| Services | Qualifications | Documents and important notes | Processing time | Other notes |
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| Birth registration |
＊Parents
＊Grand parents
＊Household head
＊Co-habitant
＊ Carer
＊ Child welfare service. |
1. Birth certificate should be issued by a hospital or clinic; DNA analysis report should be issued by a medical centre.
2. The parents’ household registration form, applicant’s ID card and personal seal (or signature, and with the date of marriage of the parents).
3. For the one who is born abroad, the parents should apply to the Immigration Office for the resident certificate, and then apply for the household registration.
4. The birth registration for the abandoned child or orphan should enclose the testimony of the police station and a photo of the baby. The baby without a name should be named by the carer or the child welfare service.
5. The child from a marriage should follow father’s surname. If the child is going to use mother’s surname, a household certificate and an agreement should be enclosed to prove that the mother has no brothers.
6. The director of the Household Registration office has the right to register and to name the child if the parents are noticed and still do not register after the due date.
7. The child who is born in the country should register based on the Household Registration Law after the revision of the Nationality Law on February 9th, 2000.
8. The agent should have an authorization letter for the application. |
Immediately |
Please download the application form from the government website.
All documents must be the original copies. |
| Household registry re-issuing |
＊Household head
＊authorized agent |
Re-issuing because of damages
1. Old household registry
2. Applicant’s ID card and personal seal
Re-issuing because of loss
Applicant’s ID card and personal seal.
Application through the authorized agent
1. Household head’s ID card and personal seal.
2. Authorization letter from the household head.
**application fee 30 NTD. |
Immediately |
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| Certificate of household |
＊Main party
＊Interested party
＊authorized agent |
Main party:
Applicant’s ID card, personal seal or signature.
Interested party:
1. Applicant’s ID card, personal seal or signature.
2. Document proving the interested relations.
3. Authorization letter, the agent’s ID card and personal seal.
**application fee 20 NTD for each copy. |
Immediately |
Can be applied in any household office in any county (city). |
| Death/ death announcement registration |
＊spouse
＊household head
＊family
＊co-inhabitant
＊undertaker of burials |
1. The original copy of death certificate
2. The household registry and ID card of the deceased, the spouse’s ID card and the personal seal of the applicant.
3. For the one dies in the foreign countries, the death certificate should be issued by the local hospital and inspected by the Embassy of the Rep of China. The non-Chinese documents should be translated into Chinese and inspected by the Bureau of Consular Affairs or police bureau.
4. Death announcement for the one has been missing for 7 years (3 years for the one over 80, 1 year for the one missing in a disaster) should be applied by the relatives or the prosecutors to the district court with court’s judgment.
5. For the one dies in Mainland China, the death certificate issued by the local hospital should be inspected by the Straits Exchange Foundation.
6. For those who die for years without the death certificate issued by the doctor or the burial permit, the death registration should be applied with the testimony from the police and the statement of the witness.
Notes:1. For those die in a disaster, with an unknown identity or nationality, the police station should report to the local household registration office after the inspection.
2. For the soldier who dies in service, the death registration should be applied with the death report issued by the military agencies.
3. For the one who receives the death penalty, or dies in the prison or other shelters without the acknowledgment, the agency should report to the household registration office where the deceased registered.
4. For those die in a disaster or with an unknown identity, the police station should report to |
Immediately |
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| Registration of parentage |
＊the acknowledger
*the acknowledged
＊The interested party
＊authorized agent |
1. General acknowledgement: acknowledgement of paternity.
2. Judgement acknowledgement: Court’s judgement and court’s final verdict.
3. Raising acknowledgement: Biological father’s proving documents of raise.
4. Applicant’s personal seal or signature, ID card, and the acknowledged household registry and ID card (only for those who have the ID card).
5. The registration of parentage should use the acknowledger’s (the father’s) surname. The parents’ agreement is required if the mother’s surname is used.
6. The acknowledged with an ID card should prepare 3 2.5” head-shot photos (either black-and-white or colour) in the latest two months, and 50 NTD for the new ID card. |
Immediately |
All proving documents must be the original copies.
Can be applied in any household office in any county (city). |
| Registration of adoption |
＊adopter
＊adopted
＊The interested party
＊authorized agent |
1. Court’s acknowledgement judgment and Court’s final judgment.
2. Household registry form, both the adopter’s and the adopted ID cards, personal seals or signatures (3 photos are needed for re-issuing the ID card).
