Taiwan問題87 · Household registration

When a foreign national marries one of our nationals and registers the marriage, must they take a Chinese name that follows the naming customs of our citizens?

In the exam (Chinese)

外國人與我國人結婚辦理結婚登記時,是不是要取用中文姓名,且符合我國國民使用姓名的習慣?

  1. aYes.是。Correct answer
  2. bNo.不是。

Why?

Under household registration rules, when a foreign national marries one of our nationals and registers the marriage, they must take a Chinese name to be recorded in the household registration data, and this Chinese name must follow the naming customs of our citizens.

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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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