1.The enacted Regulations with all 8 articles were promulgated by the Ministry of the Interior (89) tai-nei-yi-zi No. 8981293 on May 10, 2000: The Regulations were set to be effective since the date of promulgation.
2.The amendment of all 8 articles was announced by the Ministry of the Interior tai-nei-yi-zi No. 0970922460 on July 8, 2008: The effective date of the Regulations were set by the Ministry of the Interior.
The Regulations were announced by the Ministry of the Interior tai-nei-yi-zi No. 0971035715 on August 1, 2008 and were set to be effective on the date of promulgation.
3.The enacted Regulations with all 9 articles were amended and announced by the Ministry of the Interior tai-nei-yi-zi No. 1010904514 on June 19, 2012; and were set to be effective since the date of promulgation.
The competent authority listed in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Article 2, paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Article 6, and paragraph 1 of Article 7, and Article 8 are renamed as National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior, and the amendment was announced by the Executive Yuan Order yuan-tai-gui-zi No.1030158355 and was set to be effective on December 26, 2014.
4.The amended Regulations with all 10 articles were promulgated by the Ministry of the Interior tai-nei-yi-zi No.1050960994 on March 3, 2016, The Regulations were set to be effective since the date of promulgation.