[quote=“gokou88”]Hi,
I want to attain a Taiwan passport as well as a ROC ID in order to submit an application for permanent resident of Canada. This route is the fastest way I can get approval for PR status in order to move to Canada which, at the moment, is 7 months. If I submit as a US citizen from LA, the processing time is 28 months.
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[ul][]Born in Taiwan in 1976[/]
[]Had Taiwan passport and ROC ID (no longer have them, expired anyway??)[/]
[]Immigrated to US when I was 9 years old in 1985[/]
[]Became US citizen in 1993[/]
[]Married in 2006 to Canadian citizen. She will be sponsoring my PR application to Canada.[/]
[]Still living in LA currently[/]
[]I’m 37 now (should have no conscription restrictions, if my research is correct) and want to apply for a passport and ROC ID ASAP[/][/ul]
Thanks! 
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So what is the fastest process for me to apply for a new passport and ROC ID? I will be traveling to Taiwan in May and hopefully I can get ‘hukou’ when I’m there.
You need to find out where your household registry (hu ji) is. Passports expire, IDs do not. First thing you should do is to CALL the household registry and find out exactly what you need to bring. You may need your parent’s info/ID cards. I had to show marriage and death certificates and my birth certificate all notorized by the LA TECO office. Please note that that TECO stamp is only valid for 3 months. Then once you have everything, come over and you can get your ID on the spot. Then go to the passport offices and I they’re pretty fast too, like a week? You don’t have to worry about the army.