The 278 Chinese spouses who have yet to submit proof that they have given up their Chinese household registration would not lose their Taiwanese identity before they are located, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said today, countering a media report that nearly 1,000 would lose their Taiwanese status on Thursday.
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) in early April sent notices to some Chinese spouses requesting that they submit proof of having renounced their Chinese household registration within three months of receiving the notice.
The council later extended the deadline to the end of this month.
Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times
Among the 12,146 Chinese spouses who received the notice, only 278 had yet to submit paperwork as of Friday last week due to an inability to contact them, the MAC said.
The government has announced multiple times that their Taiwanese identity would not be revoked before the spouses could be located, it said.
A China Times report today said that nearly 1,000 Chinese spouses have yet to submit the required documents and would subsequently lose their Taiwanese identity after the deadline.
The report was mistaken and was not verified with the council, the MAC said.
It was alarmist and may cause social division by misleading people with speculation, it said, urging media outlets to refrain from acting irresponsibly.
The council urged Chinese spouses to contact the NIA if they see any inaccurate reports or have difficulty submitting the required documents.
The government would provide prompt and necessary assistance to anyone who encounters difficulties, the MAC added.
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