Foreign special professional with financial expertise

Must meet ONE of the following requirements:

  • Based on proof of applicant’s salary in the financial industry. Documentary proof of salary or tax payment means one of the following:

    • Any annual tax statement issued within 3 years of the application date (e.g., Australia PAYG Payment Summary, Canada T4, Israel 106 Form, Russia 2-NDFL, Poland PIT-11, UK P60, US W-2) to prove that your monthly salary was at average above NTD$160,000. If such certification cannot be presented owing to provisions of tax law, it may, after explanation of the tax law provisions preventing its presentation, be replaced by employer’s certification. (The Certificate of Employment should specify the period of employment, job content/position, and the actual salary received. If the Certificate of Employment does not specify the salary, it should be accompanied by a salary slip to support it).

    • The employment contract of intended future employment in the ROC.

      • Documents not made in Mandarin or English shall be attached with translations. Documents issued in the Mainland area have to be attested and examined by the institutions instituted or appointed by the Executive Yuan, or non-governmental organizations entrusted by the Executive Yuan (Strait Exchange Foundation) in accordance with the rule in Article 7 of“Act Governing Relations between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area”;Documents from the following countries/regions must be verified by an overseas ROC representative office: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bengal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Proof of work experience is a Certificate of Employment with your full name, company name, position, actual duration of employment, company stamp/seal, or signature of the entity by which the paper was issued.

  • Applicants shall provide documentary proof of holding a managerial position in domestic or foreign financial institutions for a total of three years, and holding relevant important international financial certificates, such as CFA(Chartered Financial Analyst) 、 CFP(Certified Financial Planner)、FRM(Financial Risk Manager) 、 CIIA(Certified International Investment Analysts) 、 CIA(Certified Internal Auditor) 、PRM(Professional Risk Manager)、FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries)、FCAS (Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society)、FIA (Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries)、FIAA (Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia)、SEI-KAIIN (Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Japan), etc.

Proof of work experience is a Certificate of Employment with your full name, company name, position, actual duration of employment, company stamp/seal, or signature of the entity by which the paper was issued.

  • The peripheral institutions or associations are as follows:
  1. Peripheral institutions: Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, Joint Credit Information Center, Financial Information Service Co., Ltd., Security and Future Institute, Taiwan Insurance Institute, etc.
  2. Associations: The Bankers Association of the Republic of China, R.O.C. Bills Finance Association, Trust Association of R.O.C., Taiwan Financial Services Roundtable, The National Federation of Credit Co-operatives R.O.C., Taiwan Securities Association, Chinese National Futures Association, Securities Investments Trust and Consulting Association of the R.O.C., The National Federation of Certified Public Accountants Association of the Republic of China, The Life Insurance Association of the Republic of China, The Non-Life Insurance Association of the R.O.C., Insurance Agency Association of the Republic of China, National Taiwan Association of Insurance Brokering Companies, etc.
  • Applicants shall provide proof of employment; “important senior executive” refers to those who have held a position of manager level or above for a total of five years in financial institutions.

Proof of work experience is a Certificate of Employment with your full name, company name, position, actual duration of employment, company stamp/seal, or signature of the entity by which the paper was issued.

  • Applicants shall provide documentary proof of holding a financial position in a key industry for a total of three years, and describing concrete achievements beneficial to the development of the industry. Proof of work experience is a Certificate of Employment with your full name, company name, position, actual duration of employment, company stamp/seal, or signature of the entity by which the paper was issued.
  • Applicants shall provide relevant documents which show they have academic qualifications and employment experience in key industries promoted by the government (as set out in the preceding point) which are sufficient to support recognition that they have the potential to contribute to the country’s financial industry, and those documents have been approved by the FSC.

Summary

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Those who have held a specialist post or served in a senior executive position in a financial institution, have been recommended by a relevant association, or possess financial expertise needed in an important sphere of industry promoted by the government (such as fintech or e-commerce).

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