How can a foreigner get a Taiwan passport?

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How can a foreigner get a Taiwan passport?

After five years of tax domicile, foreigners are able to apply for Taiwanese citizenship. Various requirements will need to be met, for example, you’d need to pass a Chinese Mandarin exam. The Taiwanese passport is ranked 32nd in the world. Access to healthcare and education.

How do I apply for a Taiwan passport?

Step 1: Apply for Taiwanese passport as an overseas national

  1. Passport application form (PDF available online)
  2. Copy of your passport (need to prove your US citizenship)
  3. Document authentication application form (PDF available online)
  4. Birth certificate (original and translation in Mandarin)

Can you have both Chinese and American citizenship?

The U.S. does recognize dual nationality in the sense that holding another country’s passport will not lead to revocation of U.S. citizenship. China does not recognize dual nationality for Chinese citizens. A Chinese citizen who acquires foreign citizenship of his own free will automatically lose Chinese citizenship.

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How long does it take to get Taiwan passport?

1. This office accept ROC passport applications (renewals) and forward them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei for production. Normal processing time is at least two weeks.

Can US citizens immigrate to Taiwan?

If you wish to invest and settle in the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan), you can apply for a Resident visa for Investment. You will keep your residency permit as long as you maintain the investment and live 183 days per year in Taiwan. Your dependents may also obtain residency, tied to your residence permit.

Can Chinese citizens live in Taiwan?

Taiwan has special entry requirements to current or former nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC, commonly known as China) who reside or previously resided in Mainland China. Furthermore, nationals of certain countries must follow different requirements for applications of visitor visas.

Can overseas Chinese get Taiwan passport?

Residents of the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), only after gaining permanent resident status abroad, or otherwise establishing a period of residency defined by the regulations, they become eligible for a Taiwan passport but do not gain benefits of citizenship.

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Does China Recognise dual citizenship?

Article 3 The People’s Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national. Article 9 Any Chinese national who has settled abroad and who has been naturalized as a foreign national or has acquired foreign nationality of his own free will shall automatically lose Chinese nationality.

How do I become a citizen of Taiwan?

Foreigners over the age of 20 may naturalize as ROC nationals after residing in Taiwan for more than five years and demonstrating proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. The residency requirement is reduced to three years if an applicant has a Taiwanese spouse or parent.

Can US citizens travel to China 2021?

Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yes. China currently allows foreign nationals with valid residence permits and visas to enter the country under certain very limited conditions.

Can I get a Taiwan passport if I have a PR?

If you are racially Chinese with foreign citizenship or Chinese citizen with a foreign PR for more than 4 years, you can go to Taiwan missions to get a ROC overseas national passport. But it doesn’t include a Taiwan ID number in bio page so you can’t enjoy some visa exempt policy of developed countries such as US and EU.

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What happens if a Chinese citizen becomes a foreign citizen?

Legally, if a person is already a Chinese citizen, and they then voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality, they automatically lose Chinese nationality by Article 9 of the PRC Nationality Law. Whether or not they take any action, or whether or not the government takes any action, does not, legally, matter.

How can I travel to China with two passports?

Hong Kong, so you get your stamps, and only then switch to your second passport. Alternatively, you can use your non-Chinese passport to apply for a Chinese visa and enter/exit China, hoping they can’t match up your two identities. But neither method is bulletproof.

How difficult is it for mainland Chinese to get Taiwan residency?

It’s *very*, *very* difficult for someone who is Mainland Chinese to get Taiwan residency. If you are racially Chinese with foreign citizenship or Chinese citizen with a foreign PR for more than 4 years, you can go to Taiwan missions to get a ROC overseas national passport.