Annotated Republic of China Laws/Nationality Act/Article 5

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Promulgated full amendment on 2000-02-09

Article 5

An alien or a stateless person who has, at present, a domicile in the territory of the Republic of China and who meets one of the requirements specified in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) of Article 3 and also meets one of the following requirements may apply for naturalization:

1. A person who was born in the territory of the Republic of China and whose father or mother was also born in the territory of the Republic of China.
2. A person who has legally stayed in the territory of the Republic of China for more than 10 years without interruption.

Promulgated amendment on 2005-06-15

Article 5

A foreign national or stateless person who now has a domicile in the territory of the ROC, if meeting the requisites provided in Subparagraph 2 to Subparagraph 5 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3, under any of the conditions provided by the following Subparagraphs, can also apply for naturalization:

1. He/she was born in the territory of the ROC, and his/her father or mother was also born in the territory of the ROC.
2. He/she has legally resided in the territory of the ROC for more than 10 consecutive years.