3. If the household registries of the adopter and the adopted are different and the registry is not going to change, the certificate of the entire household of the adopter should also be enclosed.
4. If the applicant is living overseas, an authorization of the visa issued from the Embassy should be enclosed.
5. If the adopted children are going to follow the mother’s surname, a household certificate and agreement should be enclosed to prove that the mother has no brothers.
6. To adopt the children from Mainland China, the relevant documents must be inspected by the Straits Exchange Foundation and acknowledged by the Court’s judgment. |
Immediately |
The application form can be downloaded from the government’s website.
Can be applied in any household office in any county (city). |
| Move-in registration |
＊The applicant
＊Household head
＊Authorized agent
＊Legal agent |
1. Household registry form.
2. ID card
3. Personal seal or signature.
4. The authorized agent should enclose an authorization letter.
★Documents for a separate independent household：
1. For moving into the house owned by the applicant, applicant’s spouse, direct blood relative, affinity, or other people with a free use, a document of the ownership of the house or the latest house tax statement or a contract of sale in the latest six months or other documents proving the ownership should be enclosed.
2. For moving into the house rented by the applicant, applicant’s spouse, direct blood relative or the affinity, and the lease contract notarized by court should be enclosed. If it is not notarized by court, the document of the ownership or the latest house tax statement or a contract of sale in the latest six months of other documents proving the ownership of the leaser should be enclosed. For some special cases, the original copy of the lease contract should be enclosed. The photo copies of the documents of the ownership should be signed by the owner of the house.
3. For moving into a factory, store, temple, office, school or other public place, an agreement of the household head or the place keeper should be enclosed.
4. A bill of water and electricity or gas in the latest six months paid by the applicant, the applicant’s spouse, direct blood relatives or affinity should be enclosed.
5. If the documents above cannot be provided, a proof from the local police station or the household registration office is required. |
Immediately |
Please download the application form from the government website. |
| Adoption termination registration |
＊Adopter
＊Adopted (when the adopter is unwilling or unable to apply)
＊Authorized agent (only when it is approved by the household registration office with a proper reason)
＊Interested party |
1. An agreement of adoption termination or court’s final judgment (if the incident happens in a foreign country, the document should be inspected by the Embassy and translated into Chinese for the inspection of the court or the Embassy).
2. After the adoptive parents die, the adopted children can apply the adoption termination to court if the adopted children are incapable of earning a livelihood. A Court’s adoption termination and the Court’s final judgment should be enclosed.
3. Household registry form, the ID cards of both the adopter and the adopted (only for those who have the ID card), the applicant’s personal seal or signature.
4. If the adopted children have an ID card, 3 2.5” head-shot photos in the latest 2 months (either black-and-white or colour) and 50 NTD should be enclosed for the re-issuing of the ID. |
Immediately |
All proving documents must be original copies. |
| Registration for Marriage |
＊Both parties are required to be in person for application. If the marriage is held before May 23rd 2008, only one applicant is needed. |
1、Both parties’ ID cards, personal seals (or signatures), household registry forms, a colour head-shot photo within a year and the marriage agreement.
2、Both parties must register in the specific household registration office in person.
3、The marriage of the minors should enclose an agreement from the Legal agents.
4、Other documents for the ID proving：
(1). If the marriage is held in a foreign country, an authorization letter, the authorized agent’s (listed on the authorization letter) ID card and personal seal (or signature) is required. The authorization letter must be inspected by the Embassy or the organization assigned by the Executive Yuan in Hong Kong or Macau.
(2). If either party of the marriage once had or never has a household registry in Taiwan, the passport and the alien residence certificate issued by the Immigration office must be enclosed.
5、Other documents for proving the marriage:
(1). If the marriage is held in a foreign country, a marriage certificate or other documents of marriage issued by the local government and its Chinese translation with the seal of “Comply with the Law of conduct” should be enclosed. All documents must be inspected by the Embassy or the organization assigned by the Executive Yuan in Hong Kong or Macau.
(2). If one of the parties is not a citizen of Taiwan, a copy of Chinese name registration statement by foreign spouses, documents of marriage status and its Chinese translation inspected by the Embassy should be enclosed.
(3). The Chinese translation of the marriage certificate in a foreign country should be notarized by the Embassy or a notary in Taiwan.
(4). For a person who marries the people from Mainland China, a marriage certificate and entry permit issued by the Immigration Office with the seal of “Interviewed for the marriage registration” should be enclosed. The documents made from China, Hong Kong or Macau should be inspected by the organizations assigned by the Executive Yuan. |
Immediately |
Please download the application form from the government website.
