Thanks for all your help. I’ll ask my mother whether she can renew her household registration one way or another, either with or without applying for a new ROC passport before.
In the meanwhile, is this discussion still valid? Reasons for NWOHR getting TARC
If I understood it correctly, the OP was able to apply for a TARC because her mother had a household registration at the time of birth (so like my case), so fulfilling this criteria:
- “四、居住臺灣地區設有戶籍國民在國外出生之子女，年齡在二十歲以上。”
If it helps, my father had an own household registration before marrying my mother in Taiwan.
I then took a look at the requirements for the application again (“要帶什麼”), and it also doesn’t mention to bring a current household registration.
For what it’s worth, I’ll ask my mother to go to the Immigration Agency to clarify the paragraphs above.