Question 1:
I would like to help my son apply for settlement. He applied for a ROC passport in San Francisco last year, but did not apply for a temporary entry/exit permit. Is your office in charge of application for temporary entry/exit permit? My questions are:
（１）Can I apply for temporary entry/exit permit in the Taiwan Areas?
（２）If the application has to be done at ROC consular offices overseas, may I do it at the China Travel Agency in Hong Kong?
Answer 1:
- The temporary entry/exit permit attached on an ordinary passport is issued to nationals without household registration in the Taiwan Areas and applied at ROC consular offices abroad. Therefore, if your son has yet to enter the country, he may apply at ROC consular offices abroad, including the China Travel Agency in Hong Kong.
- Your son will not need to apply for a temporary entry/exit permit if he has completed remedial entry procedures at the airport upon arrival and now is applying for settlement, though he entered the country using a ROC passport without a temporary entry/exit permit on it. On the other hand, your son shall apply for a temporary entry/exit permit at a ROC consular office abroad after he leaves the country, if he entered the country using a foreign passport. In short, the temporary entry/exit permit cannot be applied in Taiwan Areas.
