Hi everyone, I’ve had a lot of trouble keeping track of the special Chinese vocabulary words involved in getting a passport for Taiwan. I’ve started a list. If you have additional words to add, please feel free to comment. Many thanks to Tando for 2 very useful lists.
Version 2. Last updated on August 12th, 2020
Alien Resident Certificate - 外僑居留證(移民署發)
Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (issued by NIA) - 外僑永久居留證(移民署發)
Birth certificate - 出生證明
Certificate of Naturalization - 入籍證明 - Rùjí zhèngmíng
Certificate (proof) - 證明文件 - Zhèngmíng wénjiàn
Dependents - 依親 - Yī qīn
Domicile - 住所 - Zhùsuǒ
Entry permit - 入國許可
Holder (of a certificate) - 者
Household certificate or household register- 戶口名簿 - Hùkǒu míngbù
Household ID number - 戶號 - Hù hào
Household Registration English Transcript - 英文戶籍謄本 - Yīngwén hùjí téngběn
Household Registration Information System - 戶(役)政資訊系統 - Hù (yì) zhèng zīxùn xìtǒng
Household registration office - 戶政事務所 - Hù zhèng shìwù suǒ
household registration record - 戶籍資料 - Hùjí zīliào
Household registration transcript - 戶籍謄本 - Hùjí téngběn
Legal proxy - 受委託人 - Shòu wěituō rén
Letter of proxy - 委託書 - Wěituō shū (Note that Google translates this to Power of Attorney)
Lineal descendants - 直系卑親屬 - Zhíxì bēi qīnshǔ
Lineal relatives by blood - 直系血親
Marriage certificate - 結婚證明
National Identification Card (National ID Card) - 國民身分證
National ID No. - 統一編號
National Immigration Agency - 移民署 - Yímín shǔ
National with Household Registration - 有戶籍國民
National without Household Registration (NWOHR) - 無戶籍國民
Naturalization - 歸化(國籍) - Guī huà (guójí)
Passport - 護照
Permanent Resident Certificate - (臺灣地區)定居證(移民署發)
Power of attorney - 授權書 - Shòuquán shū
Re-issuance - 補領 - Bǔ lǐng
Relatives by marriage - 姻親
Resident Visa - 居留簽證(外交部發)
Restoration of household registration - 恢復戶籍
(ROC)Nationality Certificate - (中華民國)國籍證明書
R.O.C. passport with Taiwanese National ID Number - 有註記臺灣身分證字號的中華民國普通護照
R.O.C. passports without Taiwanese National ID Number - 中華民國無戶籍國民護照
Scanned file - 掃描檔 - Sǎomiáo dàng
Signature/Seal - 簽章 - Qiān zhāng
Transliteration - 譯音 - Yìyīn
Unified ID Number - 統一證號
Verification or certification as authentic - 驗證 - Yànzhèng