# I'm a Filipina student in Taiwan **URL:** \ **Category:** Visa & Residency\ **Created:** [March 2, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203 "2020-03-02T06:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bebetina21](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bebetina21](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bebetina21)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/25 "2020-03-02T09:10:41Z")
Yes, with complete paperd and ARC ---
**Author:** ![bebetina21](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bebetina21](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bebetina21)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/26 "2020-03-02T09:11:35Z")
Yeah. I know it is too early for him. But he is the only son and he really wants a son. ---
**Author:** ![bebetina21](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bebetina21](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bebetina21)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/27 "2020-03-02T09:13:09Z")
We both do not consider abortion ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/28 "2020-03-02T09:13:50Z")
> [@bebetina21](#): > > Yeah. I know it is too early for him. But he is the only son and he really wants a son. ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/e/2e5e57dc7e564162167986d85751c8335a5cd71d.gif) And what if you have a daughter? How do you intend to support a baby, considering you’re both students and not yet gainfully employed? ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/29 "2020-03-02T09:14:19Z")
> [@bebetina21](#): > > Yes, with complete paperd and ARC if you have to take a long off for your pregnancy/delivery/baby, you might lose your ARC and have to leave. ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/30 "2020-03-02T09:16:27Z")
I see this: [https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/141185/141282/141361/](https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/141185/141282/141361/) Does this imply your newborn can stay as long as your own ARC is valid? Still looking In my understanding, if you’re unmarried only your name will appear on the birth certificate, and your boyfriend won’t be considered a legal parent. Not sure if this has changed ---
**Author:** ![Whatevah](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Whatevah](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Whatevah)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/31 "2020-03-02T09:17:19Z")
Rich in-laws maybe? ---
**Author:** ![BHL4life](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bhl4life/32/90885_2.png) [@BHL4life](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BHL4life)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/33 "2020-03-02T09:21:29Z")
> [@Hanna](#): > > How do you intend to support a baby dump it on the parents? its standard procedure isn’t it… ---
**Author:** ![jo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/jo/32/174705_2.png) [@jo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/34 "2020-03-02T09:21:38Z")
Bettina, Don’t laugh at me as being a parent it is difficult to raise a newborn baby in Taiwan. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/35 "2020-03-02T09:25:25Z")
> [@Hanna](#): > > > [@Marco](#): > > > > I think abortion is Illegal in Taiwan with exceptions. > > Abortion is legal. You just have to have a good reason. They probably don’t have one, although I think I could argue that they both have some mental issues. I think that would fall under ‘illegal unless…’ Like weed in many countries. It’s illegal unless you have a medical need for it… ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/36 "2020-03-02T09:33:44Z")
> [@bebetina21](#): > > Yeah. I know it is too early for him. But he is the only son and he really wants a son. then, do marriage before a baby. It makes everything on the baby more simple. ---
**Author:** ![Whatevah](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Whatevah](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Whatevah)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/38 "2020-03-02T10:01:46Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > > [@Hanna](#): > > > > > [@Marco](#): > > > > > > I think abortion is Illegal in Taiwan with exceptions. > > > > Abortion is legal. You just have to have a good reason. They probably don’t have one, although I think I could argue that they both have some mental issues. > > I think that would fall under ‘illegal unless…’ > > Like weed in many countries. It’s illegal unless you have a medical need for it… Look at this way. It’s _illegal unless_ you really want one. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![bebetina21](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bebetina21](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bebetina21)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/39 "2020-03-02T10:21:23Z")
He said, it is fine. He will go to work on his internship at the airport, so he is going to get a decent pay. And i have a couple of job options. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/40 "2020-03-02T10:25:17Z")
I would probably recommend you guys get married before the baby is born. It will save a tonne of headache. You don’t have to have the ‘ceremony’ the same day. But those papers are gonna be your key. And you’ll get yourself a JFRV, helping you find a job where an employer may be unable to or unwilling to sponsor a work permit. ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/41 "2020-03-02T10:45:31Z")
