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Just a heads-up for anyone doing the Settlement Permit copy exchange process (3-day method) in Taiwan. The NIA website only mentions bringing the stamped Settlement Permit copy (and return envelope if applicable - see the Google translated version below), but I was also asked to provide the applicant's passport and a photocopy of the passport at NIA Taipei Service Station yesterday.

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In my case, this was for my son (under 12), who doesn't have an ROC NWOHR passport, and his foreign passport was used for the application. It was still required, along with a photocopy.

To avoid an extra trip, bring:

• Stamped Settlement Permit copy
• Passport
• Passport photocopy
• Registered return envelope if applicable

Save yourself the hassle. Don't make the trip twice like I did.

Hey, I am looking to get my mother's (very old) HHR translated into English to update US documents. Can anyone recommend a competent translation agency that is well versed with Taiwanese documents?

She won't be able to go to Taiwan to get an English translation direct from the household registration office until next year, and for our purposes a translation with certification will also be sufficient.

Thanks in advance!

My birth certificate was already authenticated by TECO SF and I have my NWOHR. I am now trying to gather all my paperwork to apply for my 3 day exchange settlement permit. I will be taking to TECO SF my self translated birth certificate for authentication. Will I need my parent's original taiwan passports again to authenticate the self translations? They are traveling and I will only have unauthenticated and non-notarized copies on me. In hindsight, I should have just included translations with the initial authentication! Oh well live and learn! Thanks for any advice!

Update found an official answer: Thanks everyone that replied. I found this document on the taiwan embassy site that might be helpful to others on requirements from NWOHR to NWHR. It says a notarized copy would be accepted. https://www.taiwanembassy.org/uploads/sites/29/2026/04/%E6%88%90%E5%B9%B418%E6%AD%B2%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E4%B9%8B%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E7%84%A1%E6%88%B6%E7%B1%8D%E5%9C%8B%E6%B0%91%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E4%BE%86%E8%87%BA%E5%AE%9A%E5%B1%85.pdf

I’m hoping someone might be able to give some advice or maybe just let me vent.

I was born in Canada, my parents immigrated from Taiwan in the 70s. I am trying to get my first Taiwanese passport by descent via the TECO in Toronto.

My mother has passed and my father is now quite old. In collecting the required documents it became apparent that the anglicization of my mother’s Chinese name had been done differently on my birth certificate, vs household registration vs citizenship. Think Susan vs. Suzanne vs Sue. They will not accept my application and want evidence that these are the same person by finding a document that has all of the names on it at the same time 🤡

I have asked my father to write an affidavit but was denied anyway. I’m not sure if I’m truly at a dead end or if its just bureaucrats being bureaucrats because the staff seems pretty uninterested in suggesting viable pathways to resolve this.

I’m a little frustrated that I might not be able to immigrate and have my lineage cut off due to this technicality. Does anybody have similar experience? Is there a way to a way to escalate? Because TECO is not an official consulate it doesn’t seem to have as much staff or hierarchy and I couldn’t find a place in Taiwan that seemed appropriate to appeal. I’m also open to hiring an immigration consultant if anybody knows one that is versed on the Canada to Taiwan route (there are many in Toronto for the opposite).

Here’s hoping the internet can do it’s thing🤞

My dad and I are trying to go from NWOHR to NWHR. He lost his citizenship before and I was born in the USA. My dad plans to go back to Taiwan and try to regain his citizenship (complex reason) (ie. the typical instructions given in this sub don't apply to his case). I'm trying to get a settlement certificate copy in USA before going to Taiwan to complete the process.

Under the TECO LA's instructions, it appears they ask for the HHR for a parent that's within 6 months. Since my dad doesn't have HHR yet, do I need to first wait for him to go to Taiwan and get his? We were hoping to just travel together later this year and get both of us settled during the same trip (pun intended). I was born in the USA when he still had his Taiwanese citizenship.

Also, we are planning on joining a relative's household (exact one TBD). Would this have any implications or liabilities for them? (taxes, legal repercussions, etc.) Want to make sure we know what we'd be putting them through before asking.