The marriage of the minors should have the agreement from the Legal agent.
All documents must be the original copies. |
| Divorce registration |
＊Both parties of the divorce
＊The authorized agent |
1. Divorce agreement, court’s judgment and final judgment.
2. If the divorce is held in a foreign country, the certificate must be inspected by the Embassy or the organizations acknowledged by the government. The certificate must be translated into Chinese and be inspected by the Bureau of Consular Affairs or Court. The authorization letter should also be inspected.
3. Divorce (including the authorization letter) the people from China, related documents must be inspected by the Straits Exchange Foundation. The final judgment of divorce should also be acknowledged by the courts in Taiwan.
4. Both parties must come to the office in person. The effective date of divorce is the date of registration.
5. Both parties’ household registry forms, ID cards, personal seals (or signatures).
6. This registration requires the re-issuing of ID card. The procedure and the documents please see the regulations for the application for ID cards. |
Immediately |
Please download the application form from the government website.
All documents must be the original copies. |
| Guardianship registration |
＊Guardian
＊Authorized agent |
1. When both the parents are unable to exercise whose rights and obligation to the minor children or both the parents die without appointing a guardian, the guardian should be decided by the following order: 1. the grandparents living with the minors; 2. the elder brothers or sisters living with the minors; 3. the grandparents not living with the minors.
2. Legal guardianship: documents proving the family relationship.
3. Authorized guardianship: the authorization letter from the biological parents (with the statement of the time of guardianship and other notes). Guardianship appointed by Court: Court’s paper.
4. Guardianship by will: the will from either parent.
5. Guardianship of disfranchisement: declaration of disfranchisement.
6. Application for guardianship: household registry form, ID card, personal seal (or signature).
7. Authorized agent: authorization letter, agent’s ID card and personal seal (or signature), the applicant’s household registry form.
8. The authorization from a foreign country must enclose an authorization letter inspected by the Embassy or the organizations acknowledged by the government. For example, the documents from China must be inspected by the Straits Exchange Foundation. |
Immediately. |
Please download the application form from the government website.
All documents must be the original copies. |
| Application for the ID card |
＊The applicant
＊Legal agent |
First application
1. The personal seal (or signature) of the applicant or the legal agent.
2. Legal agent’s ID card and household registry form.
3. 3 2” head-shot photos (without hat and no colour lens) of the applicant in the latest 2 months.
4. Application fee 50 NTD.
Replacement
1. The old ID card, personal seal (or signature). If the photo on the old ID card is not clear, the application procedure should follow the re-issuing.
2. 3 2” head-shot photos (without hat and no colour lens) of the applicant in the latest 2 months.
3. Application fee 50 NTD.
Re-issuing
1. The applicant’s personal seal (or signature).
2. Household registry form.
3. A valid proving document with a photo attached issued by the government.
4. 3 2” head-shot photos (without hat and no colour lens) of the applicant in the latest 2 months.
5. Application fee 200 NTD |
Immediately for the first application and replacement.
3 days for the re-issuing. |
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| Name change |
＊The applicant
＊Legal agent |
1. In the same office, organization, group, or school there are people having the same identical name. A proving document issued by the employer or school should be enclosed.
2. The same identical name with a direct blood relative in three degrees. A household certificate should be enclosed.
3. There are people having the same identical name and living in the same county (city) over six months. A household certificate of the people having the same name should be enclosed.
4. There are people having the same identical name in an evaluation in an organization. A notification from the evaluating agency should be enclosed.
5. Sharing the same identical name with the wanted person. A document or a notification about the wanted person should be enclosed.
6. The name contains a disagreeable or offensive implication or with other special reason which is acknowledged by the administrative agencies.
Notes: The application should enclose a copy of the household certificate of the present household, ID card, personal seal (or signature), household registry form. The minors who apply for the name change should be accompanied by the both parents. If either of the parents is unable to accompany, an agreement should be enclosed. If the applicant has a spouse or direct blood relatives, 3 2” head-shot photos (black-and-white or colour) taken in the latest 2 months and 50 NTD should be handed in for the re-issuing of the ID card. All documents must be the original copies. |
1 to 3 days |
The name change can only be applied twice in a life time.
