What are the rules for Extension of Residency?

The rules for extension of residency are as follows:

  1. A 3-month job-seeking visa with a total period of residency of 6 months (Article 11 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals)
  2. Foreign professionals, foreign specialist professionals and Gold Card holders (including spouse and minor children) may apply for a 6-month + 6-month extension of residency prior to the expiration of their current period of residency, totaling 1 year (Article 13 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals).
  3. Lineal ascendants of foreign specialist professionals and foreign senior professionals may apply for a 6-month + 6-month extension of residency (Article 18 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals).
  4. Overseas Chinese students without household registration may apply for a 1-year + 1-year extension of residency upon graduation (Article 18, Paragraph 2 of the Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Registering Permanent Residence of Nationals Without Household Registration in the Taiwan Area).
  5. Foreign Students (including spouses and minor children) may apply for a 1 year + 1 year extension of residency upon graduation (Article 11 of the Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens).
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