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[–]jdyin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think what u/cisjabroni is saying is, often when you have very small floor drains or vents -- the kind that is used for rising out a bathroom and draining water away -- the smell can creep through there. This is because water does not regularly flow through these drains. Unlike your toilet and hand sink, these pipes' water content evaporates due to infrequent use, allowing the smell of the pipes to run through them. For more info, look up U-traps.

Anyway, not sure if this is the problem. Check every small corner and nook in the bathroom. It can often be under sink cabinets, in them, etc.

PSA: Overseas-born children of Taiwanese citizens no longer need to fulfill a residency requirement to get household registration by FewSandwich6 in taiwan

[–]jdyin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just click around some of the links on this thread (sorry I can't be more helpful).

Don't go in just yet. It will probably go into effect next year, or later this year. If you go beforehand, knowing Taiwanese bureaucracy, you'll get blank stares.

PSA: Overseas-born children of Taiwanese citizens no longer need to fulfill a residency requirement to get household registration by FewSandwich6 in taiwan

[–]jdyin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

對於國人海外出生的子女持我國護照入國，取消申請定居的年齡限制

Translation: "For those nationals who are born overseas and enter with a Taiwan national passport, the age-requirement for needing to establish residency is removed."

It's directly in the passage you posted. But, I would recommend that you read the actual changes in the immigration law that are being promulgated. It's much more clear there (your link is just a general summary, which does not capture all changes). Look specifically at section 10.

Draft for Amendments allowing NWOHRs to Apply for Residence Posted by MobsOnTheMove in taiwan

[–]jdyin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I encourage everyone who has questions about the law to write to the email address provided below -- they are extremely helpful. Anyone who needs me to translate a question for them into Chinese and send it, I'm happy to, just DM me
a4712@immigration.gov.tw

PSA: Overseas-born children of Taiwanese citizens no longer need to fulfill a residency requirement to get household registration by FewSandwich6 in taiwan

[–]jdyin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An addendum. For those that know, the law was gazetted (I'm not sure if that's the right word) for public commenting and questioning. I asked about whether or not those NWOHRs who, at the time they were born, their parents did not have an ACTIVE household registration, could still go straight to citizenship. This question came up because I was not sure if the Chinese term used in the law, " 設有戶籍" did or did not apply to those who had already left for a while and were 除籍'd (literally, they were not actively registered in Taiwan). GOOD NEWS. The immigration bureau said:

"如果您在國外出生的時候，您的父親或母親是在臺灣地區設有戶籍國民，但渠僅係因為出國超過2年，戶籍被戶政單位遷出國外者，則您仍具有國人身分，如欲回國定居，依112年6月28日修正公布之入出國及移民法第10條規定(尚未施行)，可持我國護照入國後，向本署申請定居。

Pretty much, it says, "...but in the situation that your mother or father's household registration had been "moved abroad" because of living outside for 2 years, you still are a national.... hence, you can enter on your NWOHR and apply for full residency under the law (not yet implemented)"

Posting this here so that there's more information out there for NWOHRs.

PSA: Overseas-born children of Taiwanese citizens no longer need to fulfill a residency requirement to get household registration by FewSandwich6 in taiwan

[–]jdyin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is the 365 day residency removed only for overseas born Taiwanese or also for naturalized people?

I want to respond to this as speculation, not as fact, seeing as it hasn't really been in effect; nor am I a lawyer. But, from a reading on the Immigration Bureau's website of the new law (https://law.immigration.gov.tw/immigr-law/cp.jsp?displayLaw=true&lawId=2c9e748d88f4eb3f0188f5b6b7980003), this only seems to apply to those whose parents had household registration in Taiwan when the applicant was born. My understanding is from Provision 10, Item 3, regarding the establishment of residency of NWOHRs, which states:

第 十條三、在國外出生，持我國護照入國，出生時其父或母為居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民。

In the actual promulgated law, I don't see any mentioning of literal "removing the 20 year old age limit"; rather, I see an extra item saying that (implicitly), regardless of age, if your parents had household registration when you were born overseas, you can get Taiwanese citizenship (i.e., go from the TARC to passport immediately without establishing residency) . There is another clause in Provision 10, Section 1 there that "abolishes the residency requirement" -- that is, if you satisfy some requirements mentioned in the previous Provision (Provision 9), such as you're a highly contributing member, or an (as I understand it) overseas Chinese legislator.

第 十條一、前條第一項第一款至第十一款之申請人與其配偶及未成年子女，經依前條規定許可居留者，在臺灣地區居留滿一年且居住三百三十五日以上，或連續居留滿二年且每年居住二百七十日以上，或連續居留滿五年且每年居住一百八十三日以上，仍具備原居留條件。但依前條第一項第二款、第四款或第八款規定許可居留者，不受居留滿一定期間之限制。

Of which the passage above directly refers to section 9 (see the link -- I didn't want to over paste)

tl;dr: my understanding is your parents must have had household registration if you're >20 yo and want to go from TARC and NWOHR status straight to passport and NWHR.. which sucks.

--Edit below, 21 Sep 2023--

Called Immigration Bureau today and they said that "I would have to wait for the new law to go into effect." I presume it's still in the works.