Vanessa Miles, a 46-year-old Australian national who says she was born in Taiwan and trafficked to Australia as an infant, is protesting the interior ministry’s decision not to reinstate her citizenship.
But Taiwan’s household registration office says that Miles’ adoption was cancelled, and her household registration was revoked decades ago. Her original ID number has since been given to another person.
Taiwan’s interior ministry says Miles’ birth certificate cannot be verified, and that they cannot reinstate her citizenship until the document’s authenticity is proven.
The interior ministry has also suggested Miles undergo DNA testing with her biological parents—if they can be found—to prove her claim.
Diagnosed with a hereditary condition at 45, Miles was unable to provide the family medical history her doctors required. This realization, combined with a deep desire to reconnect with her roots, led her back to Taiwan.
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