More than 3,100 spouses from China have submitted proof of renouncing their Chinese household registration, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said today.
The comment comes after the National Immigration Agency (NIA) issued notices to spouses, asking them to submit proof of their renounced household registration in China or otherwise have their Taiwanese household registration revoked.
For those who face difficulties in obtaining such a document, there is a June 30 deadline to request a postponement or submit a written affidavit in lieu of it.
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The council said it plans to hold a briefing at 2:30pm on Friday at the Taichung NIA office, in cooperation with the NIA, Straits Exchange Foundation and the Cross-Straits Marriages Coordination and Promotion Association.
At the briefing, the council is to explain cross-strait regulations, while the other organizations are to walk through the practical steps of the process, including how to submit and verify documents, who to contact for help for individual cases and provide consultation services on-site.
In addition to the more than 3,100 people who have submitted proof that they have renounced their Chinese household registration, 2,000 people have applied for postponements or submitted an affidavit, the MAC said.
In more than 3,900 cases, the foundation has helped in verifying documents, indicating that most of those affected by the policy are willing to cooperate, the council added.
Future briefings would also be held in Taitung and Hualien counties on June 23 and 24 respectively, in each county’s Executive Yuan Eastern Taiwan Joint Services Center, it said.
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