I read online that, I can pay my taxes online after I login with NHI card. But, I need to first enable the NHI card for online use. Can anyone please share the process? What other online services will be available after I enable it?
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Just go to your nearest NHI branch and say that you want to activate your card for online services. You will fill up a form and choose a password. Thatās it.
Thereās at least one other thread on this - you can search for āNHI onlineā (without the quotes) or whatever to find it.
I donāt remember the registration process being that difficult when I did it a couple of years back. Though it wasnāt easy or obvious either, of course, becauseā¦Taiwan.
IIRC, it required the usual downloading and installation of those random browser security plugins that Iāve never encountered anywhere except Taiwan and China and trying to figure out the missing but essential info from webpages where 80% (but only 80%) of the steps had been translated for the English version. Plus tying it to a Taiwanese phone number/SIM card registered to you, I think. I didnāt have to go to an NHI office or convenience store to activate the card, though I remember reading that others have. 
Erm, yeah, maybe Iām remembering wrong and the process was annoying but Iāve blanked it out from memory. I got there in the end, but you might want to check the other thread(s) if youāre not reasonably good with computers and/or have a short temper.
Click hereā> https://cloudicweb.nhi.gov.tw/cloudic/system/mLogin.aspx and register a new account, setup your password and you will be able to use your NHI card online (pay taxes, check your health bank etc). You will, of course, need a card reader to register.
good luck with registering the NHI card for online use, I gave up after 3 days of trying.
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https://cloudicweb.nhi.gov.tw/cloudic/system/mlogin.aspx
You will need a card reader
I know, but then all the old drivers to install and the server to be added as an exception on firefox/chrome are not there anymore. Canāt work
Oh really? I didnāt have any issues but that was about 2.5 years ago
Youāre a tech person, right? Why do you think Taiwanese and Chinese sites require users to do all this weird stuff but those of other countries (AFAIK) donāt?
To access my Chinese online banking, I need to use Internet Explorer ~6 and spoof the MAC address of a laptop I had in 2015 when I first registered. Itās ridiculous.
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Not a specialist, but I manage to do almost everything with computers. East Asia IT access for online services is abysmal. JP, TW, China (if you donāt want to use wechat) are stuck in the 80s-90s as per āreliableā technology.
The whole system is just overkill, we past this stage in Italy some 6 years ago, when a new national digital ID system was launch. Before it was too all card readers, letters to be sent to receive codes, secure connections with servers via firewall exceptions etcā¦
it just doesnāt work anymore, TW can just look at HK for this, they implemented a marvellous digital ID system, needing only one app for all public sector services access and a super quick visit to any post office to verify your identity (the actual sign-up is done via the app).
Anything that requires card readers in 2022 is old and inconvenient.
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Exactly. That is why I went to the office. I am fed up with Taiwanās nonsensical online procedures, so Iād rather be an old uncle and do the paperwork.
FYI @Rob24 I only activated the card for online services because I might need to file taxes from overseas next year. Already wishing myself good luck.
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Is the āNational Health Service Taipei Main Officeā the only place in Taipei?
I think they have multiple branches in different districts, but if youāre a foreigner youāre probably better off going to the main office (the one near NTUH).
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This system works pretty well but it always asks me to post proof of my marriage every year 
not sure why it isnāt automated from the previous year.
I prefer not to talk to Taiwanese employees as much as possible as Iām sick of being told incorrect information. Public service computer systems donāt lie, public service employees do.
Pros and cons of everything
I enabled online services for my NHI card. I just went to the NHI office and they set a password for me. Thatās it.
Is there any way I can check my income tax history online? I know that, with NHI card I can pay tax online. Wondering if I can check the history 
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Thatās what I managed to finally do by visiting the NHIA HQ near Taipei main station. Now it works.
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I had an old card reader lying around and I actually managed to register for the NHI account online. So what can I do with this now? Retrieve my tax data? Anything else?
What type of card readers can be used in Taiwan? Can I grab something like this from Amazon and use it in Taiwan?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV4D13G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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It was a pain to use because it wouldnāt work on my Mac. I had to find someone with an older computer to use it, but it worked.
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Any idea what kind of card protocol is needed for things like Taiwan tax filings?
Thereās some compact USB C card readers like the one I linked to on Amazon that are hard to find in Taiwan, which works plug and play with Mac. The one I linked to supports āall major smart cards 5V, 3V, and 1.8V, ISO/IEC 7816 Class A/B/Cā