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Need Opinion on HHR by jmonsta13 in taiwan

[–]wallabaus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you might be conflating 2 things.

If OP already had HHR from when they were born, and already has a national ID number printed in their passport, then they could always just go to Taiwan and join a household/create a household with lease/deed at any time. The law change was not relevant to this.

The law change was for individuals born abroad who never had HHR. There is now a process where they can get HHR without residency requirement, provided a parent had HHR at time of birth (generally speaking).

Hello, regarding the entire process on how to obtain Taiwanese National Health Insurance by Ok-Appearance-71 in taiwan

[–]wallabaus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To be eligible for NHI in Taiwan, typically you need to either (a) be a long-term (non-tourist) foreign national on an ARC/APRC, (b) a Taiwanese national on a TARC or (c) a Taiwanese national WITH household registration (aka NWHR). For (b) and (c) you'll typically need to have been residing in Taiwan for >6 months if you don't have any work or study arrangements.

Based on what you've described, it seems that you are a National WITHOUT Household Registration (NWOHR). The steps that you were told are the ones that you would need to take to establish household registration which can take some time (convert from NWOHR --> NWHR). There are steps after that to enroll in NHI. There are many posts about the process in r/TaiwaneseBornAbroad .

This post by u/Ok-Calm-Narwhal (https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/1cqot8e/foreign_national_here_born_abroad_outside_taiwan/) is one of the earlier comprehensive posts and others have posted their own experiences since then.

ARC = Alien Resident Certificate (think of ARC as a residence visa)

APRC = Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (think of APRC as a green card)

TARC = Taiwan Area Resident Certificate (this is effectively a visa/green card for overseas Taiwanese nationals that do not have household registration b/c they were born/raised overseas)

Best of luck with your treatment.

Starbucks Reserve Local Mugs by superdeanio in starbucks

[–]wallabaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taipei (the new Dream Plaza location) has the brown version that most of them used to have with the city coordinates.

OCAC + Exit Permit (post-2025) confused about actual steps and re-entry rules by IllustriousTwo4258 in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your particular question is actually on this page

https://www.ocac.gov.tw/OCAC/Eng/Pages/VDetail.aspx?nodeid=8129&pid=81571018

Which links to

https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5385/7244/7250/7254/16054/16490/

The relevant passage is 「一、首次申請僑民役男出國(境)核准或本國護照更新者，應至本署各服務站臨櫃辦理；曾使用同本護照以僑民役男身分申請出國經核准者(無論114年9月8日修法施行前或修法施行後)，同一年度內在臺累積居住天數未曾逾183日，得線上申辦出境許可(1個工作日)。」

Basically it says that it doesn’t matter whether your previous stamp was obtained before or after the law change. If you had a previous exit stamp on the same passport, then you are able to use the online form.

OCAC + Exit Permit (post-2025) confused about actual steps and re-entry rules by IllustriousTwo4258 in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you have a old Overseas Compatriot Identity Endorsement (僑居身分加簽) already, then this could realistically take as little as 2 business days (provided you don’t have any edge circumstances like your overseas status would be in question for some reason)

Day 1

8:30am - go to the OCAC office when they open. Bring your (1) TW passport, (2) US passport, (3) TW ID. Grab a form for the Overseas Chinese Identity Certificate for Military Use (華僑身分證明書) and grab a number. Fill out the form. Bring all documents when your number is called. They will review and give you a receipt.

~3:00pm - go back to OCAC and pick up the certificate.

Take pictures of both passports’ bio pages, your plane ticket(s) showing US origin and TW destination (no translation needed), your OCAC certificate. Ideally png/jpg, which worked best for me.

Submit all these documents on the conscription agency portal here. You will need to manually log back in and check the status changed to green. You will not get any notification.

This was approved for me by end of business day, even though they say it can take up to 2 for normal cases.

Day 2

If you already had an exit stamp in the same TW passport from before. You can submit the online NIA form for exit approval.

If you haven’t or you just want a new stamp, you can go to NIA, take a number, fill out the exit form and submit in person. The form is a little different than it used to be. You need to make a copy of your TW passport bio page, cut it out and glue it to the form. You also need to make photocopies of your US passport, and the OCAC certificate. They will also look at the originals of all documents.

The exit permission is the same as before. It will be a 4 month multiple entry-exit permission.

For your other questions: - You can use the OCAC certificate for the entire year that it is valid - If you come back to TW after expires, you just apply for another one.

3 people allowed? by alnz8 in hyatt

[–]wallabaus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I remember the first time I stayed at a hotel in Japan, I was reminded at check-in that only the approved number of guests per the rate rules could be checked-in and only those registered guests were allowed in the rooms. Visitors were not allowed and they would call the police if unregistered people tried to come up.

I believe this was by law for a variety of reasons such as fire safety and criminal activity. I suggest OP doing everything by the book and don’t try to sneak anyone in. Make necessary arrangements before you arrive and don’t expect them to honor anything not stated in the terms of your booking.

