How IS the rash, by the way? Clearing up nicely I hope. Embarrassing place to have a rash!
How IS the rash, by the way? Clearing up nicely I hope. Embarrassing place to have a rash![/quote]
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
I’m Russian.
Yep, first thing i thought after that my message is to contact Hartzell. I sent him PM. I hope he will look into his PM soon.
That’s very sad 
I bought apartment here in Taiwan one year ago and many things for our family. I moved all my belonging from Russia to Taiwan. We have cute cat now. I really didn’t expect such bullshit! I don’t know how to live now…
[quote=“tairus”]I’m Russian.
Yep, first thing i thought after that my message is to contact Hartzell. I sent him PM. I hope he will look into his PM soon.
That’s very sad I bought apartment here in Taiwan one year ago and many things for our family. I moved all my belonging from Russia to Taiwan. We have cute cat now. I really didn’t expect such bullshit! I don’t know how to live now…[/quote]
I’m speechless,Tairus.I just hope that Hartzell will be able to iron things out for you.Best of luck to you.
Seams nope… He didn’t tell me anything new and didn’t give me any clue ho to recover this situation…
Well… will try to do what can i do. May be wife’s relative will provide some help.
[quote=“tairus”]Seams nope… He didn’t tell me anything new and didn’t give me any clue ho to recover this situation…
Well… will try to do what can i do. May be wife’s relative will provide some help.[/quote]
If Hartzell doesn’t check his PM,maybe you can try contacting Maoman or perhaps Jlick.Maybe they can offer some advice,too.Or maybe they know how to get in touch with Hartzell.
[quote=“Taiwanderer”][quote=“tairus”]Seams nope… He didn’t tell me anything new and didn’t give me any clue ho to recover this situation…
Well… will try to do what can i do. May be wife’s relative will provide some help.[/quote]
If Hartzell doesn’t check his PM,maybe you can try contacting Maoman or perhaps Jlick.Maybe they can offer some advice,too.Or maybe they know how to get in touch with Hartzell.[/quote]Well, his email address is in his signature line. But I read tairus’s post as meaning that Hartzell had got in touch but wasn’t able to help.
What you need;
-Passport valid at least 6 months
-Marriage Licence; 2 Chinese copies and 2 English copies
-Household Registration from the Taiwan spouse; can get govenment copy from household registration
name added to your spouse
(NOTE: only valid for 3 months
-Clean Criminal record Documentation
a. get record + get Chinese translation of this document
b. get both documents certified by Ministry of Justice of your country
c. get both document notified by Taiwanese Center abroad
d. If necessary get it re-checked in Taiwan; authenticated by MOFA /
Buro of Consular Affairs 2343 2885
-Health Check in a government approved hospital
(includes HIV check, X-ray picture, …)
NOTE; only valid for 3 months
-Probably 10 to 15 small pictures to put on many different documents
-Approximately 10.000 NT or more for various fees
(legalisation, authentication, many stamps, …)
0800-024-111
Hotline for foreigners has excellent service in English,
in case you need any other information.
The advice I have is the same as earlier. Start looking at your wife’s network of friends and relatives to find anyone who has some influence in the government or media and go to them for help. It really doesn’t matter if it is someone with six degrees of separation from her, it’s still more important to approach it via ‘relationship’ than otherwise. If that cannot be arranged, find out who her legislative representative is and approach their office for help.
There’s a lot of way that you can approach this, but the two main things to keep in mind are:
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Relationships (even distant) are important in Chinese culture, so your best shot is with your wife’s network of family and friends.
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Persistence is crucial. You are much more likely to get what you want if the decision makers get the idea that you are not going to ever give up on getting your application approved. It’s better to demonstrate this by contacting them frequently than to state it explicitly.
Legal action or threats of legal action should be left for the absolute last resort.
thanks for advise, jlick!
your mention about power or relations (instead law) remind me how i solve problems in Russia.
i thought it’s only in Russia…
Ok, is there anything new on what is required for a JFRV (Marriage ARC)? I haven’t started on mine yet as I depend on family back home to do things like get documents authenticated and get my police clearance certificate, and I don’t want to hassle them without knowing exactly what to do. Or is that asking too much, is a person almost guaranteed of running around and hitting and missing?
A friend of mine thought he had all his documents (authenticated and everything) and so he went off to the MOFA in Kaohsuing today. They then told him that they can’t issue a JFRV and that he needs to go to Macao or Hong Kong. The damn of it is he has a valid ARC as it is and has been here for almost six years.
Another mate of mine did his last year armed with only his marriage certificate, family registration cert. and police clearance. He was immediately given an option of a 1, 3 or 5 year JFRV/JSRV. :loco: Oh, he also didn’t go in person, he sent his wife, because (as he puts it) he loses his temper with bureaucrats…
But honestly, is there anyone that can give you a straight and truthful answer on what is needed and where and how to do it?
[quote=“tairus”]why Caucasians have priority in Taiwan? i can’t understand relation between these nationalities.
MOFA’s racism begins from first seconds of phone call. After “Hello” and listening my question, first thing they ask is “From which country you are?”…
As for interview: it’s hard to be calm and cool when you has been told there is video/audio recording and “safety button” and remind that I have to answer all questions truly and decision is fully depend on my answers (I knew this, but I would prefer to omit such remind in already nervous environment. I felt myself as criminal and also felt how my temperature went to high degree. It looked like I’m playing Russian roulette and every shoot can be last one.
Well, if they will issue me visa then i will try to forget this nightmare and cure my nerves. But if they will refuse, [color=red]I’m thinking to start lawsuit against MOFA[/color]. What forumosans think about it? Have i chance to win? I’m not talking about enough proof of our marriage, I’m 100% sure I’m eligible for JFRV since they accepted my documents and I have a lot of witness who can proof that our marriage isn’t fake one. I’m talking about possibility to start lawsuit against ministry which is a part of government. Can MOFA just stop lawsuit process forcedly? How big corruption in Taiwan courts and government?[/quote]
I totally understand how you feel. I truly sympathise. My feeling is my child and my spouse are Taiwanese and I have every right to live with them. My feeling is that there is no way on God’s green earth how they could remove me from this island while my family is here. But the realisty on this island is somewhat different. TIA. This is Taiwan. (To paraphrase “Blood Diamond”)
Oh, and here’s a duzi…
Taiwan is embarking on a drive to attract wealthy and well-qualified migrants, according to the head of the country’s new immigration agency. It will also seek to reduce the number of illegal immigrants who land on its shores each year.
It has submitted draft legislation to parliament under which foreigners who make big investments would be granted the right of permanent residence. Separately, individuals with tertiary education and specialised professional qualifications would be allowed to settle permanently with their families.
Those moves would go alongside others to reduce unwanted immigration. Mr Wu said the government was confident it would achieve a breakthrough this year in fighting human trafficking.