Application-Conditions

Please apply online via the “ Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform (Employment Gold Card) ”. The application is reviewed by the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other specialized authorities. The Employment Gold Card, upon approval, is issued as a single document that includes an open work permit, a residence visa, an Alien Resident Certificate, and a re-entry permit.

The effective date is the card issuance date (also the start date of residence); for those applying for an extension of the Gold Card, the validity period will be extended from the original expiration date.

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To check your application status, login to the Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform , click “Application Progress Inquiry”, and fill in your 12-digit application number.

If you wish to check the status of your application, please only fill in the first 3 columns and leave the rest blank.

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In accordance with Articles 9 and 12 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals and Article 23 of the Immigration Act, holders of visas with a stay duration of 60 days or more and without restrictive annotations upon entry are eligible to convert to an Employment Gold Card. The eligible visa annotation codes include A, B, P, ES, and J. For those with the YM annotation, it should be changed to category A in Taiwan before they can apply for the Gold Card.

For detailed visa annotation regulations, please refer to this Opens a new window: to convert or change their visa’s purpose of residence to those in the following visa remark table

Please note: Foreign professionals must still meet specific conditions after obtaining their Gold Card to enjoy tax benefits. Please refer to the relevant regulations for qualification details: Articles 3 of the Regulations Governing Reduction and Exemption of Income Tax of Foreign Specialist Professionals and Article 20 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professional Talent .

The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) current reviewing method is based on whether the Buying Cash Rate on the date of review or during the period of employment, and the Buying Cash Rate from the Bank of Taiwan’s historical exchange rate will be used for valuation. Please check the currency rate for your salary.

If the currency you want to convert is not listed on the Bank of Taiwan’s exchange rate table, please first refer to the American Dollar (USD) exchange rate at your country’s public bank. Then, convert the amount you wish to calculate into USD. Lastly, use the USD exchange rate from the Bank of Taiwan to convert the amount into New Taiwan Dollar (NTD).

If you have any objections to the adjudication given by the National Immigration Agency, you may file an administrative appeal to your designated NIA Service Center (where you have chosen to pick up your Gold Card) within 30-days of receiving this adjudication. Your appeal will then be forwarded to the Ministry of the Interior.

If you have any questions about filing an appeal, please contact the NIA’s Service Center or write to NIA’s Director .

Please be aware that, once your application has been rejected, you will not be able to resubmit or continue the application process. However, you may reapply for the Gold Card on the Online Application Portal. To reapply for the Gold Card, please see the instructions below.

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There is a one-time application fee paid through the Gold Card application portal. There are no separate visa or work permit fees.

The application fees vary depending on if you have applied domestically or abroad, the duration of the visa, and your nationality. Please refer to “4. Payment and E-mail Confirmation” of the Application Information page .

There are currently 6 online payment methods, including international credit cards, domestic credit cards, e-Bill Payment, virtual account payment, 4 major convenience store payments, and Web ATM (card reader payment). The government will pay for the remittance fee if the payment is made by credit card, but the applicant will be responsible for the remittance fee if the payment is made by e-Bill Payment, virtual account payment, 4 convenience store payment, or Web ATM. Please note that it will take 2-3 working days to receive a payment success notification after paying through a virtual account or through the 4 major convenience stores. If you wish to use a Debit Card, you must choose the Web ATM payment option.

If you are unable to make your application payment with an international credit card, it may be due to the following reasons:

1. 3D Secure failed, due to an incomplete application or incorrect entry. You also need to apply for a verification code from your bank and enter the verification number
2. Credit card loss report
3. Your credit card company is not affiliated with the Bank of Taiwan

Please try using JCB, VISA, or MasterCard. Do NOT use AMEX or China UnionPay

If you continue to have issues, please contact the National Immigration Agency at a378liu@immigration.gov.tw

Please follow these instructions to pay your application fees online.

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If applying from overseas, an additional passport inspection step is required.

Please note: All Employment Gold Cards must be picked up in-person in Taiwan. Before you arrive in Taiwan, please print out the “Resident Authorization Certificate” in the “Download” section on the Application Portal. You can enter Taiwan with this certificate along with your passport. Bring both the certificate and your original passport to your previously selected National Immigration Agency’s Service Center to pick up your Employment Gold Card. You must pick up your Gold Card within 30 days, starting from the day after your arrival.

If the Gold Card holder acquires or restores their R.O.C nationality during the period of residence in Taiwan, the NIA shall revoke or repeal the Gold Card in accordance with the Act 7, The Regulations Governing Employment Gold Card Permit for Foreign Specialist Professionals, “During the period of residence in the State, the Employment Gold Card holder falls into one of the situations described in various paragraphs of Article 32 of the Immigration Act”.

If you are outside Taiwan when the National Immigration Agency (NIA) begins its preliminary review, your application will be returned (as it does not match your application status) and you will need to resubmit it upon your next entry into Taiwan.

If you leave Taiwan after the NIA’s preliminary review is complete, when your Gold Card application is approved, you can print out your Resident Authorization for Overseas Applicants (found under the download section of the application portal) and present it upon entering Taiwan.

To check the review stage, please go to the " Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform ," select the “Case Status Check” section, and enter your application number for updates.

The National Immigration Agency will clear the stored data after one month.

Unfortunately, there will be no refunds once your application is submitted, regardless of the result of the application or if you revoke your application.

Please refer to the relevant regulations .

Please see the instructions below to withdraw your application.

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1. Please ask the Ministry currently reviewing your application to return your application to you.
2. Once your application has been returned, please update the new passport number and validity period on the Application Platform (see image below).

For example, if your application status is Review by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), please ask the WDA to return your application so you can update your passport information. If your application status shows “Passport Inspection at the Bureau of Consular Affairs or Overseas Missions of R.O.C. (Taiwan),” kindly request the Overseas Mission to return your application.

Please note that during the stage of Passport Inspection, if there is a change in your passport number, the passport submission notice cannot be updated with the new passport number.

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