Naturalization but renounce only one of multiple nationalities

[newhere]

Your daughter.

On 特定國籍 Taiwan has list of nationalities where they require an interview at their home country TECO before they can recognise their marriage.

My problem is detailed here

Marriage interview for foreigners of certain nationalities. Any advice?

Background is I’m trying to submit my documents for 定居 while trying to do my child’s NWOHR passport at the same time. However, NIA rejected my child’s NWOHR passport application because my wife happens to be one of those specific nationalities that require “an interview” (面談) before they would recognize the relationship and only after, my child’s NWOHR status. https://www.boca.gov.tw/lp-403-1.html This is despite the marriage being in Canada and our family living in Canada throughout the marr…

[Loheiman]

Huh, that’s a PITA. Does it matter that my wife was a US citizen when our daughter was born? Or is the fact that our marriage certificate and daughters birth certificate shows my wife being born in the Philippines and this having Philippines citizenship mean that she has to do this interview?

[Helpful1560]

@newhere

Why do you say she shouldnt be listed on any financial accounts? Why would that be a problem if she used her Filipino passport (and ARC)?

She would be breaking US law by not declaring her US citizenship to the Taiwanese bank.

Government overreach by the US? Maybe. But that’s the price you pay for having the option to move back if shit hits the fan…

[Loheiman]

Ah right, FATCA and all that. I forgot about that.

[newhere]

It’s dependant on citizenship so it may be avoided with your wife’s us citizenship, just something to take note if using your wife’s Ph citizenship.

But just letting you this is one weird rule that jumped at me just in case. I’m still working thru that problem.

[porkfloss]

@silly.putty How did it go in the end?

[silly.putty]

Still in the process of getting documents for this.

@silly.putty

In my case I will need to switch from nationality A to B at NIA

Before it was possible to change without any documentation, now it’s incredibly annoying.

Change ARC Nationality?

I have good news and bad news on this front. The good news: at least as far as APRC is concerned, changing nationality is officially supported as of last year. The bad news: the document requirements are nonsense and I don’t know what would satisfy them. I could not get a straight answer out of them what “sufficient evidence” is. Just some sort of document that says citizen of country A is also citizen of country B. It’s literally immigration’s job to decide if someone is the legitimate ho…

But worried if I switch and they reject that it would be hard to switch back.

[ppp]

@silly.putty

Still in the process of getting documents for this.

incredible

[vinsatienza]

Question, once you receive the Taiwan naturalization certificate, can you immediately reacquire your original citizenship? or you need to wait until you hold Taiwan national ID ?

[slawa]

Taiwan just needs the document that you renounced.

Technically you can reacquire it immediately after renunciation. Legally is safer if you wait.

[comfy123]

@vinsatienza

can you immediately reacquire your original citizenship? or you need to wait until you hold Taiwan national ID ?

Immediately after your renunciation certificate has been authenticated by TECO.

[vinsatienza]

Thank you! I’m just wondering—after the HHRO approves my naturalization, can I leave Taiwan for a few days before I renounce my original citizenship? Or would that complicate the process?

It says in the website “Once your criminal record is issued by your existing country of citizenship, you cannot leave Taiwan, otherwise it will be deemed invalid” – or this is only during the HHRO/MOI review period?

Regular Application

[ppp]

@vinsatienza

after the HHRO approves my naturalization

I thimk it the NIA approve your naturalization. And they give you 1 year to renounce

@comfy123

authenticated by TECO

Cant fly out of the pilipines if u renounce then have it authrnticated by TECO?

[slawa]

@vinsatienza

It says in the website “Once your criminal record is issued by your existing country of citizenship, you cannot leave Taiwan, otherwise it will be deemed invalid” – or this is only during the HHRO/MOI review period?

Question has been asked before in this thread:

Naturalization but renounce only one of multiple nationalities

When you submit it to HHR office and they send it off, then one can leave at will and the HHR won’t ask for a new criminal record (in certain circumstances the criminal record is waved, so those people can leave anytime). If you don’t want to take any chances then wait for the Naturalization certificate, but that can take a few months.