Taiwan問題52 · Residence
When a foreign national changes their residence address in this country, which authority should they apply to for registration?
In the exam (Chinese)
外國人在國內的居留地址有變更時，應該向哪一個機關申請登記？
- aImmigration Agency service station at the place of residence (居留地之移民署服務站).居留地之移民署服務站。Correct answer
- bHealth center (衛生所).衛生所。
- cHousehold Registration Office (戶政事務所).戶政事務所。
Why?
A foreign national who changes their residence address must register it at the Immigration Agency service station at the place of residence, because the records of foreign residents are managed by the Immigration Agency.
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If a foreign national overstays their residence in this country, which penalties will they NOT face?Correct answer:Imprisonment for a fixed term.
外國人在國內逾期居留的話，不會受到哪些處罰？ — 有期徒刑。
問題54
If a foreign national does not apply for an extension of their Alien Resident Certificate on time, does this also affect the calculation of their legal residence period when applying for naturalization later?Correct answer:Yes.
外國人所持的外僑居留證如果沒有按時申請延期的話，是不是也會影響到日後申請歸化時的合法居留期間之計算？ — 是。
問題55
In which situation will an Alien Resident Certificate NOT be revoked or cancelled?Correct answer:Going abroad for more than 30 days during the period of residence.
在哪些情形下，外僑居留證不會被撤銷或註銷？ — 居留期間出國超過30日。
問題56
During a foreign spouse's legal residence in Taiwan, if the spouse who is a national unfortunately dies, can the foreign spouse continue to reside in the country?Correct answer:Yes, they can.
外籍配偶在臺合法居留期間，國人配偶如不幸死亡，該外籍配偶可不可以繼續在國內居留？ — 可以。
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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