Taiwan to tighten permanent residency rules for Chinese nationals

Taipei: Chinese nationals applying for permanent residency in Taiwan through family-based channels will soon have to prove they have renounced their Chinese passports, under a draft amendment from Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior (MOI), Focus Taiwan reported.

According to the Focus Taiwan report, the new regulation, announced on July 23, requires applicants to submit a notarised document confirming they have either never applied for or have formally renounced their Chinese passorts. This change targets individuals seeking long-term or permanent residency as family dependents.

Currently, under Articles 30 and 31 of the Regulations Governing the Residency, Long-Term Residency or Residency for Naturalization of the People of the Mainland China Area Living With a Relative in the Taiwan Area, applicants must only show proof of losing their original household registration in China. This is based on Article 17 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (Cross-Strait Act).

Focus Taiwan noted that the draft amendment updates this requirement to include both loss of household registration in the Mainland Area and proof of not possessing a Mainland passport. The MOI explained that the revision follows a May interpretation by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) clarifying that “original household registration” covers any identity documents proving Mainland status. (ANI)

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