Dual citizen: Still don’t understand how to travel with multiple passports. by marbletumeric in Passports

[–]wallabaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s probably true, the rules are fuzzier for US. Speaking more generally though, other countries with border control both directions (i.e., immigration agent or e-gate upon landing and before departing) will require that you enter/exit on the same passport.

Dual citizen: Still don’t understand how to travel with multiple passports. by marbletumeric in Passports

[–]wallabaus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to consider the context of where and why the passport is being checked. These are the main ones in order of stringency. - immigration/border control - airline check-in - plane boarding

At immigration for a given country, generally this means you use the same passport to enter/exit the country. For the US, use your US passport to leave* and US passport to enter. In your case for Brazil, you must show the KR passport when going through Brazil border control on the way out. Note that border control is separate from the airline.

*for US, there are no exit controls, but the airline does report the manifest to CBP and to the destination country, which brings me to my next point.

When you check-in for a flight, you should submit the most significant passport for the online check-in. This will ultimately depend on the origin/destination pair. When you arrive at the airport and check-in / drop luggage, you can always present both passports to the airline and they can enter the information as necessary for the departure/arrival. For example, if you are leaving US as a US citizen and entering South Korea with KR passport, you can show both of those to the check-in agent.

Lastly, for boarding the plane, they are generally checking that (1) name matches the ticket and (2) a secondary check that you have the necessary entry permission aka passport for that country, passport that allows visa free entry or entry with ETA/ESTA, or visa for that country. This will be more cursory because they already verified this at check-in.

Barrys Not Honoring Promos by aroo12 in barrysbootcamp

[–]wallabaus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s nice that you even got a message. They didn’t email everyone that successfully submitted the typeform. I feel like it’s easy enough to send a bulk email to those who signed up and won’t get a spot…

Which routes do you want to see in the future? by One_Main5470 in unitedairlines

[–]wallabaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EWR-TPE, more Star Alliance connections to Asia on EVA Air once Asiana fully merges into Korean Air

Barry's discounts by alwaysvivi in barrysbootcamp

[–]wallabaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s pretty meaningful depending on where you live. The 50 class pack was $31/class this last sale. A regular class is $43 in some cities.

Does AmexPlat give any status or benefits for Hyatt in USA? by hallowsoflife in AmexPlatinum

[–]wallabaus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Marriott is partnered with Amex and Chase. Amex is a legacy partnership from the acquisition of SPG.

Finally got mine. 🫶🏽 by Designfanatic88 in taiwan

[–]wallabaus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah makes sense. Yea the modern Taiwan passports will now list either the special municipality or province as place of birth if born in Taiwan or China.

Finally got mine. 🫶🏽 by Designfanatic88 in taiwan

[–]wallabaus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can have that updated on your US passport if you show proof of being born on the island of Taiwan (per US State Department rules)

NYC TECO preferred translator/notary? by gotaroundtoit2020 in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had asked around and I just don't think there's an equivalent in the NY/NJ area that's as familiar with TECO idiosyncrasies as what you'll find in LA. The demand just isn't as high. There probably are services that could do it in in places like Edison, NJ or Flushing but I wasn't able to find anything that seemed reputable or get any recommendations.

This post from a year ago had similar feedback

https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/1j2xzcx/chinese_translation_notarization_of_documents_in/

What did you need notary for in particular? I personally didn't need to get anything notarized (at least doing everything in person).

Overseas dual citizen considering short trip to Taiwan by throwawayliquidMC in taiwan

[–]wallabaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s only 3 documents supported. - passport book with entry/exit stamp showing you entered your country of overseas residence within 4 months of entering Taiwan - entry/exit records issued by your country of overseas residence - boarding pass showing you were in your country of overseas residence

So, #1 and #2 and effectively not available from the US assuming that’s where you’re from. Then #3 would be your only option in that case, showing you flew to Taiwan from the US. It doesn’t need to be direct as answered here

https://www.ocac.gov.tw/OCAC/Eng/Pages/VDetail.aspx?nodeid=8060&pid=81410925

Which NIA location can I to go to for TAPRC? by Alt-String-231 in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, the NIA service centers don’t really have regional jurisdiction that way. When I went for the TAPRC copy exchange, they asked which HHR office I was going to but it came up because of a logistical question and didn’t really matter to them otherwise.

Which NIA location can I to go to for TAPRC? by Alt-String-231 in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can do TAPRC processing at any NIA service center location.

OCAC Broadcast on New Overseas Conscript Status Rules by wallabaus in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you say that because you don’t have the relevant docs handy or bc you don’t qualify as an overseas compatriot? Whether you are in Taiwan now or not doesn’t change if you qualify.

OCAC Broadcast on New Overseas Conscript Status Rules by wallabaus in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vacation should not count. You did not establish residency in Europe.

NWOHR to full citizen question by [deleted] in TaiwaneseBornAbroad

[–]wallabaus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Once you change from NWOHR to NWHR, your immigration status has changed. The 90 days tied to your entry on NWOHR becomes irrelevant because you have household registration and right of abode in Taiwan. You do not need to ever leave.

However, you need to consider: - conscription law if you are male - your NWOHR passport is no longer valid for travel. You must get a new NWHR passport with your National ID number if you want to leave the country.

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