2020/12/11 18:36 (NIA image) (NIA image) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The government insists that although the second digit for the new numbering system of the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) and Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (APRC) will be an 8 and a 9, it will be compatible with the myriad of systems geared toward Taiwan ID numbers that currently only accept a 1 or a 2. Currently, if a person living in Taiwan wants to fill out online registration systems, book reservations, make bank transactions, purchase travel insurance, participate in credit card promotions, or sign up for online job banks, they must enter a Taiwan national identification card number with a second digit that consists of a 1 or a 2. However, the second digit for all ARC and APRC numbers currently contain a letter, preventing foreign residents from accessing these services.