Spouse visa/ARC

Legal Visa & Residency
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I was hoping someone might be able to advise on the getting a spouse visa.

I am married to a Taiwanese citizen and we are in the process of moving to Taiwan. However I have hit a brick wall regarding getting the application started.
I would like to arrive with a spouse visa in hand and have the necessary police certificates etc. However the Taiwan Rep Office can only start the application with a registered address in Taiwan - which we do not have.

Do I need to arrive, arrange appropriate accommodation then apply as I would then have an address? Is there a way to obtain a registered address without being in Taiwan?

We seem to have been caught in a cunning Catch-22 before we even set foot on the island.

Thanks

Smiley

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Is your wife a Taiwanese citizen with household registration, or without? If she has household registration then just use that address. If she doesn’t…I’m not sure you can apply for that visa.

But I also don’t think any offices are actually issuing new visas at the moment due to COVID rules.

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Use the address that’s on her ID card.

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No she does not have any household registration.

We are looking to arrive mid-2022 so would like to get the ball rolling.

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Thanks. Let me check and see if that would work

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If she doesn’t have household registration, she doesn’t have citizenship rights. She’ll need to re-establish household registration in order for the JFRV to work.

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As Marco said, without household registration she herself does not have right of abode, and therefore you cannot apply for a JFRV.

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Following was announced today at CECC:

https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120/status/1437296571473805313

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That could be good news as we are in HK

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Here is the updated news!

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Thanks very much sherry24

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