Simply, thinking about doing it but not sure it’s worth the hassle. Has it really gotten easier? Any recent experiences?

There was, but the reality is that they still need to distinguish them. Under the current plan, the second letter would be changed to a number, but not to a 1 or a 2 (which represent male/female on TW ID cards). So we would go from ABCD to something like 3456, meaning that the new ARC numbers still…

From previous posts they seem to be aware it’s useless but are still going ahead with it. Even the chamber of commerce advised them of the incompatibility. Hopefully they will adjust this before launch

Well, we all expect the gov here to not be super detailed and thorough…but it would be hard to believe they could redo all arcs without realizing this being a problem. I mean i wouldnt be shocked if they overlooked this but i certainly dont expect them to. Perhaps the way their systems coding work…

[image] Explant: I mean i wouldnt be shocked if they overlooked this but i certainly dont expect them to. It’s not overlooked–this is 100% intentional.

Still wouldnt shock me. But curious your theory on why. I get separation. But i wpuld assume the web srrvices and computer systems would be compatible, no?

They’re not compatible, and when I wrote a letter to the MOI pointing this out they replied that they are doing this intentionally so foreigners can still be distinguished.

[image] bananas: They’re not compatible, and when I wrote a letter to the MOI pointing this out they replied that they are doing this intentionally so foreigners can still be distinguished. I can actually accept having ID numbers that depict nation vs foteign. Much lime the taiwan local ID n…

The format is more complicated than that. Most validators explicitly check for a 1 or 2 as the second digit, and a checksum final digit. They’re set on using 7, 8, or 9 as the second digit for ARC holders, which means many platforms will still fail to validate these ID numbers. Not only that, pro…

Well, damn. If that is true it is a bit if a mess. Have they (gov) discussed this publicly on how it will effect services? The few things i read were about the gov and foreign bodies collaborating so it seems strange to me this would be done so without good reason? Is there somehow a foreign thr…

[image] bananas: They’re set on using 3, 4, or 5 as the second digit for ARC holders This is super dumb in many respects as they should reserve the number 3 for third gender applications. Doh! Guy

APRC: Worth it?

Legal Visa & Residency

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