Marriage ARC to Work ARC, is it necessary?

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His friend changed from work based ARC to marriage based ARC. APRC time resets. Later he got divorced… back to work based ARC, APRC time resets.

@tando

Are you sure about this? There is at least a poster who reported that years on different types of ARCs were combined, iirc.

APRC - Does switching visa types reset clock?

[quote=“Vertigo”]Hello all, I have been in Taiwan for almost 5 years now so I’m trying to figure out if i’m eligible to obtain an APRC. [color=#FF0000]I have heard that switching from one visa type to another resets the 5-year clock[/color]. When I first came to Taiwan I was already married to a Taiwanese woman so I got a marriage visa. After being here for 2 years, we got divorced. Before cancelling the marriage visa I applied for a work visa through my school, then cancelled the marriage…

Looks like it depends on the situation. So it is better to go to NIA and inquire about the status of the APRC and if you can change the ARC type without resetting APRC time.