Oh so I won’t need a HKID to apply for renunciation? That’s good to know. I’ll look into this some more. Thanks for the info.
That might be a more interesting route… skip aprc… and get resident card without naturalisation then keep Canadian citizenship.
No, I don’t have a Taiwanese spouse. My current ARC is employment-based.
Technically you are already a national.
Was a question not a statement. You’d better check before you go down that path.
You don’t need a spouse to do what @jimbob132 was suggesting.
You have to understand, we were just pointing out the HK option also allows him to keep his Canadian citizenship if he ever plans to “naturalize” (because of the ROC-on-Taiwan stupidities) simply because Canada doesn’t have a resumption option if it’s something in his further ahead plans.
I don’t think I’m eligible for TARC because I’m not NWOHR.
TARCs are issued to NWOHRs as well as mainland and HK or Macau residents on different reason codes.
if you are a chinese national, including HK and MO ppl, without a TW spouse, there are VERY SMALL QUOTAS to apply for residency, and eventually get HHR.
I have a HK friend who is stuck like that. Being here for like 5 yrs on a Gold Card, malaysian wife, he can’t get APRC and can’t get TARC since he is out of quota. He is in a limbo. He is pushing his wife to become taiwanese so he can then get residency through marriage haha.
shouldn’t, best to contact HK Immigration dept to check.
Interesting, does lend some weight towards renouncing HKPR in OP’s case. Interesting about the Malaysian wife too. 
that why all the bashing is on the chinese spouses, that’s the only actual way a Chinese person can settle in TW and become taiwanese. The other venues are basically not viable.
you are 100% correct. You have HHR, but in HK technically speaking, you are a HK person as per TW law.
HK celebrities that have exiled themselves in recent years seem to get residency quickly.
at the end, it’s the NIA decision… as always…
I got an update. I didn’t go to HK to apply for my HK ID/permit/renunciation. I submitted my APRC application before Christmas, along with a detailed note explaining my situation (born in HK but moved to Canada as a kid, etc.). I even included photocopies of my high school and college diplomas. When I checked the status of my application this morning, it said “製證中.” I guess my application has been approved. Hopefully, I’ll be able to pick up my APRC next week.
With you have that thing in hand, let us know!
Guy
As it showed
And once you have your APRC safely in hand, go to Hong Kong and get your Hong Kong ID and passport. Then when it’s time for you to apply for Taiwanese citizenship, you can renounce the Hong Kong nationality but keep your Canadian citizenship instead.