If i marry my Taiwanese partner, is it correct to assume i can get a visa that allows for open work rights? I’m currently studying for my bachelor’s degree, however, if i could just get a decent paying job that doesn’t require a degree i obviously don’t want to waste my time studying if i can just move over to Taiwan sooner.
I’m Australian, in my early twenties, and am a university student.
What advice can you guys give me?
Thanks
Edit:
Okay so i just got a job offer in Taichung on the premise i’d get the JFRV. The job is 20 hours a week. What do you guys reckon?
If you plan on ever going back to Australia, which i’m sure you will after working here for a few years(cultural clashes; no red rock deli chips here!) get your bachelor degree. Teaching English might sound fun in the beginning, but you might regret it after a few years…
The Tl;DR,
It will be hard for you to retire comfortably in Taiwan with average teaching English wages (60,000-70,000 NTD).
Furthermore, the honeymoon excitement living in and exploring TW dies pretty quick (4 months). Once you get back into routine life you notice alot is missing in TW especially for a foreigner.
There’s a reason why 20-30 year olds are flocking to Australia on working holiday visas with a sizeable sample size trying their best to stay; some food for thought.
Why doesn’t your partner stay with you in Aus instead? Just curious.
I can’t recall if I’ve already said this in this thread or its doppelganger, but another problem with failing to complete a degree is at some point you’re going to have to explain to an interviewer why.
Even if you do manage to secure an ARC without a Bachelor’s, a lack of a degree will eventually come back to bite you down the line and your career will be pretty stagnant or blocked off without it.
You’re in your early 20s. You don’t trust your fiancé to wait for you to finish your degree? Just get it done.