Hello,
Does anyone know something about changing ARC types?
Does one need to do another health check to change ARC types? Or leave the country?
If an individual were to change from a marrage ARC to a work ARC, would they need to get another health check and leave the country?
Is there any chance one could keep the same ARC number when changing ARC types?
Thank you in advance for any help
It would help if we knew what exactly you were trying to do so we can give you a better answer.
I currenlty have marriage arc, I am now in a situation where I will likley lose the marriage arc and so I was thinking of taking a job here in hopes they could offer me a work arc.
I could also enroll in a school, but I know that time doesnt count towards the 3 years. and I think most schools require a health check, which might mean I would have to do two health checks (one for school and one for a new arc)
Basiclly, I will lose my current arc and would like to stay on the island with as few health checks as possible (I really hate the blood draws)
How long have you been on the marriage ARC already? Are you going through a divorce?
you can read the instruction carefully.
https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141465/141808/141970/cp_news
no, you don’t need a health check to change arc to work based, and you can do it in Taiwan. the years on marriagr based arc and work based arc can be conbined if there is no gap.
depending on the types of jobs, you may need a health check to get a work permit, which you need to apply to change your arc from marriage to work.
you cannot change the arc to study based in Taiwan.
I have been here this time with the arc for seven months.
Yes, divorce.
I also wonder after papers are filed how long to leave the country?
I can’t remember exactly, but when I checked this a while ago I think it was 7 or 10 days.
Either way you don’t have long.
i don’t know how long it will take between the divirce registration and the cancelation of your arc, but once your arc is canceled, you should leave within 10 days.
if you don’t want to leave Taiwan, you shouldn’t sign before you can change the arc.
If you really want to stay in Taiwan it’s probably easier to just not sign divorce papers and go your separate ways, apply for APRC/naturalise when eligible, then sign the divorce papers
Also your ARC number won’t change (unless you have the old style ARC number then it will be updated to the new format)
I was nearly divorce here last year so have been through the same thoughts.
As long as you entered into the marriage in good faith, your spouse has virtually no way to divorce you without your permission and disrupt your immigration status. When naturalising or applying for APRC you just need to be married, not in a happy or functional marriage.
Article 24 of the draft amendment of immigration act may be relevant in those cases.
If a foreigner applies for residence or changes the reason for residence, the Immigration Agency may not grant permission under any of the following circumstances; if the permission has been granted, the permission may be revoked or revoked, and the alien residence permit may be cancelled:
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8. There are sufficient facts to believe that he does not live with the dependent object without justifiable reasons, or the statements and evidence concerning the authenticity of the marriage are inconsistent.
第二十四條 外國人申請居留或變更居留原因，有下列情形之一者，移民署得不予許可;已許可者，得撤銷或廢止其許可，並註銷其外僑居留證：
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八、有事實足認其無正當理由未與依親對象共同居住，或有關婚姻真實性之說詞、證據不符。
Interesting, thanks for that. It would be more logical to just allow one sided divorces rather than change the immigration act but then again Taiwan isn’t the place of logic
Justifiable reasons is open to interpretation ‘your law does not allow a one sided divorce and my Taiwanese spouse doesn’t want to live with me and I don’t want a divorce’ would that be justifiable?
Also marriage authenticity doesn’t equal a happy marriage… you’d probably need to lawyer up if it came to this but seems like they’ve deliberately made it a judges call
Thank you so much.
Do you happen to know what types of jobs may require another health check?
Again thank you very much
i know englush teachers and pilots need it.
you can check more here.
https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/Content_List.aspx?n=3840722B002ADEAB