🇹🇼Taiwan
Employment Gold Card
All-in-one work + residence + re-entry permit for global talent.
Required documents
- ·Sector-eligibility evidence (CV, degree, salary slips, awards)
Things to know
- ·Only salary and professional practice income count toward the NT$160,000 threshold — dividends, freelance income and profit distributions do not.
- ·Spouses can obtain individual work permits without employer sponsorship. Holders employed locally can join Taiwan's labour pension system immediately.
- ·No employer sponsor needed — apply remotely.
- ·Holders may freely work, freelance and start companies.
Apostille & legalization
Consular legalizationFull consular legalization — Taiwan is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so the apostille shortcut does not apply.
Documents that must be legalised
- ·Diploma / academic transcript
Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.
- Obtain originals or certified copies of each required document.
- Have them notarised, then certified by the relevant authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
- Submit the certified documents to the Taiwan embassy or consulate in United States for consular legalization (the final stamp).
- Translate the legalised document into the official language of Taiwan — translation is usually required after the consular stamp, not before.
Translation: Most documents must be translated into the local language by a certified translator. Agency translations are usually accepted.
Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications
Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.
Last verified 20 September 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.
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