Divorce and ARC issue

Legal Visa & Residency
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I have a couple of questions and I hope that somebody can give me a little bit more information

I am a Dutch citizen, living in Taiwan for over 5 years, and married with a ROC citizen. We have a little daughter who has dual citizenship. We might end up having a divorce soon and I’m trying to find more information about my rights here in Taiwan.

I would like to keep custody of our daughter and prefer to stay in Taiwan for at least a couple of more years, so she can also be with her father if she wants to, is that possible? Can I stay in Taiwan, because my daughter is a ROC citizen?

I am teaching English at various schools for over 5 years already, but I’ll have to change my ARC which is linked to our marriage now. Is it possible to apply for a new ARC, as a non-native speaker? I do have a TEFL certificate and stable teaching jobs.

Of course I can also go back to the Netherlands, but then I’ll definately have to fight for the custody and if I loose I won’t be able to see my daughter grow up. This thought is freaking me out :frowning:.

Who has some more information for me, experiences, addresses of people to contact…everything is welcome.

Info can also be sent to: icitaiwan@hotmail.com

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Living in Taiwan continuously for 5 years should mean you are eligible for permanent residency - an APRC. Do a search for that - there’s quite a few threads here about it.

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Thanks for your advice. I’ll check out the APRC topics. I wonder if they stay valid when the marriage ends…

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If you get the process done before the marriage ends and the JFRV expires, there should be no problem, as the APRC is a separate visa.