The second time of the name change of the minors can only be applied after the adulthood. |
| Address assignment and plate installation / address plate certification |
Plate installation
＊The house owner (builder), the present inhabitants, the housekeeper, the authorized agent.
＊Certification: the house owner, the present inhabitants, the housekeeper, and the interested parties. |
Assignment and installation
1. Applicant’s ID card and personal seal.
2. The original copy of the building permit, and a map of the location of the construction.
3. An authorization letter is required for the agent.
Notes: an illegal construction is mainly identified by the fact of inhabitation. A land ownership certificate, map of the location of the construction, and the applicant’s ID card and personal seal are required.
Certification
1. Applicant’s ID card and personal seal.
2. Ownership certification, or house tax statement, or house usage permit.
3. The household registration of the present inhabitant (not for the owner).
4. An authorization letter is required for the agent.
5. A proving document is required for the interested parties. |
3 days for the plate installation.
Immediately for the plate certification. |
Please download the application form from the government website. |
| Rectification |
＊The applicant
＊The original applicant
＊The interested parties. |
1. The first household registration in Taiwan or the original household registration before the registration in Taiwan.
2. The original ID card with the seal of the administrative agency issued by the government.
3. Certificate of graduation issued by schools or academies.
4. The birth certificate issued by a hospital or a qualified midwife.
5. Certificate of discharge or suspension or retiring or the certificate of military registration issued by the Ministry of Defence or other military authorities.
6. Court’s final judgment, judgment, acknowledge or the non-prosecutorial disposition from the public prosecutor’s office.
7. Other proving documents issued by the other organizations or agencies. |
Immediately |
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| English household certification |
＊In person
＊Authorized agent |
In person
1. The applicant (if the applicants are the minors, it should be applied by the legal agent) should prepare his/her and the relatives’ (spouse, parents, adoptive parents, children or household head) passports or other documents with the English name on it. The needed page of the passport and the other documents must be photocopied. The applicant’s ID card and personal seal and the application fee are also required.
Documents with the English name on it include:
(１) The English identity proving documents issued by the government of Taiwan
(２) The English identity proving documents issued by the foreign government.
(３) The English birth certificate issued by a hospital.
(４) The diploma with the English name issued by schools.
(５) An English name proving document issued by the overseas organizations registered to the government.
2. If the applicant is unable to provide a passport or any documents with the English name on it, the applicant should fill in the English name based on the Chinese phonetic translation guidelines.
Authorized application
1. The applicant should fill in the authorization letter and sign (or seal). The authorized agent should prepare his/her ID card, personal seal and the authorization letter for the application.
2. The authorization letter written in a foreign country should be inspected by the Embassy or other organization authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letter issued in China should be inspected by the Straits Exchange Foundation.
*Each copy of the English household certificate costs 150 NTD (if apply for more than 2 copies, 20 NTD for each from the second copy) |
In 6 working days. |
Apply to any county (city) household registration office where the applicant is registered. |
| Birthplace registration |
The applicant |
1. Household registration form.
2. ID card.
3. Photo.
4. Personal seal. |
Immediately |
Apply to any household registration office. |
| Citizen digital certificate. |
The applicant |
1. The citizen who is over 18 years old (including) with a household registration.
2. The applicant must apply in person with the ID card.
3. Application fee is 275 NTD.
* The website of Natural Person CA: http//moica.nat.gov.tw |
About 15 minutes |
On-line appointment
Apply to the desk of the household registration office.
Apply to any household registration office. |
| Personal seal registration and certification |
＊The applicant
＊The authorized agent
＊The legal agent |
Seal registration
The applicant or the legal agent (both parents) must come in person with the ID card and personal seal. (Same as the replacement or annulment).
Seal certification (seal registration required)
1. The applicant should prepare the ID card, and the registered personal seal. The authorized agent should prepare the registered personal seal, ID card, personal seal, the authorization letter and other necessary documents.
2. If the applicant is abroad, the authorization letter should be inspected by the Embassy. (It can only be authorized once).
3. For the soldier during the service, an authorized letter signed by the company commander or by a higher rank officer should be enclosed.
4. For the prisoner, an authorized letter signed by the warden should be enclosed.
5. For the minors or people with limited legal capacity, the application should be done by a legal agent. If either of the parents is unable to come, an agreement should be enclosed.
6. No seal registration for a disabled person or a person less than 7 years old.
7. The seal name must be registered in the household registration office; no other additional characters are allowed.
8. Each certification or application costs 20 NTD.
9. All documents must be the original copies. |
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