The National Immigration Agency may deny an alien’s application for residence or the alien’s application for change of reasons for residence if the alien meets one of the following circumstances; if previously granted, the approval may be revoked or terminated with the callcellation of his/ her Alien Resident Certificate:
1. Is believed to endanger national interests, public safety or public order.
2. Is believed to engage in terrorist activities.
3. Has had a criminal record, or has been denied entry, ordered to leave within a certain time, or deported from the State.
4. Has ever been entering the State illegally.
5. Applied by a false identity or a document illegally acquired, counterfeited, or tampered, or with misrepresented content.
6. Has assisted other people to illegally enter and/or exit the State or has provided other people with identification documents for the same purpose.
7. Is believed, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to have conspired with another person to have asham marriage or a false adoption.
8. Is believed, on the basis of sufficient factual evidence, to not live with the dependent relative without justifiable reasons, or to not conform to the statements or evidence in connection with the authenticity of marriage.
9. Has failed to pass a medical check for items designated by the central competent health authority.
10. Holds an invalid passport or his/her identification is not recognized or accepted by the State.
11. Has overstayed a visit or the period of residence.
12. Has been involved in unpermitted activities or employment.
13. Endangers the good customs of the State.
14. Refuses to attend an interview without justifiable reasons after he/she was notified legally.
15. Avoid, obstruct or refuse an investigation executed under Article 70 without justifiable reasons.
16. Has registered his/her household registration in the Taiwan Area and not completed his/her move-out registration, or reaching the age or near the ageof conscription and and either the former or latter has not performed compulsory military services for a prescribed time interval during the period between January 1 in the second year of the yearaged fifteen (15) and December 31 in the year of aged thirty-six (36).
17. Other circumstances recognized and promulgated by the competent authorities.
If a foreign government prohibits nationals of the State from entering pursuant to reasons other than those reasons set forth in the each Subparagraph of the preceding Paragraph, the National Immigration Agency can apply the same reasons to prohibit that country's nationals from entering the State after reporting the prohibition to the competent authority and consulting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of such prohibition.
The period of entry ban under Subparagraph 11 and Subparagraph 12 of Paragraph 1 shall be one (1) year or up and shall not be more than seven (7) years from the days following the day of an alien’s departure from the State.