Taiwan問題48 · Visas and passports

When applying for a Republic of China passport for the first time, if the applicant cannot apply in person at the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or one of its offices, with which office should identity verification be done first?

In the exam (Chinese)

第一次辦理中華民國護照,若無法親自向外交部領事事務局或外交部各辦事處申請者,應先向哪個單位辦理人別確認?

  1. aDistrict Office (區公所).區公所。
  2. bHousehold Registration Office (戶政事務所).戶政事務所。Correct answer
  3. cPolice Bureau (警察局).警察局。

Why?

For a first passport application, if the applicant cannot go in person to the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or one of its offices, they must first go to the Household Registration Office for identity verification, and then authorize someone else to apply for them.

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    未滿18歲的人,在申請護照時,需要得到誰的同意? — 父或母或法定代理人。

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Source

The questions and answers come from the Ministry of the Interior’s official written question bank for the naturalization test (歸化測試), edition 114年11月 (November 2025), published by its Department of Household Registration. Exam questions held under laws and regulations are not protected by copyright in Taiwan (Copyright Act, art. 9 par. 1 item 5). The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the written test itself is in Chinese. Not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, the National Immigration Agency or any household registration office.

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