I had a small issue with the banking app so I went to a branch and they told me it’s about my ARC is not updated. I had ARC with me but the lady asks for passport in order to just update the ARC. I offered another document like Taiwan driving licence, which I had as well with me. They said that i…

[image] Traveller1: Still we don’t know if it’s a written policy or not. Anybody knows? The point is that the tellers will tell you it’s company policy anyway, and they’re not going to give you a copy of their internal documents. So why does it matter whether they’ve written it down or not?

[image] SunWuKong: The US doesn’t want a flood of irrelevant information from non-citizens/non-residents. Wouldn’t be too sure about that. They might not actively seek this out, but they likely wouldn’t mind such a trove either. We all remember a certain former citizen who spilled the beans o…

[image] humpty: We all remember a certain former citizen who spilled the beans on a dragnet initiative later deemed illegal and possibly unconstitutional. Go on…

THAT particular instance indicated a voracious appertite for, what was in a legal sense, “irrelevant information” on both residents and non-residents.

Cathay‘s CUBE card recently added some kind of insurance. …that is - if you’re not a foreigner: [image]

They really aren’t 很抱歉 about it

https://topics.amcham.com.tw/2023/03/foreign-residents-banking-woes/

Updating my APRC address today HSBC - wanted my passport as well in order to update my address because I have two credit cards on file. I argued that my passport expires, number changes, but APRC does not, and I have three forms of ID issued by Taiwan government. I refused to give my passport. They…

[image] jimbob132: HSBC - wanted my passport as well in order to update my address because I have two credit cards on file. I argued that my passport expires, number changes, but APRC does not, and I have three forms of ID issued by Taiwan government. I refused to give my passport. They said the…

[image] jimbob132: Still need to update - Standard chartered, first bank, Fubon Standard Chartered was the longest for me - it was the only one where I needed to get a new card and reset the online banking details. [image] MoI changed the ID Number format Visa & Residency …

[image] jimbob132: ESun - I think I was working with an intern, since she had to ask everything and her boss kept telling her to check something else. Probably went through the full list for “waiguoren” since last time I changed addresses it was quick. Asked to sign in both Chinese and English d…

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