Ying, who married far from home and came to Taiwan, resembled a dandelion adrift, hoping to start a better life in Taiwan. Unfortunately, when reality set in, it did not meet her expectations, leading her into a challenging predicament.
"The acquisition of citizenship significantly impacts an immigrant's standing within their family and the broader society (Narayan, 1995; Erez, 2000).'"

"Spouses in transnational marriages hail from different national, social, and cultural backgrounds. Differences in gender cultures lead to varied expectations about each other's roles in the family, often resulting in conflicts and even domestic violence. This group of abused immigrant women, whose husbands are mostly unemployed or of low socioeconomic status, maintains a traditional family pattern of male breadwinner and female homemaker." (Excerpt from featured article on The News Lens)

This description aptly describes Ying's situation. When she submitted her naturalization application at our office, she brought not only the standard required documents but also a restraining order issued by a local court, highlighting the gravity of her situation. We immediately invited her to join our new immigrants LINE group and private contacts. Throughout the naturalization approval process and until she successfully obtained her ID, we frequently received distress messages from her, mentioning her husband would create disturbances at her workplace and threaten her ability to obtain her ID. Her husband also visited our office multiple times demanding that we prevent her naturalization from going forward. Besides encouraging her to record these incidents as evidence, we have also involved the police by calling 113 to assist on site. Finally, in June 2023, Ying successfully established her household registration and obtained her national ID card, officially becoming a citizen of Taiwan.