He applied 13 years before Australia had the law changed.
Unless he’s got some special power to see into the future… I don’t see how you can take that away from him. He was willing to give up knowing he couldn’t get it back.
I renounced in 1998
Resumption law was commenced in 01 July 2007. I resumed in July 2011
So yes since July 2007 ex Australian citizens could apply to resume.
@anon24369109 didn’t choose the easy road. He didn’t cling to his original nationality like a lifeline while claiming to care about Taiwan. He actually took that leap, despite knowing Taiwan isn’t recognized by the UN, despite all the challenges and the sneering comments from others. And what does he get in return? A bunch of armchair critics who wouldn’t last a day without the safety net of their original citizenship, yet feel the need to question his choices.
It’s not @anon24369109 who’s the bullshit artist—it’s every foreigner who’s too spineless to make the same commitment and then tries to tear down someone who did.
FYI @Explant I’m not saying any of this is you. I’m talking about the people that smeared his name repeatedly
Paogao ( aka TC Lin did ) Cooling Tower and I and many other people I have helped who read forumosa have done so. Some people even blocked their so called friends telling them no to do so. We were called race traitors and all sorts of nice epithets on this forum and FB groups.
So have 150,000 pls other naturalized citizens
@anon24369109 spent months in limbo, not knowing if or when he’d ever get Taiwanese citizenship. Imagine the stress of living every day with no guarantee, just holding onto the hope that you’ll finally be accepted by the country you’ve committed to. While others had the luxury of their dual citizenships, @anon24369109 was hanging by a thread, facing the possibility of being permanently stateless, all because he was determined to become truly Taiwanese. Yet, despite that uncertainty, he never wavered—unlike those who criticize from the comfort of their double passports.
This is the argument of the petition which I support whole heartedly.
Still no tears from me for those who choose not to renounce. They made their choice.
It’s funny how people talk down to me about how they would need a visa to visit " back home" or they can’t care for their family in another country or bring their aged parents here lol Or we abandoned our family and identity. As if we who have renounced and naturalized do not know these things lol.
LOZ thanks for the support. Anyway just read from page one of this thread. Poorly moderated… the thread should have just stuck to the processes and questions about that and been separated for the pros or cons of citizenship.
Well for 9 plus years I had no choice. 
The other 4 years I just wasted time.
A fascinating tale I’m sure, but if you guys keep banging on about this I’m not gonna buy his biography. All these spoilers risk ruining the book for me.
So as I had this hurdle do I get more brownie points?
I did the whole nine yards. Plus a short stint in the Military.
You do realize that all males up to 40 years of age could be called up for Army reserves? Not the same deal as conscription.
LOLZ I don’t intend on writing a book or a biography.
TC Lin did a nice book. No need for a follow up. No prizes for coming in 2nd as the next white guy to naturalize lol.
Non naturalized who don’t accept their fate, who don’t learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left on my island.
I have a couple of suggestions, but they might not be appropriate for Legal. 
There’s a blogpost by someone who did it. Just that the TW gov employees made him go through the whole hoop of submitting the renunication application in Japan, having the Japanese side reject the renunciation (cos they don’t officially recognise Taiwan), then return to Taiwan to finish their naturalisation process with the rejection message.
It’s one of the few dual citizenship exceptions just because they don’t recognise the state you have dual citizenship with.
It also works the same way in reverse as well of course since the Japanese side considers you stateless (if you are a sole TW national).
If you love Taiwan and its culture, then become taiwanese.
But some people are like: “I LOVE to live in Taiwan, but I dont want to renounce my foreign BENEFITS”.
Many countries cut diplomatic relationships with Taiwan because another country can offer them more. Do you think Taiwan needs to give more to foreigners?
Easy for someone who is a Taiwan national who never had to renounce another citizenship to naturalize to claim.
Not easy, as a “national” I dont have a work autorization and I cannot teach english and get a residence certificate. I dont come from a rich country like native english speakers do.