Taipei Times
Date: Sep 08, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Nine professionals who specialize in education, medicine and legal affairs have been approved by the Ministry of the Interior for naturalization to become Republic of China citizens without the need to surrender their original citizenship, the ministry said yesterday.

The ministry at a meeting on Tuesday reviewed the applications for naturalization under the Nationality Act (國籍法).

The law was amended in December 2016 to allow high-level foreign professionals to obtain citizenship without relinquishing their original nationality as part of the government’s efforts to recruit and retain top talent.

Since the amendment was promulgated, 100 foreign professionals who have devoted themselves to Taiwan and showed their love for the nation have been approved for naturalization, the ministry said.
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