Annotated Republic of China Laws/Immigration Act

History

 * 1) The enacted Act with all 70 articles was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 8800119740 on May 21, /1999/
 * The Act was set to be effective since May 21, 1999 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-nei-zi No. 20932 on May 28, 1999
 * 1) The amended Article 23 was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 09100108290 on May 29, 2002
 * The amendment was set to be effective since May 31, 2002 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-nei-zi No. 0910034826 on July 5, 2002
 * 1) The amended Articles 10, 23, 70 were promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 09100138640 on July 10, 2002, and went into effect on the date of promulgation
 * 2) The amended Article 6 was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 9200017690 on February 6, 2003.
 * 3) The amended Act with all 97 articles was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 09600174091 on December 26, /2007/; the date of its effect was to be set by the Executive Yuan
 * The amended Act was set to go into effect since August 1, 2008 by the Executive Yuan Order yuan-tai-zhi-zi No. 0970029826 on July 22, 2008
 * 1) The amended Article 16 was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 09800015981 on January 23, 2009; the date of its effect was to be set by the Executive Yuan
 * Article 16 amended and promulgated on 23 January, 2009 was issued by the Executive Yuan Order yaun-tai-zhi-zi No. 0980005093 on February 10, 2009, and went into effect on the date of the issuance
 * 1) The announcement was made on December 26, 2014 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-gui-zi No. 1030158355. The relevant matters set out in Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 4, Paragraph 2 of Article 5, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of Article 6, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 7, Paragraph 1 of Article 8, Paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 of Article 9, Paragraphs 1, 5, 7 of Article 10, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 11, Article 13, Paragraphs 1, 3 of Article 14, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 of Article 15, Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 of Article 16, Paragraph 2 of Article 17, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 18, Paragraph 1 of Article 19, Paragraph 1 of Article 20, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 of Article 21, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 22, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 of Article 23, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 24, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 of Article 25, Article 26, Paragraph 2 of Article 27, Paragraph 2 of Article 28, Article 30, Paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 of Article 31, Article 32, Article 33, Article 34, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 of Article 36, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 37, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Article 38, Article 39, Paragraph 1 of Article 47, Article 48, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 49, Paragraph 2 of Article 50, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 of Article 55, Paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 7 of Article 56, Paragraphs 1, 2 of Article 59, Paragraph 1 of Article 63, Paragraph 1 of Article 64 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 65 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 66 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 67 , Article 68 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 69 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 70 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 71 ,Paragraphs 1, 4 of Article 72 , Subparagraphs 1, 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 79 , Article 86, Article 88, Article 89, Article 90, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3 of Article 91, Article 92, Article 94 pertaining to “The Border Control and Immigration Agency” shall be handled by “The Immigration Agency” as governing body, effective January 2, 2015.
 * 2) The amended Articles 15, 36-38 and 91 as well as Articles 38-1～38-9 are stipulated in the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 10400013351, promulgated on February 4, 2015; the effective date shall be set by the Executive Yuan.
 * 3) The amended Article 16 was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 10500140101 on November 16, 2016; the effective date shall be set by the Executive Yuan.
 * The amendment was set to be effective since December 1, 2016 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-nei-zi No. 1050047080 on December 1, 2016.
 * 1) The amended Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 13, Article 23, and Article 25, was promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 11000006101 on January 27, 2021; the effective date shall be set by the Executive Yuan.
 * The amendment was set to be effective since January 28, 2022 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-fa-zi No. 1110002552 on January 28, 2022.
 * 1) The amended Articles 4-8, 13-15, 17-22, 24, 26-28, 30-34, 36-39, 47-50, 55, 56, 59, 63-72, 79, 86, 88-92 and 94 were promulgated by the Presidential Decree hua-zong-yi-yi-zi No. 11100001051 on January 12, 2022; the effective date shall be set by the Executive Yuan.
 * The amendment was set to be effective since January 28, 2022 by the Executive Yuan Order tai-fa-zi No. 1110002552 on January 28, 2022.