Taiwan問題81 · Household registration

At what age should a citizen apply for a national identification card?

In the exam (Chinese)

國民年滿幾歲應請領國民身分證?

  1. a10 years old.10歲。
  2. b12 years old.12歲。
  3. c14 years old.14歲。Correct answer

Why?

The Household Registration Act provides that a citizen should apply for a national identification card at the age of 14; people under 14 may also apply.

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  1. 問題82

    To which authority should you apply for a national identification card?

    Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).

    國民身分證是要向哪個機關申請? — 戶政事務所。

  2. 問題83

    When handling household registration, if an item recorded on the national identification card changes, should a new identification card be applied for at the same time?

    Correct answer:Yes.

    辦理戶籍登記時,國民身分證上記載事項如有變更,是不是應同時申請換發國民身分證? — 是。

  3. 問題84

    After naturalization, being approved to settle in our country and applying to the Household Registration Office for initial household registration, how long does it take before you can apply for the first national identification card?

    Correct answer:The same day.

    歸化國籍並經核准在我國定居,並向戶政事務所申請初設戶籍後,還需多久時間就可以申辦初領國民身分證? — 當天。

  4. 問題85

    After receiving the Taiwan Area Settlement Certificate, within how many days must you go to the Household Registration Office to do the initial household registration?

    Correct answer:30 days.

    拿到臺灣地區定居證後,多少天之內,要到戶政事務所辦理初設戶籍登記? — 30天。

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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