My process did indeed go smoothly – I got the documents from AIT, brought them to the MOFA, and then the Household Registration Office. It was all very simple.

I did NOT need a Clean Criminal record sheet to get married. However, I needed one when I changed my visa from a work visa to a marriage visa. It wasn’t from my country, however – it was only from my county/state.

Most of the materials have a 6-month to 1-year lifespan, so everything must be finished by then or you have to start over.

Thank you so much for these info! I hope it will be easy in my case.. am getting married in Sep .
People told me I need to have a Clean Criminal Record Document from my country authenticated by the ROC mission abroad, however, there is no ROC mission in my country which is going to be really difficult. others told me i need to register this marriage first in my country and get a marriage certificate there and bring it here to Taiwan, which is also seems like mission impossible. another required Doc. is Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (Single Certificate) also from my country!! but you had a different case.. you just signed a paper stating that you were single.. ..

but i see you did it smoothly and without the need to any Doc form your country (am i right?).. I am still a bit confused as those aforementioned Doc’s which were required from others who went through the same process.. some advised me to prepare those Doc’s a head, like 1-2 months before the marriage!
what do you think? advice me please.

what is AIT ?
BTW. I have been here for ~ 4 years as a student, and intending to stay for maybe 7-8 years more,

Thank you in advance

My experience as a vistor to Taiwan with no ARC was preccisely as described. However, we did not stay in Taiwan. We live in the U.S. with plans to re-locate to taiwan in several years.

Greg Asked: How the US treats the marriage certificate from Taiwan.

My wife (who is Taiwanese) and I were married in Taiwan in late 2009 but we wanted to continue to live in the U.S. for the next few years. To make a long story short, we were married in the U.S. in early 2010. My opinion, it is best to get married in both countries since bureaucrats are an unpredictable species. Its a bit of a hassle but well worth the peace of mind it provide.

Best Wishes to All.

Since you don’t live in Taiwan, however, there’s probably really no reason or need to do so, since you won’t be needing to jointly file taxes or anything like that.

As for his ARC, he could get one by going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and filling out the forms. They’ll fill you in on what the requirements are. I don’t think he’ll be eligible for citizenship, however, since you don’t live in Taiwan.

My husband and I both live in the U.S. I am originally from Taiwan, and he is from the U.S.
We have already been married for about 2 years. We got married in the U.S.
He has an unofficial Chinese name. We are thinking about getting a marriage certificate from Taiwan.
We don’t currently plan to live in Taiwan, but we go to Taiwan to visit our friends and relatives frequently.
We would like to know how do we go about getting legally married in Taiwan and have his name added to my Taiwanese Household Registration.

Also, how soon can he get his ARC or citizenship is we don’t plan to live in Taiwan.

Thanks!
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