I am in a weird situation and I looked around in the Legal>Dual Nationality forum, called TECO, and also looked on the Taiwanese government website but they all tell me different things. My situation is that I am a Taiwanese-born national that moved to the United States in 2001. I have not returned since then. I am a permanent resident (not citizen yet) of the United States and I am also in college right now. Also I also going to be an enlisted airman in the US Air Force and hopefully an officer after I finish college. Would I be conscripted if I visited Taiwan right now? I plan to visit for a month or so, maybe less. What do I need to do to make sure I don’t get conscripted. It is not that I don’t want to serve my home country but I have a life in the US. I haven’t been back there for 11 year and I would like to visit my grandparents and the place I lived for the first 7 years of my life (born in 93) before I go off and join the military and finish college. Please help!
I am in a weird situation and I looked around in the Legal>Dual Nationality forum, called TECO, and also looked on the Taiwanese government website but they all tell me different things. My situation is that I am a Taiwanese-born national that moved to the United States in 2001. I have not returned since then. I am a permanent resident (not citizen yet) of the United States and I am also in college right now. Also I also going to be an enlisted airman in the US Air Force and hopefully an officer after I finish college. Would I be conscripted if I visited Taiwan right now? I plan to visit for a month or so, maybe less. What do I need to do to make sure I don’t get conscripted. It is not that I don’t want to serve my home country but I have a life in the US. I haven’t been back there for 11 year and I would like to visit my grandparents and the place I lived for the first 7 years of my life (born in 93) before I go off and join the military and finish college. Please help!
Alex[/quote]
hi Alex, I don’t know if you can read Chinese, because if you have a decent Chinese reading/writing skills, there are a lot more information online. In case you don’t.
First, go to this website and fill out all the forms related to applying for “Overseas Compatriot identification,” and read about the regulation/other documents you need to provide. ocac.gov.tw/english/public/p … l=C&no=692
Then you need to goto the Taipei economic culture whatever center in your region, and apply to get the compatriot stamp on your passport.
Once you have that stamp on your passport, you are 80% clear. After returning to Taiwan, you must goto your local MOI (內政部) office to get a re-exit approval stamp.
After you have done this once, in the future you can do it over this website nas.immigration.gov.tw/nasf/ctl … pplication
Finally, if you are in college, you are born after 1984. In that case you cannot stay in Taiwan cumulatively over 6 months within an year or something like that. If you do, then be prepared to be really bored in the military.
Thanks for the reply!
I look at the the Overseas Compatriot identification" forms and I was wondering if I needed to fill out the regular or the “Military Service purpose only” one. Also what does it mean by “household registration, overseas compatriot student documentation, and other evidentiary documentation relevant to the application.” Does it want my college or high school info? Also what if I no longer have my departure documents?
Thanks for the reply!
I look at the the Overseas Compatriot identification" forms and I was wondering if I needed to fill out the regular or the “Military Service purpose only” one. Also what does it mean by “household registration, overseas compatriot student documentation, and other evidentiary documentation relevant to the application.” Does it want my college or high school info? Also what if I no longer have my departure documents?
Thanks for all your help,
Alex[/quote]
Your current status is 役男, i have no idea what they would refer to it in English on the forms. You need to apply for the 役男僑民身份. If that is Military Service purpose only, then that’s probably what it is.
You should always prepare proof that you are currently enrolled in a school, very helpful when you apply for any kind of documentation.
The rest, I imagine it’d be best if you call your local “Taipei economic and culture should be embassy but we are not recognized as a country centers”.