Related Laws and Regulations

Household registration
Household Registration Act	PDF File
Enforcement Rules of the Household Registration Act	PDF File
Regulations Governing the Processing of Marriage Registration by the Household Registration Office	PDF File
The Regulations Governing the Approval of People of Mainland Restoring the nationality of the Republic of China	PDF File
The Processing Principles for the Application for Household Certificate Transcript and Reviewing of Household Registration Record	PDF File
Operation Directions for Issuing Household Registration English Transcript	PDF File
Regulations for the Nationwide Replacement of National ID Cards	PDF File

Name
Name Act	PDF File
Enforcement Rules of the Name Act	PDF File

Nationality

Laws and Regulations
Nationality Act (Amended on May. 24, 2024)	PDF File
Enforcement Rules of the Nationality Act (Amended on Jun. 8, 2017)	PDF File
Charge Standards for Nationality Fees (Amended on Mar. 21, 2019)	PDF File
Standards for Identification of Basic Language Abilities and General Knowledge of the Rights and Duties of Naturalized R.O.C. Citizens (Amended on Jun. 3, 2017)	PDF File
Establishment Directions for the committee Reviewing the Naturalization of High-Level Professionals (Amended on Jul. 31, 2024)	PDF File
Directions for Identifying a Foreign National or a Stateless Person Who Has Made Special Contributions to the ROC (Enacted on Sep. 18, 2017)	PDF File
Standards for Defining High-Level Professionals for Naturalization (Amended on Oct. 17, 2024)	PDF File
Establishment of and Review Directions for the Review Panel on Revoking Nationality Applications (Amended on Aug. 20, 2018)	PDF File
Regulations for the Assessment Criteria of No Illicit or Illegal Behavior (Enacted on Sep. 22, 2022)	PDF File

Flowchart for the Application for Nationality Alteration
Flowchart for the Application for Naturalization in Marriages between Foreign Nationals and ROC Citizens and Household Registration	PDF File
Flowchart for Naturalization Applicants to Submit the Certificates Proving the Loss of Their Original Nationality	PDF File
Flowchart for Those Who Lost Their Nationality of the Republic of China to Apply for Nationality Restoration and Household Registration	PDF File

List for the Application for Nationality Alteration

Naturalization
Voluntary naturalization	PDF File
Applicant as the spouse of an ROC national	PDF File
The spouse of a ROC national who was divorced due to domestic violence and has yet to remarry since then	PDF File
The spouse of a ROC national who has yet to remarry since the death of their spouse	PDF File
The applicant supports his or her children who possess ROC nationality and who are legally incompetent or have limited legal competence	PDF File
Applicant who have at least one parent who is or was an ROC national	PDF File
Applicant who have been adopted by an ROC national	PDF File
Applicant who was born in the territory of the ROC	PDF File
Applicant as the guardian or assistant of an ROC national	PDF File
Applicant who are unmarried minors, whose (adoptive)father or (adoptive )mother is an ROC national	PDF File
Applicant who was born in the territory of the Republic of China and his_her father or mother was also born in the territory of the Republic of China	PDF File
Applicant who once legally and continuously stayed in the territory of R.O.C. for more than 10 years	PDF File
Applicant who has made special contributions to ROC	PDF File
Apply for accompanying naturalization for the applicant's unmarried minor children	PDF File

Renunciation
Applicant as the spouse of a foreign national	PDF File
To voluntarily acquire a foreign nationality	PDF File
Minors' rights and obligations are exercised by his or her (adoptive) father or (adoptive) mother of foreign nationality	PDF File
The applicant is under the assistantship declaration, he or she must obtain approval from his or her assistant	PDF File
For those who lost their ROC nationality, their unmarried and minor children would concurrently lose their ROC nationality	PDF File

Restoration
ROC nationality has been lost and a foreign nationality has been acquired	PDF File

Revocation
ROC nationality has been lost and no acquisition of a foreign nationality	PDF File

ROC nationality certificate
ROC nationality certificate	PDF File