定居。
前項第一款及第二款經許可居留之外國人,以未兼具我國國籍者為限。
本法保障對象及於新住民子女。
一、經許可在臺灣地區居留、依親居留、長期居留或永久居留之外國人、無國籍人民、大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民,其配偶為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民。
二、依入出國及移民法第二十三條第一項第一款至第七款、第九款、第十款、第二項或第三項,經許可在臺灣地區居留,或依該法第二十五條經許可永久居留,或從事外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第四條第四款第四目、第五目、第八條、第十條之專業工作,或依該法第十五條第一項取得工作許可,並經許可在臺灣地區居留或永久居留。
三、依臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例第十七條第四項規定,經專案許可在臺灣地區長期居留;或依香港澳門關係條例經許可在臺灣地區居留,且其居留事由於符合法定條件後,依法得申請在臺灣地區定居。
四、第一款或第二款規定之外國人或無國籍人民,經歸化取得我國國籍,以臺灣地區無戶籍國民身分在臺灣地區居留。
五、第一款或第三款規定之大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民、前款規定之臺灣地區無戶籍國民,或依臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例第十六條第二項規定,經許可在臺灣地區定居。
前項第一款及第二款經許可居留之外國人,以未兼具我國國籍者為限。
本法保障對象及於新住民子女。