Companies expanding to Taiwan may find it challenging to obtain work visas, as Taiwan's permitted industries and occupations have specific regulations for everything from the oceanic fishing industry to manufacturing. Plus, employees...
Read MoreCompanies expanding to Taiwan may find it challenging to obtain work visas, as Taiwan's permitted industries and occupations have specific regulations for everything from the oceanic fishing industry to manufacturing. Plus, employees need both a work visa and an Alien Residence Certificate to legally live in Taiwan during their employment.
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Companies expanding to Taiwan may find it challenging to obtain work visas, as Taiwan’s permitted industries and occupations have specific regulations for everything from the oceanic fishing industry to manufacturing. Plus, employees need both a work visa and an Alien Residence Certificate to legally live in Taiwan during their employment.
Taiwan offers several types of visas, including:
When applying for a work visa in Taiwan, there are certain required documents, including:
Keep in mind that Taiwan’s authorities may ask for more documents on a case-by-case basis. All records should be in English or Chinese, and they must be translated by an official translator and authenticated by a Taiwanese overseas diplomatic mission.
Your employees have two different processes to obtain a Taiwan work visa — at a Taiwanese diplomatic mission if they’re in another country or at the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) if they’re currently living in Taiwan. After you get a work permit on behalf of your employee, they must apply for their work visa one of those two ways. However, it’s more complicated to apply for a work visa abroad, as the process includes these steps:
If the employee is already in Taiwan under a visitor visa for employment purposes, they can apply to turn the visitor visa into a resident work visa. They must apply at the Bureau of Consular Affairs in Taiwan after you obtain a work permit, and at least eight days before the visitor visa expires. Once the employee gets their visa, they need to apply for a Taiwan residence permit within 15 days.
Starting August 2, 2022, all work permit applications will be required to be submitted online through the Taiwanese government’s Workforce Development Agency portal.
As an employer, you are also required to put together certain documents for the application process. A copy of your company’s most recent income tax return and representative’s identification documents, such as a passport, will be necessary to sponsor a work permit. Other required documents include copies of:
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