The Ministry of the Interior is planning to issue new national ID cards and raise the cost of a replacement ID card from the current NT$200 to NT$900, which sparks widespread criticism.


The Ministry of the Interior will start issuing new digital ID cards in October. In response to the public outcry over the cost of replacement cards, which is being hiked from NT$200 to NT$900, Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung says a citizen's first digital ID card will be free.

(Because (the cost is being hiked over) 400 percent, people are very worried.) No. I'm telling you, getting a new ID card is free. That's all there is to it.

According to the ministry, digital ID cards will have greater security features than national health insurance cards, ATM cards and credit cards. For the time being, every citizen's first digital ID card will be free whether the card is a replacement card or a citizen's first-ever ID card. IC-chip updates to digital ID cards will cost NT$300, while replacement digital ID cards for lost cards will cost NT$900.

The card itself and the chip have anti-counterfeiting features, so our cost is around NT$300 (per card). If someone loses their card and need a replacement card, there will be some individual factors in play or some security risks that need to be addressed. We hope everyone can keep their cards in their possession.

The ministry says details have not yet been finalized but the charge for updated and replacement paper ID cards will remain at NT$50 and NT$200, respectively.



內政部原本規劃10月換發數位身分證，受到疫情影響，延後換發時程，不過，日前預告戶政規費收費標準修正草案，補領身分證的費用，將從現行200元，價格三級跳，調漲為900元，引發外界抨擊，對此，內政部長徐國勇出席活動，連忙緩頰，強調民眾第一次領數位身分證，是免費換發。

內政部長 徐國勇表示：「（因為畢竟那個4倍，所以民眾滿關心。) 沒有，我這樣講，換身分證不要錢，我就這麼一句話就好了。」

內政部進一步說明，數位身分證採用最高安全標準製作，卡體跟晶片的防偽功能，比健保卡、一般金融卡、信用卡還要強大，目前規劃，包括用舊國民身分證，換數位身分證，以及第一次領數位身分證，兩者都是免費換發。至於未來已領有數位身分證，要換證的話，考量採用晶片IC卡，相關成本提高，換證的費用為300元，如果是遺失要申請補證，還得考量相關資安風險控管，審慎查證，因此，補領費用大漲到900元。

內政部戶政司長 張琬宜表示：「它的卡體，跟它的晶片本身，都有防偽的功能，所以我們的成本將近，就是要300塊錢左右。那這個遺失補發，中間還有涵蓋一些個人因素，或者是一些不法的風險，那我們也希望大家能夠妥善保管。」

內政部強調，草案仍在預告期，民眾可提供意見或修正建議，而針對紙本身分證是否跟進，調漲換補領費用，內政部否認，表示依舊維持換領50元、補領200元。