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Taiwan · 就業金卡 · Remote worker permit · apply online · processing 30+ days
Four-in-one card under Article 9 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals: open work permit, resident visa, Alien Resident Certificate and re-entry permit. The applicant chooses one, two or three years. Each extension, filed in the four months before expiry, is again one to three years. Thirty-six months is the longest single card, not a lifetime cap. Twelve fields plus other recognized expertise: science and technology, digital, economy, education, culture and arts, sports, finance, law, architecture, national defense, environment and biotechnology. NT$160,000 a month before tax (NT$1,920,000 a year) is one salary route in some economy and technology criteria, proved from any year in the three years before application. It is not required for every field. Sole-proprietorship and dividend income do not count toward that salary route. USD figures use the Bank of Taiwan spot midpoint on 9 October 2026, NT$31.88 per US$1. The standard one-year fee is NT$3,700 (about US$116). Two and three years are NT$4,700 and NT$5,700. US passports applying from abroad pay those reduced bases of NT$1,500, NT$2,500 and NT$3,500 plus the reciprocal fee (three-year total NT$9,790, about US$307). Hong Kong and Macau residents pay NT$3,100 for one to three years. A dependent Alien Resident Certificate is NT$1,000 per year (about US$31), plus NT$2,200 if the relative entered visa-free or on a visitor visa. The tax incentive is five years, not three, and only if the holder is employed in the recognized profession and meets the Ministry of Finance conditions. From the first tax year with 183 days in Taiwan and salary over NT$3 million, half of salary above NT$3 million is left out of income tax, and overseas income is left out of the alternative minimum tax. Salary here includes pay from offshore employers for that professional work. It is not a tax-free window for the first 183 days. Permanent residence is available after three years with an average of 183 days a year, or after one year with at least 183 days if the latest year's Taiwan salary and professional-practice income is at least NT$6 million. A police criminal-record certificate and a health examination are part of the resident-visa file; Hong Kong and Macau applicants are exempt from both. The statutory review is 30 working days from a complete online filing, excluding passport inspection and time spent supplementing documents. The Gold Card Office says the whole process can take more than 60 business days.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source
criminal-record certificate required, with Hong Kong and Macau exempt; employment proof not required in every case; statutory processing set to 30 working days with no published maximum Source
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