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Historic residence route for specified stateless persons

TaiwanHumanitarian protection

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

A residence-permit mechanism: specified stateless persons apply to the National Immigration Agency and are issued an Alien Resident Certificate upon approval.

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  • https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141478/141482/148812/
    Article 7 Stateless persons of Thailand, Myanmar, or Indonesia who entered Taiwan and had not been deported before the Act became effective on May 21, 1999, shall submit the following document and a photograph to the National Immigration Agency; an Alien Resident Certificate shall be issued upon approval:

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Stateless persons of Thailand, Myanmar or Indonesia who entered Taiwan and had not been deported before the Immigration Act became effective on May 21, 1999; their children may apply for residency along with them.

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Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

Direct in-country application to the National Immigration Agency with a photograph and: an application form; a health certificate indicating good health; the Indictment or the Non-Prosecution Disposition; a document attesting place of birth; the Certificate of Entry Date; other supporting documents.

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  • https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141478/141482/148812/
    Article 7 Stateless persons of Thailand, Myanmar, or Indonesia who entered Taiwan and had not been deported before the Act became effective on May 21, 1999, shall submit the following document and a photograph to the National Immigration Agency; an Alien Resident Certificate shall be issued upon approval:1. An application form;2. A Health Certificate indicating good health;3. The Indictment or the Non-Prosecution Disposition;4. The document attesting place of birth;5. The Certificate of Entry Date;6. Other supporting documents.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

On approval an Alien Resident Certificate is issued, valid from the day of issuance; children of the stateless person may apply along with them. The official source does not state registration steps, support or rights during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • Support and rights during/after the process are not stated.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The competent authority is the National Immigration Agency, to which the application is submitted.

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  • No assistance channel or fraud warning is stated for this route.
  • https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141478/141482/148812/
    Article 7 Stateless persons of Thailand, Myanmar, or Indonesia who entered Taiwan and had not been deported before the Act became effective on May 21, 1999, shall submit the following document and a photograph to the National Immigration Agency; an Alien Resident Certificate shall be issued upon approval:

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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