How can I get Taiwanese citizenship if parents are Taiwanese?

Citizenship is based primarily on descent from the father (jus sanguinis). BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of Taiwan does not automatically confer citizenship. Only when a child of unknown parentage is found is citizenship granted. This citizenship is removed, upon legitimization by a foreign parent.

Does having a Taiwanese passport make you a citizen?

All persons of ethnic Taiwanese and mainland Chinese origin, regardless if they have resided overseas for an extended period of time, are technically ROC nationals. Consequently, children born abroad to any of these people automatically acquire ROC nationality at birth.

Does Taiwan allow dual nationality?

Taiwan permits dual citizenship. However, those becoming naturalized Taiwanese citizens must renounce the previous citizenship. Taiwanese citizens seeking to acquire another citizenship may do so. If you would like more information about Taiwanese citizenship, please contact us.

How can I get Taiwan national ID?

Eligibility. The National Identification Card is issued to nationals with household registration in Taiwan who are 14 years and older. Establishing household registration in Taiwan is required for a national over 14 years of age to possess a National Identification Card.

What is overseas compatriot identity certificate?

“Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement” means an Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement issued in respect of a standard ROC passport of a person residing overseas, as recognized by Article 10 of the Overseas Compatriot Identity Certification Act.

Who can get a Taiwan passport?

Nationals with household registration in the Taiwan Area may apply for passports from the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) in Taipei or its branch offices in Kaohsiung, Hualien, Chiayi and Taichung with the following documents: Application form. National Identification Card.

Who can apply for Taiwan passport?

What is ROC ID?

[ bsd3, identification, library ] [ Propose Tags ] This package provides an implementation of the ROC National Identification Number (中華民國身分證號碼) standard. In particular, it provides functions for parsing and validating identification numbers from textual input.

Can Taiwanese citizens live in China?

However, all ROC nationals with Household Registration are also able to apply for a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents either before arrival or on arrival, allowing the holder to enter and stay in Mainland China until its expiry.

Can I get dual citizenship if my parents are Taiwanese?

Taiwan allows dual citizenship. If your parents were Taiwan/ROC citizens, this would be a slam-dunk. Go to the official “We are not an embassy” in a city near you, present your parents’ documentation showing their bona fides as Taiwanese, your birth certificate, and you will be issued a 無戶籍國民護照 (National without household registration passport).

Can a foreigner become a Taiwanese citizen in the US?

However, when a foreigner naturalizes to become a Taiwanese citizen, he is expected to renounce his former citizenship! Lastly, in terms of the U.S. law, please see this link at the U.S. Department of State, Dual Nationality. The U.S. does NOT RECOGNIZE dual citizenship, but it PERMITS it.

Can I get a passport if I live in Taiwan?

Thus, you can get an ROC passport. However, you do not yet have Taiwan household registration, which confers the right to live and work indefinitely in ROC-controlled territories, the right to vote in ROC elections, etc.

How old do I have to be to claim Taiwanese citizenship?

Your age factors highly into you claiming for Taiwanese nationality through descent. According to an immigration officer who I was speaking to, he stated that I should apply for Taiwanese citizenship while I was still 19. This is because Taiwan recognises people under 19 as dependants.