Taiwan問題56 · Residence
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?
In the exam (Chinese)
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？
- aYes, they can.可以。Correct answer
- bNo, they cannot.不可以。
Why?
Under the Immigration Act, if the national spouse dies while the foreign spouse is residing in Taiwan, the foreign spouse can apply to the Immigration Agency to continue residing in Taiwan.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Chinese, as shown above.
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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。
問題51
How long before an Alien Resident Certificate held by a foreign national expires should the extension be applied for?Correct answer:Within 3 months.
外國人持有的外僑居留證在到期前多久，應該辦理延期？ — 3個月內。
問題52
When a foreign national changes their residence address in this country, which authority should they apply to for registration?Correct answer:Immigration Agency service station at the place of residence (居留地之移民署服務站).
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？ — 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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