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If a foreign national wishes to apply for a Republic of China (Taiwan) ID card, they must reside legally in Taiwan for a continuous period of either 3 or 5 years, spending more than 183 days in the country each year.

The application process is as follows:

I. First, apply for naturalization in accordance with the Nationality Act at the Household Registration Office in your area of residence, and prepare the following documents:

(a) A valid Alien Resident Certificate or Alien Permanent Resident Certificate.

(b) A criminal record report issued by the police or other equivalent certificates issued by the government of the applicant’s country of origin. (naturalization applicants who are the spouse of an ROC national whose reason for residence as recorded on the Alien Resident Certificate is to reside with relatives, need not submit a criminal record; applicants who were previously spouses of citizens of the Republic of China and have no record of leaving the country after the dissolution of the marriage).

(c) Documents proving sufficient property or professional skills to be self-reliant, or have a secure livelihood (applicants who are spouses of ROC citizens or who have acquired an Alien Permanent Resident Certificate are not required to submit the documents).

(d) Evidential documents as listed in Article 3 of the Standards for Identification of Basic Language Abilities and Common Sense of National Rights and Duties of Naturalized ROC Citizens.

(e) One ID photo (matching the specifications for the new ROC/Taiwan ID card).

(f) NT$1,200 application fee. Applicants can pay the fee by postal money order to the recipient: Ministry of the Interior. The fee can also be paid digitally through the FISC's "e-Bill National Payment Network" or by using the "e-Bill National Payment Network App" on a mobile device with a digital debit card.

II. After becoming a naturalized ROC citizen, the applicant can apply for the Resident Certificate from the National Immigration Agency. The applicant can provide a certificate of loss of original nationality within one year from the day of approval of naturalization. Please submit a certificate of loss of original nationality within the prescribed period to avoid revoking the approval of naturalization. However, an application for a deadline extension may be filed in the event of an inability to submit said certificate due to legal or administrative restrictions of their original country as verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

III. After obtaining the Resident Certificate for a certain period (and having provided a certificate of loss of original nationality), the applicant can then proceed to apply for the Permanent Resident Certificate from the National Immigration Agency. Once the Permanent Resident Certificate is obtained, the applicant can apply for initial household registration and their first National ID card at the Household Registration Office.

◎ If you want to learn more about the documents required for applying for naturalization, you can visit the website of the Department of Household Registration. From the homepage, go to 'Related Law and Regulations' > 'Naturalization Application Information' > List of Documents as Required for Application for Nationality Alteration.