How to apply for certificate of imprisonment/detention for inmates?

1. Application: Inmates may need to apply for a certificate of imprisonment/detention for the purpose of military service, inheritance, student loan, subsidy of tuition fees, farmers’ insurance, labor insurance or health insurance, low-income subsidy, disability subsidy, elderly annuity, elderly farmers annuity or national annuity subsidy, transfer of house or vehicle ownership, divorce agreement, child rearing, etc.
2. Application for certificate of imprisonment/detention should be made by inmates. If family members of inmates apply for such a certificate, they must bring their National ID Card and documents that show their relationship with the inmate as well as inmate’s consent statement before a certificate will be issued.
3. Procedure: Inmates can write an application report or fill out an application form and submit it together with supporting documents to the correctional facility. After the application is approved by the facility, a certificate of imprisonment/detention will be issued. The certificate may be picked up by a family member appointed by the inmate or picked up by the inmate and mailed to inmate’s family member.

How to apply for certificate of release for inmates?

1. Apply not via Internet:
   1. An ex-inmate must being his or her National ID Card and personal seal to apply at the correctional facility. If application is made by a relative, the relative must bring ex-inmate’s power of attorney and National ID Card as well as the relative’s National ID Card and documents that show relative’s relationship with the ex-inmate.
   2. The application forms are available for download from the e-service system of the Ministry of Justice (https://eservice.moj.gov.tw/).
2. Apply via Internet:
   1. Log onto the e-service system of the Ministry of Justice (https://eservice.moj.gov.tw/) to download the application form, fill out every field of the application form, and mail the form together with photocopy of applicant’s National ID Card (both front and back) to the correctional facility.
   2. The correctional facility will issue a certificate after reviewing the application form and mail it to the applicant (applicant should prepare a return envelope that is stamped and has recipient’s name and address).

How to apply for an inmate’s power of attorney, personal seal certification or certificate of in-prison attorney?

1. The application for certificate of in-prison attorney comes in general power of attorney and personal seal certification, depending on the things inmates entrusts others to do.
2. For application of general power of attorney (fingerprinted), inmate’s relatives can pick up a power of attorney or letter of authorization from the relevant authority and mail it to inmate or drop it off at the correctional facility’s mail room. Or inmates can fill out a blank fingerprinted power of attorney and write up a report attached with the power of attorney or letter of authorization to make an application. After the facility approves the application, its general affairs section will affix a fingerprint verification stamp and issue a power of attorney, which can then be picked up by inmate’s relative or mailed to the relative by inmate.
3. To apply for a power of attorney for personal seal certification, inmate’s agent can mail the power of attorney to inmate or drop it off at the mail room of the correctional facility. The inmate will then fill out the power of attorney and submit it together with a report to the facility. After the facility approves the application, the facility’s general affairs section will send a letter to the household administration office with a copy sent to inmate’s agent. After the household administration office receives the letter, it will contact the agent to come complete the necessary formality.
4. If the relative of an inmate visits the household administration office to obtain a power of attorney, the relative must bring National ID Card or a document evidencing his or her identity and a seal, and pick up the power of attorney after completing the necessary formality.