Taiwan問題94 · Household registration
When registering a birth, how is the newborn's surname decided?
In the exam (Chinese)
辦理出生登記時，新生兒的姓氏如何決定?
- aOnly the father's surname can be used.只能從父姓。
- bOnly the mother's surname can be used.只能從母姓。
- cThe parents agree in writing that the child takes the father's or the mother's surname. If there is no agreement or no agreement is reached, it is decided by drawing lots at the Household Registration Office.父母以書面約定子女從父姓或母姓。未約定或約定不成者，於戶政事務所抽籤決定之。Correct answer
Why?
Article 1059 of the Civil Code provides that whether the child takes the father's or the mother's surname is agreed in writing by the parents before the birth registration; if there is no agreement or none is reached, it is decided by drawing lots at the Household Registration Office.
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After a child is born, to which authority should the birth be registered?Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).
子女出生後，應向哪個機關辦理出生登記？ — 戶政事務所。
問題96
If the national identification card of a citizen aged 14 or over is lost, who should apply for a replacement?Correct answer:The person themselves, in person.
年滿14歲之國民，國民身分證遺失，應由誰申請補領？ — 本人親自補領。
問題97
To which authority should you apply for a replacement if your national identification card is lost?Correct answer:Household Registration Office (戶政事務所).
國民身分證遺失應向哪個機關申請補領？ — 戶政事務所。
問題98
Where is it WRONG to report a national identification card as lost?Correct answer:Police Bureau (警察局).
國民身分證遺失向哪個機關申請掛失是錯誤的？ — 警察局。
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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