Let him read this link, which instructs what he should do to acknowledge a baby born before you two get married. [https://www.ris.gov.tw/documents/html/2/3/1/380.html](https://www.ris.gov.tw/documents/html/2/3/1/380.html) [https://ca.gov.taipei/News\_Content.aspx?n=59F2E04A34FDA3E8&sms=87415A8B9CE81B16&s=6E644A81487F006F](https://ca.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=59F2E04A34FDA3E8&sms=87415A8B9CE81B16&s=6E644A81487F006F) And you should prepare this one for him and the baby. > 6.被認領人生母為外國人時，須繳附該國政府核發之生母單身證明文件（該證明文件須翻譯成中文經我駐外使領館處驗證） ---
**Author:** ![SunWuKong](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/sunwukong/32/125743_2.png) [@SunWuKong](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SunWuKong)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/42 "2020-03-02T13:16:09Z")
> [@tando](#): > > if you have to take a long off for your pregnancy/delivery/baby, you might lose your ARC and have to leave. ARCs can be extended for up to 6 months, and while it’s not common college students do have children without dropping out of school. Maybe not in Taiwan where women get shut away for weeks before and after giving birth, but Filipinos are hearty people. > [@Marco](#): > > You don’t have to have the ‘ceremony’ the same day. But those papers are gonna be your key. That might be important for getting him and his family to move things along. If they want a big wedding for show, it can be done later, but if you want everything to be legal and proper when the baby is born, it’s best to get the paperwork done soon. > [@Marco](#): > > And you’ll get yourself a JFRV One issue about that, would she be required to leave the country? Because it can take a long time for a Filipina wife to get a visa to enter Taiwan on the basis of marriage. Someone I know was told at TECO Manila that a Filipino/Taiwanese couple needed to have been married for a year for the Filipino spouse to get a visa. Luckily, the office had assumed wrong and that’s not what she was there for. Not sure if that’s the actual law or not. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/43 "2020-03-02T13:24:40Z")
> [@SunWuKong](#): > > > [@Marco](#): > > > > And you’ll get yourself a JFRV > > One issue about that, would she be required to leave the country? Because it can take a long time for a Filipina wife to get a visa to enter Taiwan on the basis of marriage. Someone I know was told at TECO Manila that a Filipino/Taiwanese couple needed to have been married for a year for the Filipino spouse to get a visa. Luckily, the office had assumed wrong and that’s not what she was there for. Not sure if that’s the actual law or not. I could not answer that to be honest. @GooseEgg, do you know what one would need to do? ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/44 "2020-03-02T13:28:36Z")
> [@SunWuKong](#): > > One issue about that, would she be required to leave the country? this part, yes. They should register the marriage first in Philippines, then get a certificate authenticated by TECO in Manila to register their marriage in Taiwan, then get a resident visa in Philippines. > [@SunWuKong](#): > > a Filipino/Taiwanese couple needed to have been married for a year for the Filipino spouse to get a visa. I’m not sure about this part. [特定國家配偶來臺申請依親簽證手續](https://www.boca.gov.tw/dl-1763-c5577d44615748648d774fff51ec5a85.html) Taiwan-Philippine Marriage [https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph\_en/cat/37.html](https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph_en/cat/37.html) Requirements for Applying Legal Capacity(申請適婚能力證明須知) [https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph\_en/post/2410.html](https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph_en/post/2410.html) ---
**Author:** ![SunWuKong](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/sunwukong/32/125743_2.png) [@SunWuKong](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SunWuKong)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/45 "2020-03-02T13:37:36Z")
Is this only for Filipinos? Don’t some foreigners get married to locals and change their ARC status without leaving the country? Do they all have to go to their home country’s TECO? In any case, the important thing now is the baby’s status and the mother keeping legal residency. It sounds like the father can acknowlege the baby and it becomes a citizen by birth, but if I was the mother I would want to be legally married in Taiwan before having the child made a citizen and leaving the country without it. If the father chooses not to marry, it would turn into a difficult and expensive custody fight. ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203/46 "2020-03-02T13:41:29Z")
> [@SunWuKong](#): > > Is this only for Filipinos? Don’t some foreigners get married to locals and change their ARC status without leaving the country? Do they all have to go to their home country’s TECO? it is for spouses from some designated countries including SEA. > [@Marriage to a Taiwanese who has dual citizenship - HOW?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/marriage-to-a-taiwanese-who-has-dual-citizenship-how/2087/48): > > Article 5 of 戶政事務所辦理結婚登記作業規定 requests marriage abroad for foreign spouses from certain countries. List of the 22 countries. In Chinese. 特定國家配偶來臺申請依親簽證手續說明 [https://www.boca.gov.tw/dl-1763-c5577d44615748648d774fff51ec5a85.html](https://www.boca.gov.tw/dl-1763-c5577d44615748648d774fff51ec5a85.html) The countries are, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia, Pakistan, Mongol, Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbek, Kazakh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. As of 2018 Dec 10. – I think some of my old … [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203.md?page=1) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/im-a-filipina-student-in-taiwan/189203.md?page=3)