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Taipei’s Legislative Yuan passes amendments to the Nationality Act, easing naturalization for foreign professionals, including basketball players, by reducing residency requirements and waiving nationality permit fees for those with special merits. The changes aim to bolster the Chinese Taipei men’s national basketball team and support stateless minors.

Explore the significant amendments to Taiwan’s Nationality Law aimed at attracting foreign talent by easing naturalization requirements and offering fee waivers for contributors to key sectors, as reported by TVBS News.

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan advances amendments to the Nationality Act, easing citizenship requirements for highly skilled foreign professionals and stateless minors, aiming to attract global talent without renouncing original nationality.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has denied media reports questioning the past nationality of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim. The CEC requested verification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior regarding the nationality status of presidential candidates, and found no records of nationality restoration or naturalization for Hsiao. The CEC emphasized that all candidates met the legal requirements without holding foreign nationality, as determined by the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act. The doubts raised about Hsiao’s nationality were deemed beyond the CEC’s legal mandate, preventing further investigation.

The Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that all six candidates from the three presidential and vice-presidential teams meet the nationality requirements for the upcoming elections. The Central Election Commission is set to review the qualifications of the candidates, which is crucial amidst citizenship disputes involving the vice-presidential candidates of the Democratic Progressive Party and the Taiwan People’s Party. The announcement by the CEC is highly anticipated as it will address the legitimacy concerns and allow the candidates to proceed with their campaigns without legal challenges.