# I’m not working in Taiwan but I’d like to get an ARC card

**URL:** <https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818>\
**Category:** Visa & Residency\
**Tags:** arc\
**Created:** [August 21, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818 "2023-08-21T12:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818/21 "2023-08-22T00:14:37Z")

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> [@Andrew](#):
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> I’d plan on it taking a couple of months (I don’t know the current target time), so if you apply several months ahead of when you intend to come you might lose a bit of validity but would be able to enter with an ARC.

I’m about three weeks out, but I’ll ask the TECO lady next week when I send her my fbi background docs.

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**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew/32/179806_2.png) [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818/22 "2023-08-22T00:20:28Z")

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Oh ok, I thought moving here was a longer term plan. That’s probably cutting it too short then, so I guess you’d have to do it in Taiwan.

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**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818/23 "2023-08-22T00:47:18Z")

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> [@Mr\_PBH](#):
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> Not just that

the option gives you the card regardless of your past, current, and future employment/experience.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-m-not-working-in-taiwan-but-i-d-like-to-get-an-arc-card/232818/24 "2023-08-22T15:40:32Z")

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> [@Mr\_PBH](#):
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> I’ll ask the TECO lady next week

I asked her already. The response

[Application | Taiwan Gold Card (nat.gov.tw)](https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/tags/application/)

And I can apply from Taiwan. Hmm.

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