New legislation- TARC still needed for NWOHR?

[Hayashi]

According to reddit, the new law has passed and will be implemented by the beginning of next year, according to HHR and NIA officials in Taipei.

https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/14kb2we/comment/k1tem2q/

Some encouraging quotes from reddit:

I visited a hukou government office in Taipei yesterday and they confirmed that the changes have already passed as laws and have been ratified
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The boss there confirmed that the changes will be implemented in 2023-Q4 or 2024-Q1 and that people with NWOHR passports will be able to add a national ID immediately to their passports (not counting paperwork, passport re-printing time, etc.) without the 365 day residency requirement.

National Immigration Office near Ximen. The person there (a different person from my previous post) confirmed that the implementation of the new no-365-day residency law is still taking place and she also estimated it would be Q4 or 2024 Q1 when it was implemented.

talking to someone at the office might be helpful as they all seem familiar with the new law.

I called Taipei office and the lady told me by phone that the new law is estimated to be implemented by the beginning of next year.

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About the required documents:

@user86

Just look up the current requirements for someone under 20 born overseas to Taiwanese parent now deceased. After the new law comes into effect, those same requirements will apply to those over 20.

I saw mention on that reddit thread a (criminal) “background check” from one’s home country might still be needed under the new law. That background check doesn’t seem to be needed for those under 20. The reddit thread said: “It appears you may still need to at least qualify for residency (TARC requirements like health check, background check), but that wasn’t 100% clear yet.”