Flowchart for Naturalization for High-Level Professionals

1. Applicant

Attach professional certificates, such as award winning data, professional talents, academic research or important achievements to apply to the central competent authority of enterprises for issuing the letter of recommendation.

2. Central competent authority of enterprises

Issue the letter of recommendation to the applicant after the review is passed.

3. Residence household registration office
  1. The applicant shall attach the letter of recommendation along with the documents required for naturalization, resident and permanent resident of national without registered household to household registration office for application.
  2. After preliminary review, the household registration office will send the application case to MOI for further review.
4. Ministry of the Interior
  1. Invite social justice figures, experts / academics and organization representatives to make up a review committee to review naturalization of high-level professionals and determine high-level professionals.
  2. Re-review a variety of naturalization conditions.
5. Applicant

For the high-level professional passing the review committee’s review and meeting the conditions required for naturalization, MOI will issue the naturalization permit certificate to them, in which the high-level professional is not required to lose their original nationality.

Notes:
  1. If, in accordance with existing laws, a central competent authority of enterprise cannot be determined for unique, rare or innovative professional skills, the applicant may first contact MOI and have MOI request the Executive Yuan to appoint a relevant central competent authority of enterprise to make the recommendation.
  2. High-level professionals holding the Plum Blossom card (permanent residency) are not required to attach the letter of recommendation issued by the central competent authority of enterprise, for which MOI will inquire the central industry competent authority of enterprise whether it agrees to the recommendation. If the central industry competent authority of enterprise agrees to the recommendation, the review from the review committee for naturalization of high level professionals can be exempted.