# Two foreigners (Philippine & Canadian) getting married in Taiwan (2018-04) **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal - Marriage\ **Tags:** philippines\ **Created:** [May 2, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/two-foreigners-philippine-canadian-getting-married-in-taiwan-2018-04/169027 "2018-05-02T00:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 42
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These threads might help some. Nationality of the OP of the threads gave extra bureaucratic snags, but he solved them eventually. > [@Two Foreigners Getting Married in Tainan VS Our own countries?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/two-foreigners-getting-married-in-tainan-vs-our-own-countries/164579): > > Hi All, Just to give some background : 1- I am from Pakistan and have a work-based ARC in Tainan. 2- My GF is a Filipina OFW. She also has an ARC. My GF’s employment contract is about to expire in a couple of months and then she’ll have to leave. I am hoping we could get married so I can get her a residence visa. My question is : 1- Would it be easier for her to apply for residence visa if we are married in Taiwan vs Philippines e.g ? My assumption is immigration will not give us headache … > [@A foreigner’s experience in 2018 trying to get residence visa for a Filipina Wife](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/a-foreigner-s-experience-in-2018-trying-to-get-residence-visa-for-a-filipina-wife/170008): > > You can first read this other post to get some background on this. //// //// Late last year I was asking people how to get married in Taiwan to a Filipina (as a foreigner working here on an ARC). Long story short, after months of struggling with Taiwanese bureaucrats I was finally successful in marrying my Filipina girlfriend in Taiwan (as a foreigner) and I got a nice Taiwanese Marriage Certficate. My wife who was a blue collar worker ended her work contract so she could return to Mani… > [@jpmailtaiwan](#): > > we got her a work contract as an English teacher but she is a factory worker now. a foreigner on blue collar work based ARC cannot change one’s resident status within Taiwan. --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/two-foreigners-philippine-canadian-getting-married-in-taiwan-2018-04/169027)._