Embracing the International Ministry of the Interior: Naturalization regulations have been greatly relaxed

A few days ago, some media reported that it is very difficult for new residents to be naturalized. For example, it takes 30 or 40 years for priests who have made contributions to Taiwan to get their ID cards. In this regard, the Ministry of the Interior specifically clarified that after the "Nationality Law" was amended in 1995, special contributors or high-level professionals who have naturalized nationality do not need to lose their original nationality, and they are naturalized with special honors. There is no limit on the period of residence. The naturalization process takes about 10 days to complete. The media report should be a misunderstanding. In the future, the Ministry of the Interior will strengthen the publicity of the new residents' naturalization measures.

In response to the part of the media report that "it takes 30 to 40 years for a priest who has contributed to get an ID card", the Ministry of the Interior stated that before the revision of the "Nationality Law" on December 21, 2015, those with outstanding honors had to give up their original nationality due to naturalization Therefore, they may be unwilling to apply for naturalization. After the law is amended, they do not need to give up their original nationality, which makes them more willing to apply for naturalization. They do not need to stay for 30 or 40 years to apply for naturalization.

In May of last (106) year, the Ministry of the Interior has asked the county and city governments to understand those who have made special contributions and are willing to be naturalized within their jurisdiction. , residency, settlement, establishment of household registration and application for national ID card. The overall operation process has been simplified and can be completed in about 10 days. At present, there are 48 naturalized people with special honors. Among them, the national basketball player Davis was born in 102 Shu Xun applied for naturalization.

In response to media reports on the "difficulties in the naturalization of outstanding athletes", the Ministry of the Interior pointed out that after the revision of the "Nationality Law" in 2015, there are currently 100 naturalized high-level professionals in the fields of science and technology, economy, education, culture and art, sports and other fields. 50, one of them is a football coach, so it is not difficult for outstanding athletes to apply for naturalization.

In response to media reports on the part of the "restriction on the period of residence for naturalization of foreigners", the Ministry of the Interior pointed out that all countries in the world require foreigners to have a certain period of residence for naturalization. my country's immigration policy is open to foreigners applying for naturalization of our country. , Welcoming attitude, general foreigners are required to stay legally for 5 years for naturalization, and foreign spouses need to stay legally for 3 years, which is not stricter than other countries.

In response to media reports on the part of "foreign spouse widowed or divorced naturalization requires high financial proof", the Ministry of the Interior also clarified that after the amendment of the "Nationality Law", foreign spouses no longer need financial proof to apply for naturalization. For those who are divorced or widowed and meet certain conditions, according to Article 4, the legal residence period for applying for naturalization is 3 years compared with foreign spouses, and there is no financial threshold limit for proof of financial resources. You can describe your work content and income in writing by yourself.

In response to the part of the media report "Hoping to fully open up dual nationality", the Ministry of the Interior stated that according to the 1930 Hague Nationality Law Convention, the four major principles of nationality law are revealed: the principle of the necessity of nationality, the principle of single nationality, the principle of freedom of nationality, and the principle of sovereignty of nationality. The single principle, that is, to avoid the conflict of rights and obligations caused by dual nationality; in addition, according to the principle of nationality sovereignty, each country has the right to formulate the relevant elements for the naturalization of foreigners according to the situation and interests of the country.

The Ministry of the Interior emphasized that due to consideration of limited national resources, our country has always adopted a single nationality as the principle for the naturalization of foreigners, and dual nationality is an exception. Whether to fully open the dual nationality policy for naturalization involves a major change in the nationality policy. The Ministry of the Interior will continue to review and discuss it in response to the needs of the country's social development.