I got these links in haste, so (1) I’m not sure if everything in these threads has to do with marriage, (2) I’m not sure if everything in them involves the NIA, and (3) the information below probably isn’t very helpful in giving an idea of how frequent or how likely these kinds of visits are, but (4) anyway:
Oh joy…I got a call from the Pan-Chaio foreign affairs police this morning to inform me I’ve been selected as an ARC holder to get a household check. The guy on the phone was pretty straightforward about it all, I was randomly selected as they do this each year. Anyone been through this before? They wanted to arrange a meeting at our residence, or I could together with my wife go to their office for the brief interview. Besides whether or not my marriage is legit, which it is of course, what…
Last night around 9 PM, a guy called me from the intercom in my apartment lobby. He said he’s an immigration officer, and he asked me if he could come to my place. I was alone at home with my baby, so I said it was not very convenient. Still, he insisted he should come up to see me. Then, I said I was taking a bath of my baby. Then, he said that I had to give him my passport & ARC numbers over the phone.
At this point, I still tried to find my passport, but my baby was crying, and I kinda start…
I live in Taichung on a JFRV.
The last couple of days I had 2 conversations with a lady on my home intercom who wanted to come into my apartment and see how I live and do a little interview with me & let me do a questionnaire. Both times I refused and the guard did not let her come up to me. Now I found a note in my mail box asking me to contact the lady for a appointment.
Seems that Taichung authorities want to get a picture of life and living situation of foreigners.
I have no intention of …
I think this thread just involves answering some kind of questionnaire:
I read in TT online that the Min. of Interior was going to interview everyone (?) in Taiwan married to a foreigner.
My Taiwanese wife got a call this morning asking her to show up for an interview at the local whatever-it-is. She was given the impression that she had to attend. They say they just need some basic facts like visa number, “hu4 ko3” info stuff like that. She made some calls and it seems genuine, but I wonder if it is mandatory.
I imagine they may also ask about any problems that t…