Taiwanese residency

[fulltimebaby]

Am spending some time in Taiwan with the family in the next chapter of our digital nomad life.  However am finding that having a residency number here would make life easier.  I have a Taiwanese passport but not ID card..has anyone had a similar situation and tried to get residency?  was it painful? 

[gocurrycracker]

Sorry, I don't follow

If you are a Taiwan citizen, just show up

[fulltimebaby]

nah there's a whole category of people who aren't citizens (born abroad, didn't get residency in taiwan before a certain age).  You have to apply for residency outside of Taiwan, nothing can be done inside Taiwan.  So actually just showing up was the problem...

[jen_modernfamilyfinance]

Curious if you've figured this out at all? I'm an American-born Taiwanese. Both my parents are Taiwanese citizens. I don't have a Taiwan passport (my parents gave it up), and I've never lived in Taiwan long-term. However, I'm interested in getting citizenship/residency there if the path isn't too difficult. I'm leaving corporate life at the end of this year and planning to take the family to Taiwan for 2020 (3 months? 6 months? a year? depends on how my partner fares). From a cursory look online, it looks like if you have parents who are Taiwan citizens, and you live there for one year, then it's possible to get citizenship/residency.

[gocurrycracker]

I don't have an answer, but I came across this awhile ago
https://www.quora.com/My-father-holds-a-Taiwan-passport-without-National-ID-how-do-I-get-a-Taiwan-passport-with-National-ID-and-have-dual-citizenship

I don't understand the situation in the original post where you have a Taiwan passport but not citizenship.