Another marriage/visa question

No. It was the ROC overseas office in Norway that wanted to see this document.

Amos:
Maybe it’s just less bureacratic in Norway? Once I got married at the notary public, that was it. I never heard anything about having to register in a marriage register, but I guess the public notary made sure I got listed in it. (Which makes sense - why should I have to do that when they got all the data needed anyway)

Just because it makes sense does not mean that it will be acceptable to the Taiwan government authorities.

Taiwan govt has a book about requirements for each country regarding proof of marriage and free to marry. Hence the rules vary from country to country. For instance you cannot get a “free to marry” certificate in the US, so you are allowed to present a afidavit. In New Zealand you can get one, so you have to get it to satisfy the Taiwan authorities.