VIA THE TAIPEI REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Registering a Singapore marriage in Taipei, joining a Taiwanese university or moving for a job in Hsinchu? Our Taiwan document legalisation Singapore service takes your papers through our partner Notary Public, the Singapore Academy of Law and the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore.
Before lodging, we check the exact request from the household registration office, university or employer in Taiwan, confirm your degree on OpenCerts and plan any Traditional Chinese translation, so the document is ready to use when it lands.
Tell us the document and which office in Taiwan asked for it, and we reply with the route, price and timeline before any work starts.
No — Taiwan is not a Convention party
Taiwan is not on the Apostille Convention list, so a Singapore apostille is not enough. Singapore documents are authenticated by the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore after the notary and SAL stages.
Source: HCCH Apostille Convention status table · Last checked 2 November 2026
Where Taiwan asks
Government offices in Taiwan treat papers issued abroad as unchecked until an ROC overseas mission has authenticated them. Legalisation for Taiwan usually comes up at one of these points.
A Taiwanese spouse registers a Singapore marriage at a household registration office using the authenticated marriage certificate.
The foreign spouse applies for a resident visa and then an Alien Resident Certificate from the National Immigration Agency.
A Singapore birth certificate lets a child of a Taiwanese parent be registered and apply for a Taiwan passport.
A Taiwan employer files your degree and work history with the Workforce Development Agency, so experience letter legalisation for Taiwan is often needed too.
The reviewing ministry may ask for authenticated degree or employment proof as part of your Gold Card file.
Taiwanese universities ask for a diploma and transcript authenticated by an ROC overseas office under Ministry of Education rules.
A Singapore parent company files its incorporation papers and board resolution for a Taiwan subsidiary, branch or investment approval.
A power of attorney lets someone in Taiwan sell property, close an account or act in an inheritance case for you.
Document routes
Taiwan legalisation starts differently for government records and private papers. When you need to legalise documents in Singapore for Taiwan, this is where each common document begins.
| Document | Issued by | First step in Singapore | Common use in Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree certificate | NUS, NTU, SMU or another Singapore institution | Notarised copy by our partner Notary Public, with OpenCerts check | Work permit, Gold Card, postgraduate admission |
| Academic transcript | University or polytechnic | Notarised copy by our partner Notary Public | University admission and credit review |
| Marriage certificate | Registry of Marriages or ROMM | SAL authentication (government record) | Household registration and spouse resident visa |
| Birth certificate | ICA (Registry of Births and Deaths) | SAL authentication (government record) | Registering a child and Taiwan passport |
| Single status declaration | Statutory declaration you sign | Signed before our partner Notary Public | Marrying in Taiwan |
| Certificate of Clearance (COC) | Singapore Police Force | Confirmed at your route check | Resident visa or work application |
| ACRA business profile and constitution | ACRA or the company | Certified by our partner Notary Public | Subsidiary set-up and investment approval |
| Board resolution or power of attorney | Your company or you | Signed before our partner Notary Public | Bank, property, court or company filings |
SAL authentication follows every first step above before the Taipei Representative Office stage.
The Taiwan route
Taipei Representative Office authentication is the last stamp your document needs, and the stages before it must be in the right order. Here is the full path from your scan to acceptance in Taiwan.
We compare your scan with the request from the Taiwan office and confirm the steps, translation and price.
Our partner Notary Public notarises private papers such as degree copies, declarations, company documents or a Chinese translation.
The Singapore Academy of Law authenticates the notary's certificate or the government record itself.
We lodge the document at the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore and collect it once authenticated.
We return or courier the original to you, and you hand it to the household registration office, university or employer with no further stamp.
Documents
Papers bound for Taiwan fall into a few groups, and each group has its own catches at the Taipei Representative Office.
Degrees and transcripts need OpenCerts results or a university letter before the office will authenticate them.
Marriage, birth and divorce records go to SAL first and often need a Traditional Chinese translation for the household registration office.
Taiwan asks for a recent police record for resident visas and some work cases, so timing matters.
Company papers must be notarised in Singapore before the Taipei Representative Office will accept them.
Free Taiwan check
Forward the list from the household registration office, university or employer in Taiwan, and we confirm each document and its price before any work starts.
What it costs
Pricing for Taiwan legalisation follows the steps your document needs, with Singapore government fees built into our step prices. The Taipei Representative Office charges its own fee, which we pass on at cost.
Not included: Traditional Chinese translation (quoted per page), courier to Taiwan and any fee charged by the office in Taiwan; exporters can see our certificate of origin legalisation for shipment papers.
Timeline
Taiwanese universities, employers and household offices often work to fixed dates, so we plan backwards from yours. The Singapore stages are quick; extra checks at the Taipei Representative Office are what can stretch the timeline.
Start date or intake only days away? Our urgent document legalisation service plans each stage around it.
Before we begin
Getting these ready on day one keeps Taipei Representative Office authentication on track without a second visit.
Household offices often want one, and our certified translation for legalisation is notarised so it can be authenticated with the original.
Courier the original to us from Taiwan, and we handle every Singapore stage and the Taipei office before sending it back to your address.
Avoid a rejection
Taiwan rules differ from mainland China, where an apostille for China now works. Mixing up the two routes is one of several slips we catch early.
✕ Getting only a SAL apostille
✓ We plan SAL authentication followed by the Taipei Representative Office, the only route Taiwan accepts.
✕ Lodging a degree without verification
✓ We pull your OpenCerts result or a university letter before the degree reaches the office.
✕ Using an unsworn Chinese translation
✓ We have the translation notarised so the office can authenticate it with the original.
✕ Sending a foreign degree to Singapore
✓ We tell you upfront when a degree must be legalised in the country that issued it.
FAQ
Clients ready to order Taiwan document legalisation from Singapore still ask us these. Something else? Message us on WhatsApp.
Ask On WhatsAppNo. The office in Singapore does not authenticate marriage certificates between Taiwanese nationals and citizens of interview-list countries. The couple must apply at the ROC mission covering the spouse's home country instead.
It depends on the document. Some files can be lodged on your behalf, while others need the applicant at the counter, so we confirm the rule for your document with the office before you pay and plan the visit with you if one is needed.
Yes. Non-Taiwanese applicants show their passport and proof of Singapore residence, such as an NRIC or a valid pass. We tell you which copy to send.
Yes, in practice. Household registration offices treat marital status papers as valid for six months from issue, so sign the declaration close to your wedding date.
Often not. Singapore is not on the Gold Card list of countries whose documents need extra verification, but the reviewing ministry can still ask, so send us its request.
Sometimes. Ministry of Education rules let a school send the transcript directly in a sealed envelope, so ask your university which option it prefers before paying for legalisation.
Use the Chinese name you will register in Taiwan. We keep it the same on every translated document so the household office and immigration records match.
No. The Taipei Representative Office stamp is the final authentication. The office in Taiwan then checks the document itself and may ask for a Chinese translation.
Send a scan and tell us which office in Taiwan asked for it. We confirm the route and price before any work starts, and past clients share their experience on our client reviews.