Thanks
But the next line contradicts this and says that to get the open work rights you need to enter on your Taiwan passport. I guess it’s up to interpretation, but it could be argued that leaving and re-entering is required to gain the open work rights.
they could simply say that a naturalized person is exempted from a work permit for professional works, but they separated it into two cases that the person enters on a foreign passport or on a taiwanese passport.
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Most naturalized people have renounced foreign citizenship. I was never required to leave and re-enter. If so I would been required to wait longer to get my HHR and ID Card. I never left Taiwan after I renounced my Australian citizenship or before getting my HHR and ID card.
My TARC copy from TECO has a QR code that you can scan and it shows all of your details (including bits I never new existed)
I think they’re claiming everyone who naturalises had a gold card cos I certainly never have. Maybe they’re doing it so all naturalised TARC holder can do ‘professional work’ (any work you can do on a gold card… so any work) without a permit?
Or maybe they label all open work rights TARC holders as gold card holders? Very interesting
But the non identifying info is below:
內政部移民署電子許可證資料表
申請事由 Employment Gold Card
身分 在國內取得國籍者
Another issue would be before renouncing AFAIK one should not leave Taiwan, otherwise they will ask for another criminal record check from overseas, which is a PITA.
Edit: it only applies before one gets naturalization certificate
Not true. Once approved you are given a naturalization certificate. Once you have that you are given 1 year to renounce.
I traveled to Vietnam a few weeks after naturalization and well before my renunciation was approved by the Aus government.
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Right I confused it. One can not leave until approved with a naturalization certificate not until one renounced.
So just a couple of months?
Either way at that stage one would not have the TARC and NWOHR passport anyway.
Once your application is sent off to the city government from the HHR office you can leave.
You can leave. I left before mine was approved, it was approved while overseas. My sister in law picked up my naturalisation certificate for me and posted it to me.
I applied for my very first Taiwan passport and TARC at TECO
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This mostly comes down to this:
Is this accurate or not? The ‘no leave’ is seemingly tied to the criminal record check validity in regard to the application.
There seems to be a different answers on this depending who you ask. 
Oh yeah that’s a thing apparently but not everyone needs to submit a police certificate
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They gave me this information at the HRO:
From my understanding, when you leave Taiwan after getting your background check and they think that something “suspicious” is going on, it can make the background check invalid. I was told that they might ask for a statement clarifying the reason for the leave - and then it’s their decision whether to accept the background check or not. So the “safe” way is not leaving Taiwan - but it doesn’t sound like the background check will automatically become invalid.
Does that mean that when going from Gold Card → TARC directly (without APRC), one would keep their open work permit? Or would it be advisable to apply for an APRC first…?
Or can TARC holders alway apply for an open work permit anyway…?
Would the Gold Card still stay valid by simply not applying for a TARC at first? Or do they take back any ARC directly when handing out the naturalization certificate (or even earlier)…?
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By now if you have open work permit, the (T)ARC will say so in red letters on the front.
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This might be actually a good question, as citizens are actually allowed to have ARCs on their non-TW nationalities. Given that now you lucky Germans don’t need to renounce, so you keep the German Nationality linked to the ARC (GC in this case), you should not be forced to actually give it up.
Interesting “loophole” due to the mostly afterthought nature of the naturalisation process.
But anyways, if you naturalised with an open work permit (being as a professional or a spouse), the TARC will come with open work permits. Also you will be a NWOHR with also a foreign nationality, which is seems to be a new case under the new employment act that gives work rights to NWOHRs.
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NWOHR with another nationality need a work permit but the exception is for people with another nationality but became NOWHR by recent naturalisation
Although there are about 2000 (exaggerating) exceptions to NWOHR needing work permits.
They should simplify it so that all NWOHR no longer require a work permit unless they are NWOHR due to some status in China/Hong Kong/Macau (as they’re treated differently anyway)
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Do you still have the link to this 內政部移民署電子許可證資料表 website (I couldn’t find it using Google)?
Does it only work for TARCs or also other certificates issued by NIA?
So far, I have found the following NIA websites - but none yet that shows as detailed information as your example:
- Validation of Electronic Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (the English version gives me an error, the Chinese one works fine - but it just shows my picture)
- NIA UI No. History Query (shows my old UI number)
- In-person application case inquiry (application status check)
Curious what kind of data they have stored about me 
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Nope. I tried.
However nobody cares. Once you show the passport they assume you can work anyway.
I don’t 
If I remember correctly it just came up when I scanned the QR code but it would be good if we could see this ourselves too
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For reference: The WDA actually has a FAQ about this:
具有雙重國籍的外國人（中華民國國籍及其他國籍），是否需要申請工作許可?
依據就業服務法第79條規定，中華民國國民兼具外國國籍而未在國內設籍者，應比照外國人規定，必須申請工作許可。
另依110年10月25日修正施行之「外國專業人才延攬及僱用法」第25條規定，經歸化取得我國國籍且兼具外國國籍而未在我國設有戶籍，並持我國護照入國從事專業工作或尋職者，得免申請工作許可。
Do foreign nationals with dual nationality (Republic of China nationality and another nationality) need to apply for a work permit?
Pursuant to Article 79 of the Employment Services Act, Republic of China nationals who also hold foreign nationality but are not registered as residents in Taiwan shall be subject to the same requirements as foreign nationals and must apply for a work permit.
Furthermore, under Article 25 of the “Act on the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals,” amended and effective October 25, 2021, individuals who have acquired Republic of China nationality through naturalization while retaining foreign nationality, have not established household registration in the Republic of China, and enter the country holding a Republic of China passport to engage in professional work or job-seeking activities are exempt from applying for a work permit.
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