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Mainland Chinese spouse settlement and household registration

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Which family relationships qualify?

A Mainland China person who is the spouse of a person of the Taiwan Area and has held permitted long-term residence in Taiwan for two continuous years.

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What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

Where the sponsor has died: proof of death; where the marriage ended by the sponsor's death, proof of non-remarriage, or after divorce proof of exercising parental rights over a minor biological child with Taiwan household registration; the NIA may also request a notarised marriage certificate; a notarised birth certificate showing place of birth and parents' names is required.

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  • https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5385/7244/7250/7257/%E5%B1%85%E7%95%99/75408/
    (七)記載出生地及父母姓名之出生公證書。 (八)如依親對象死亡應附相關之證明。(如國民身分證或戶口名簿正、影本或死亡證明)。 (九)如與依親對象婚姻存續中依親對象死亡者,應附未再婚相關證明文件,或離婚後對在臺灣地區設有戶籍未成年親生子女行使負擔權利義務之證明。(如國民身分證或戶口名簿正、影本或法院判決書)。
  • https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5385/7244/7250/7257/%E5%B1%85%E7%95%99/75408/
    1.內政部移民署(以下簡稱移民署)認為有查證之必要,得要求當事人檢附其他文件,如結婚公證書、依親對象死亡者請附未再婚證明等。

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

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How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

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