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Overseas Community Affairs Council Announcement
Issue date: October 24, 2022
Issue number: Qiao Zong Zheng Zi No. 1110701210
Subject: Regulations on the Residence Qualification Determination Criteria for Countries or Regions Where it is Difficult for Foreigners to Obtain Permanent Residency, 2023 Effective from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Basis: Paragraph 2, Article 4, Overseas Compatriot Identity Certification Act
Announcement: Countries or regions where obtaining permanent residency is difficult in 2023 are listed below; persons who have not obtained permanent residency in the following coutries or regions but have obtained the following residency eligibility are subject to the regulations in Item 1, Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Oveseas Compatriot Identity Certification Act.
Bangladesh: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
India: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Brunei: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Cambodia: Obtained one-time type E visa valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Indonesia: Obtained one-time ITAS/KITAS valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Japan: Obtained one-time work or family dependent resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years or one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than three (3) years for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Republic of Korea: Obtained F2 or F4 resident certificate for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Laos: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Malaysia: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Philippines: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Thailand: Obtained one-time NON-IMMIGRANT VISA valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Vietnam: Obtained one-time residency valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Ukraine: Obtained one-time BUSINESS RESIDENCE PERMIT valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Malawi: Obtained one-time WORKING PERMIT valid for more than two (2) years for four (4) consecutive years or one-time BUSINESS RESIDENCE PERMIT (or visa) valid for more than five (5) years for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Uganda: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Hungary: Obtained one-time HUNGARIAN RESIDENCE PERMIT valid for more than two (2) years for four (4) consecutive years and able to obtain an IDENTITY CARD valid for more than five (5) years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Poland: Obtained one-time short-term residence card ZAMIESZKANIE NA CZAS OZNACZONY valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Spain: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
Turkey: Obtained one-time resident certificate (or visa) valid for more than one (1) year for four (4) consecutive years, and is eligible for further extension of residency.
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