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When a Taiwanese citizen gets married to a foreigner, how do they apply for marriage registration?

1. Applicants' personal identification documents (original)

2. Applicants: For a marriage within the R.O.C., both applicants must apply in person. For a marriage that took place and is in effect overseas, one spouse may apply on behalf of the couple.

3. Please submit both applicants’ citizen identity card (foreign nationals may present their passport instead), household registration transcript (NT$30 application fee per copy), application for marriage (signed or stamped by two witnesses), personal chop (or signature), and a photo for identity card renewal (one photo or digital photo that complies with the citizen identity card photo requirements, taken within the recent two years; NT$50 processing fee per photo)

4. Should a marriage between a citizen and a foreign national (with no household registration in the R.O.C.) take place within the R.O.C., the applicants must submit a marital status certificate and a Chinese translation that is accredited by an embassy or overseas mission, and a declaration of a foreign spouse taking on a Chinese name.

5. For marriages that have taken place and come into effect overseas, the applicant must submit a marriage certificate authenticated by an embassy or overseas mission or proof of marriage registration issued by an Executive Yuan-designated institution or civil group in Hong Kong or Macau. Please provide an original copy and a Chinese translation accredited by the aforementioned parties and stamped with a seal that reads "conforms to the formal requisites provided for in the law of the place where the act was undertaken" (符合行為地法). The applicant is exempt from submitting a marital status certificate.

6. For marriage with a spouse from Mainland China, please submit proof of marriage and an entry permit stamped with “passed interview; please complete marriage registration” (通過面談,請憑辦理結婚登記), issued by the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior. Documents produced in Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau must be accredited by an Executive Yuan-designated institution or entrusted civil group.

7. For marriage with a spouse from a specific country announce by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marriage registration must first be completed at the spouse's country of origin. Please prepare a proof of marriage documents and apply for an interview with an embassy or overseas mission. Subsequently, please complete marriage registration at a domestic household registration office by submitted proof of marriage documents accredited by the embassy or overseas mission.