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Employment-seeking visitor visa

TaiwanShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is required in advance: a foreign professional who plans to engage in professional work in Taiwan and needs an extensive period to seek employment may apply to an overseas mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a multiple-entry visitor visa; eligibility requires one of: employment experience with a qualifying average monthly salary over the past six months, graduation within the past year from one of the world's top 1,500 universities listed by the Ministry of Education and not yet employed, or being deemed otherwise eligible by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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  • https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0030295
    A foreign professional who plans to engage in professional work in the State, and who needs an extensive period of time to seek employment, may apply to an overseas mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a six-month visitor visa, valid for three months, for multiple entry, to stay for up to a maximum period of six months in total.
  • https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=E0030018
    Foreign nationals who meet one of the following criteria may apply for an employment-seeking visa at an overseas mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan): 1. Employment experience, with an average monthly salary or remuneration over the past six months equal to or greater than the amount published by the central competent authority, in accordance with the criteria for foreigners undertaking jobs specified under Subparagraphs 1 to 6 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Services Act 2. Graduated within the past year from one of the world’s top 1,500 universities as listed by the R.O.C. Ministry of Education, and not yet employed 3. Deemed otherwise eligible by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following consultations with the central competent authority

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa is for seeking employment by foreign professionals who plan to engage in professional work in Taiwan and need an extensive period of time to seek employment.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The multiple-entry visitor visa is valid for three months and allows a stay of up to six months; the maximum total stay is six months. A person who obtained this visa may not reapply for it within three years from the expiry of the total term of stay.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Required evidence includes passport valid for 6 months with blank pages (temporary and emergency passports excluded); proof of sufficient financial resources of at least NT$100,000 or its equivalent; proof of health and full hospitalisation insurance for the entire stay in Taiwan; a certificate of good conduct; a plan for seeking employment; proof of the qualifying condition (salary proof over the past six months for applicants with work experience, certificate of highest education level and proof of employment).

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Applicants apply at a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission with the required documents and the statutory fee, having filled in the application form online; an interview may be required. The stay is capped at six months in total; the official sources do not describe extension or change of status beyond that.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension or in-country change of status rules for this visa are not described in the captured sources.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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