Correction Registration Outlines of Household Registration
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@Promulgated by Ministry of the Interior, No.Tai-Nei-Hu820079 on December30, 1978
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@Revised by Ministry of the Interior, No. Tai-Nei-Hu8276558 on February 22, 1993
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@Revised by Ministry of the Interior, No. Tai-Nei-Chung-Hu8973724 on July31, 2000
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@Revised by Ministry of the Interior, No. Tai-Nei-Chung-Hu0910089481-1 on August20, 2002

1.These outlines are made in order to manage correction register
ˇ@regulated in Article 24 of Household Registration Law.
2.Except for other regulations in ordinance, the correction of
ˇ@Household registration and related matter should comply with
ˇ@these outlines.
3.Any error or omission item recorded in the household registration,
ˇ@owing to process mistake, should be found out and amended by
ˇ@the household registration office where the party concerned is
ˇ@living in, and should inform the party.
4.Owing to the applicant made mistake when applying to the
ˇ@registration, the applicant should submit one of the following
ˇ@proved documents and apply to the household registration office
ˇ@where the party concerned is living for amendment:
ˇ@(1)Household Registration document, either of the first household
ˇ@ˇ@ register or before of that registration domicile in Taiwan.
ˇ@(2)Original national identification card issued by public office
ˇ@ˇ@ and with its seal.
ˇ@(3)Document can prove graduated or ex from every general school,
ˇ@ˇ@ army school or police school, or every training class, group
ˇ@ˇ@ or team.
ˇ@(4)Birth Certificate issued by public or private hospital or
ˇ@ˇ@ qualified maternity nurse.
ˇ@(5)Stop military service, clear military service, general discharge
ˇ@ˇ@ certificate or soldier domicile information certificate issued
ˇ@ˇ@ by Ministry of National Defense or army, navy, air force, combined
ˇ@ˇ@ service force, armed forces reserve command (including ex police
ˇ@ˇ@ prepared) general command, military police command.
ˇ@(6)Court verdict, award, certificate of conformity, Prosecutor Bureau
ˇ@ˇ@ Nolle Prosequi , etc.
ˇ@(7)Documents issued by other office are sufficient to prove the truth.
5.To submit each one of the various proved documents listed on 4, except
ˇ@for Nos. (1) and (6), to correct the birth-date of the household register
ˇ@should be limited that the certificate issued date or document established
ˇ@date prior to the issued date of the first household register in Taiwan.
ˇ@However, the certificate issued date is later than the issued date of
ˇ@household registration documents first registered in Taiwan, it should
ˇ@attach the copy of the original documents issued by related office which
ˇ@established prior to the issued date of those documents first registered
ˇ@in Taiwan.
6.Proved documents and power of attorney made in foreign countries should
ˇ@be notarized by ROC Counselor, representatives, trade office or other
ˇ@authorized institution of the Department of Foreign Affairs in foreign
ˇ@country. If those documents were in foreign language, they should be
ˇ@submitted together with Chinese version.
7.The age shown on the submitted certificate for correcting the birth date
ˇ@of household registration should be counted according to enough age of
ˇ@country calendar. As to the certificate only with age, should use the
ˇ@certificate issued date or ROC year minus the age to presume its birth
ˇ@year. However, the person born before the country year should use the
ˇ@age on the certificate minus the year issued certificate or year established
ˇ@plus one to count his age.
8.The correction registration according to the outlines might be authorized by
ˇ@the household registration office where the party concerned is living.