Taiwan問題54 · Residence
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?
In the exam (Chinese)
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？
- aYes.是。Correct answer
- bNo.不是。
Why?
If an Alien Resident Certificate is not extended on time, it expires and the residence is interrupted, so the legal residence period must be counted again, which affects a later naturalization application.
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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。
問題57
If a foreign national loses their passport while residing in this country, with which authority can they NOT apply for a certificate of the loss report, in order to apply for a new passport at their country's embassy or consulate in our country or its authorized representative office?Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).
外國人在國內居留期間，如果護照遺失了，無法向哪個機關申辦遺失報案紀錄證明，以便向外國駐我國使領館或授權代表機構申請新護照？ — 戶政事務所。
問題49
If an Alien Resident Certificate or a Permanent Resident Certificate is lost, which authority should you apply to for a replacement?Correct answer:Immigration Agency service station at the place of residence (居留地之移民署服務站).
遺失外僑居留證或永久居留證，應向哪個機關申請補發？ — 居留地之移民署服務站。
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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