Starting up a new business Visa holder?

[qwert_zuiop]

@fifieldt

I’ve been able to definitively determine that the concept of a sole proprietorship definitely exists in Taiwan and is not a variant of another kind of structure like an LLC

The Ministry of Economic Affairs once confirmed to me that Taiwan has sole proprietorships (see this thread for context: Remote income from overseas - Taxes? - #26 by qwert_zuiop ):

@qwert_zuiop

Besides, there are two kinds of organization in Taiwan: COMPANY and BUSINESS. If you want to be an independent contractor by yourself which not partnership, you can choose a limited company or a sole proprietorship depending on the scale and the business scope.
Following is the procedure for a foreign company/business setting-up in Taiwan (https://www.moeaic.gov.tw/businessPub.view?type=flow&lang=en&op_id_one=1 ):

1. Apply for searching and reservation of company name and business scope.
2. Apply for the foreign investment approval to the Investment Commission, MOEA, in accordance with The Statute for Investment by Foreign Nationals.
3. Apply for the company/business registration.

However, I did not pursue this further.