Chapter 2 Household Registration

Article 12

Recorded date of a household registration by household registration office shall consistent with the date of the incident. In case the date of the incident is inconsistent with Taiwan area and the applicant raises proving documents, household registration office may make a note in Notes column of household registration record.

Article 13

For the following registrations, the applicant shall furnish originals of proof documents when making an application:

1. Birth registration
2. Registration of acknowledgement of parentage
3. Adoption and/or adoption termination registration
4. Marriage and divorce registration. However, for marriages before May 22, 2008 (inclusive), where both concerned parties and two or more witnesses to the wedding come in person to apply for registration, the marriage certificate may be omitted.
5. Registration of legal guardianship
6. Assistance registration
7. Registration of exercising responsibility for the rights and obligations of minor children
8. Registration of death or presumption of death
9. Initial household registration
10. Registration of movement: the registration that creates a new household
11. Household separation (combination) registration
12. Birthplace registration
13. Alteration, revocation, or cancellation registration
14. Registration of corrections (not including corrections of transcription errors)
15. Registrations done in accordance with other laws