Month: September 2023

UPDATE 2023-10-03: Regrettably, there were some inaccuracies in the post below, but only related to future planning. In the best interest of documenting the correct procedure, I have now edited this post with the correct information. OK, this is probably going to be a long post. As I previously wrote, we decided to overcomplicate our… Continue reading Serse’s Bureaucracy In Taiwan

And here we go, ladies and gentlemen, because since we go to Taiwan next month, better do EVERYTHING, even if this means TO DIE. So, we’re also going to apply for Serse’s Taiwanese passport AND residence registration! When we did this for Penelope when she was born it was already a mess, and consider that… Continue reading Serse Goes To Holliw… Taiwan!

Finally some good news! After TOO MUCH WAIT, I’ve finally received the money from the 2019 tax declaration. It’s a lot! Just enough to pay my taxes for 2022, which I finished filing this weekend… sigh. I just hope now they process 2020 and 2021 swiftly…

We went to Bern to apply for Mei-Lin’s police records from the Japanese Embassy. The whole process went surprisingly… as planned. The costs for Mei-Lin’s application for Italian nationality is so updated: Cost for fingerprint acquisition (old-style, with ink and all the shit) at Bern Cantonal Police Station: 65 CHF Return stamps for the envelope:… Continue reading Mei-Lin’s Italian Nationality Expense Tracking #2

Because I don’t want life to be boring, it’s also time for a little side quest: the renewal of my Taiwan Gold Card. I’m not gonna spend a lot of time here explaining what this Gold Card is and how it works, but in a nutshell: it’s a combined residence permit + working visa for… Continue reading Side Quest: Gold Card Renewal

It’s time to keep track also of the ridiculous costs for the Swiss Family Book, mainly documentation from Penelope’s side. Since we have already accounted for our first botched attempt under Serse’s expense tracking, I’m not gonna include it here. However, so far we have: Penelope’s first (botched) birth certificate requested from Taileng’s hospital: 100… Continue reading Swiss Family Book Expense Tracking #1

It’s also time to start keeping track of the costs for Mei’Lin’s application for Italian nationality. So far this limits to: Cost for the language exam: 275 CHF Total: 275 CHF.

A couple of days ago I managed to go AGAIN through the Asylum’s Telephonic Hades System and I got some clarifications regarding Mei-Lin’s quest for Italian citizenship. Remember we need Mei-Lin’s birth certificate and police records from Taiwan and Japan. Regarding her birth certificate from Taiwan, the procedure is a bit different from the usual… Continue reading Mei-Lin’s Italian Citizenship Application Checklist