What if my spouse passes away or we divorce?
Residency status and benefits after a change in marriage
If you have a minor child who is a citizen, hold custody of your child, or have lived in Taiwan for the legally required number of years, you can keep your residency. For benefits: special-circumstance family assistance, single-parent family services, and children’s education subsidies are all available. Do not give up just because your marital status has changed — you and your children are still protected by law.
Step-by-step guide
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Your residency does not necessarily disappear: having a minor child who is a citizen, holding custody, or having lived in Taiwan for the required years all let you keep residency
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You can apply for: special-circumstance family assistance, single-parent family services, children’s education subsidies
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If you face domestic violence, you can apply for a protection order and free legal aid at the same time, and switch to another basis for residency
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Do not give up because your marital status changed — you and your children are still protected by law
Related Subsidies & Protections
Free legal aid for new immigrants
法律扶助不分國籍，在台合法居留的新住民皆可申請，涵蓋家暴、婚姻、子女監護與居留爭議。家暴被害人聲請保護令不受資力限制。就近洽法扶分會，或由社會局、新住民家庭服務中心轉介；家暴請先撥 113。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
Emergency relief fund for new immigrants
取得居留資格的新住民與國人享有同等申請權利。中央急難紓困方案核給 10,000 至 30,000 元，情況緊急時訪視當下可先發 5,000 元。向鄉鎮市區公所申請或撥 1957 專線。各縣市另有加碼。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
Living allowance for children of families in special circumstances
特殊境遇家庭有 15 歲以下子女或孫子女者，每名每月可領當年度最低工資的十分之一；115 年為 2,950 元。初次申請隨時可提出，延長補助須於會計年度開始前 2 個月提出。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
設籍前新住民社會救助（各縣市查詢指引）
尚未設籍的新住民被排除在一般社會救助之外，各縣市依內政部新住民發展基金自訂救助計畫補這個洞，項目多含生活扶助、醫療補助與急難救助。金額因縣市而異，沒有全國統一標準——撥 1990 熱線（多語免付費）或洽居住地社會局（處）查詢。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。