I. Authorized Authority: Ministry of the Interior (Department of Household Registration)
II. Basis of Laws/Regulations: Household Registration Act
III. Application Procedures:
A. Divorce in Taiwan:
1. Divorce by consent
(1) The applicant for registration shall be both parties concerned, and the registration shall be applied for at any household registration office.
(2) For due reasons, the party concerned cannot make the application in person. he/she shall apply for the household registration office’s approval to entrust some other person whit a Letter of Proxy to make such application.
(3) The effective date of divorce will be the day on which the registration of divorce is completed at the household registration office.
2. Divorce by decree of court
(1). The applicant for registration shall be both parties concerned. However, for divorce though final court decree, court mediation or court settlement, the applicant shall be one of the parties concerned. The registration hall be applied for at any household registration office.
(2) For due reasons, the party concerned cannot make the application in person. he/she shall apply for the household registration office’s approval to entrust some other person whit a Letter of Proxy to make such application.
(3) The effective date of divorce will be the day on which the decree, mediation or settlement is made by the court.
B. Divorce abroad:
1. The applicant for registration shall be both parties concerned. However, for divorce through final court decree, the applicant shall be one of the parties concerned. They shall submit related documents to ROC embassies, consulates general, consulates, representative offices, or offices (hereinafter referred to as “Diplomatic Missions”), or to, organizations or civilian groups in Hong Kong and Macau designated by the Executive Yuan, to have them authenticated. After authentication, the documents will be forwarded to the household registration office where the applicant’s place of domicile is, or was originally, registered for divorce registration; or register in person at any household registration office.
2. For due reasons, the party concerned cannot make the application in person, he/she shall apply for the household registration office's approval to entrust some other person with a Letter of Proxy to make such application. The Letter of Proxy made abroad should be certified by Diplomatic Missions
IV. Required Documents:
1. Divorce in Taiwan: The concerned parties' IDs (passport or Permanent Resident Certificate for foreigner), a full-face color photo taken within the past two years that meets the specifications, Household Certificate of the R.O.C. national and divorce agreement, court’s judgment, final verdict, or court’s mediation or settlement record.
2. Divorce abroad: The concerned parties' IDs (passport or Permanent Resident Certificate for foreigner), a full-face color photo taken within the past two years that meets the specifications, Household Certificate of the R.O.C. national, original and Chinese translation copy of divorce certificate, or registration of divorce filed with the foreign government, the documents made abroad shall be certified by Diplomatic Missions.