all,
i may move to tw to be with my wife, but there are problems. i know i will need to get a chop, and about the household…can i just get my own household with my wife on it? her parents are holding her chop hostage for whatever reasons.
thanks
Do you mean her chop or household certificate? You can get a new chop made at any key store.
I’ve been living here for 6 years and have been asked for a chop maybe once. They assume foreigners don’t have one and just ask you to sign. It’s kind of confusing, as there’s no line to sign on (none needed for a chop) so I just scribble my name somewhere and that’s OK for most everyone.
can i get my own household registration as a pr?
so she can just go get a new chop?
The first thing to do is secure your wife carefully to the roof before entering negotiations to rescue your chop. It’s always best in a case like this to get in for your chop first. This can be achieved by attending karate classes.
I hope that was helpful.
if it’s a chop you need for a new purpose, just get a new one made. if it’s the specific chop that a bank account, for example, was opened and operated with, then you need that exact chop and woe betide you if you lose it (or can’t get it back).
ok, not worried about the chop. can I, as a PR. get my own household if she cannot get her chop?
What do you mean by your “own household”? As far as I know, foreign residents do not have (nor do they need) “household registrations” like Taiwan citizens. Or are you suggesting that there is some advantage to having local-style household registration that I’m not aware of? (Such as school zone eligibility if you have kids? – I don’t know anything about that since I don’t have kids.)
In my own experience, you simply need to notify the the immigration office of (and maybe show some evidence of – such as a lease agreement or a deed of title – don’t know if utility bill is enough) your residence address in Taiwan when you apply for your visa and any time that you move your address in the future. At least, this is my understanding of the law.
The above is true of a permanent resident visa (APRC), which I’m on, but I’m not positive whether it also holds true for a joining-family resident visa (JFRV). Perhaps someone on a JFRV can chime in here to clarify.
You haven’t told us much about your situation, so I’m not sure how much you know about Taiwan visas. FYI, in a nutshell, if you are married to a Taiwan national, you are eligible for a JFRV. If you reside in Taiwan legally and continuously under a resident visa for five years, you then become eligible for an APRC. You can search the Residence and Visa forum for many more details about these and related matters.