The Taiwan Employment Gold Card is part of a more comprehensive government initiative to attract highly-skilled foreign talent to Taiwan. The card gives you the right to stay and work in Taiwan, and you can apply online without sponsorship. It comes with open-work rights, so you can work for any companies in Taiwan or start your own business. The Taiwan Employment Gold Card has attracted many talents to work and live in Taiwan, include YouTube co-founder Steve Chen , and Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong. Taiwan is located near Singapore. The two countries share similar culture and languages with frequent contacts among people. We welcome our friends overseas to apply for the Taiwan Employment Gold Card which might start a new chapter of life for you in Taiwan.
The Taiwan Employment Gold Card is a 4-in-1 card, that includes a resident visa, work permit, Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), and re-entry permit. The card allows you to leave and re-enter Taiwan multiples times over the course of 1-3 years. Other benefits include：
1. This card is an open-end work permit issued to employment-seeking individuals that require neither pre-confirmed hiring by or application through any employer.
2. There are income tax benefits in terms of income tax deduction and exemption.
3. Lineal relatives can apply for visitor visas with a maximum stay of up to one year.
4. Spouses and children can apply for residency in Taiwan as well.
5. For the holders of Employment Gold Card who are employed in professional work in Taiwan, they will no longer be subject to a 6-month wait for inclusion in NHI coverage.
We encourage Foreign Special Professionals in the following eight fields to apply form the Taiwan Employment Gold Card：
1. Science & Technology
2. Economy
3. Education
4. Culture & Arts
5. Sport
6. Finance
7. Law
8. Architecture
To validate your qualification, you will need to provide supporting documentation. Take Science & Technology for example, if an applicant previously or currently holding a position at a technology company or in technological fields in a foreign state or in Taiwan with a most recent monthly salary of at least NTD 160,000 (about 5,800 USD), then he/she is a qualified applicant. Documents verifying salary or income tax payment relating to employment at a technology company or in a technological field are necessary. Please check the following link for more criteria information： https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/qualification/
Any foreigners including Taiwan dual citizens and Macau and Hong Kong residents, who are specialists in their fields, are eligible to apply for the Employment Gold Card. Applying for the Taiwan Employment Gold Card is not a difficult task. Filling out and submitting the online form takes around only 15-minutes, if you have all the necessary documents prepared.
Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform website： https://coa.immigration.gov.tw/coa-frontend/four-in-one/entry/main?lang=en
Please check the following link for more application information： https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/application/
Further information about Taiwan Employment Gold Please check Taiwan Gold Employment Card Office website at https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/
