1. Applicants must appear in person.
2. Applicants who are unmarried and under the age of 18, or under guardianship, must bring the original copy of the “Written Consent Form (applying for identity verification or “One-stop Passport Application Service” at any household registration office)” signed by their legal guardian.
3. Applicants under the age of 14 are also required to be accompanied by their legal guardian. If the legal guardian is unavailable for the visit, a relative within third degree of kinship must be present. The legal guardian or accompanying relative must present a signed “Letter of appointment (applying for identity verification or “One-stop Passport Application Service” at any household registration office)” and legal documents indicating the relationship with applicants.
Applicants under guardianship must be accompanied by their legal guardian. The legal guardian must present proof of legal guardianship. If the legal guardian is unavailable for the visit, another adult must accompany the applicant. The accompanying adult must present a signed “Letter of appointment (applying for identity verification or “One-stop Passport Application Service” at any household registration office)” from the legal guardian and proof of legal guardianship.
4. After the applicant has applied for identity verification, authorizing an entrusted agent for passport application, applicant (or legal guardian) must fill out “Letter of appointment Type A, Type D, or Type E”. Authorized agent may submit the passport application on the applicant’s behalf. The authorized agent is limited to the following:
(1) Relatives of the applicant (including same-sex partners with a valid marriage registration).
(2) Persons belonging to the same institution, school, company, or government registered organization as the applicant; or qualified travel agencies approved by the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
(3) Any other agents not listed above requires a notarized power of attorney document.
5. The service for identity verification is free. The fee for passport application is NT$1,300 per passport. For applicants under the age of 14, the fee is NT$900 per passport due to a shorter validity period.
6. For further details concerning the application of passport, and to download documents “Short passport application sheet”, “Written Consent Form/Letter of appointment (applying for identity verification or “One-stop Passport Application Service” at any household registration office)” and “Letter of appointment Type A, Type D, or Type E”, please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website (https://www.boca.gov.tw).