the government is just awesome in making simple things complicated, each time im astound how they love to register for something, even though all the info already exists. i paid taxes, and got a refund. they have all my details, and they know how to refund, why the re-registration? and the stupid instructions, not everyone can register at the same time, need to create a separate system to determine who can apply when…face palm…
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Because many of the people getting this NT$6000 handout, including ROC citizens and ARC holding spouses, have paid no taxes at all in 2022. And many people who did pay taxes in 2022—including our beloved forumosan @TT and many others—will not be getting this handout.
“Tax refund” my a&&!
Guy
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Notice the domain name is not 6000.gov.tw
And notice the lack of “https”.
Yes. That’s why they said it’s a phishing page.
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Yea, for future reference, ALWAYS pay attention to the URL when you go to any page, especially a page where you must enter your account information or anything else. Make sure the URL is consistent with the page you are visiting, and make sure there is a https header. Problem with phone browser is they don’t always show the url header or even domain name. Sometimes the url is so long that it can be hard to tell that it’s a phishing site.
Especially important for sites like paypal.
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A big warm fu… thank you to the Taiwanese government for eliminating the risk of me and other ARC holders falling victim to phishing scams. 
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Taiwanese triads are quick to pick up on it with phone scams and others illegal stuff.
Did you know that ARC holders can also get the NT$6000 directly onto their credit card? PM me your ID number, credit card number, expiration date and security code for details 
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I always hated that stupid screen, as it makes you click OK again to get past it. I eventually figured out you can skip it by choosing the Chinese option, which has English as well
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Yeah . . . no. 
Guy
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It seems that entrepreneurial spirit cannot be stopped!
Guy
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I felt that all those tick marks on the eligibility table made it look unreasonably inclusive. I’ve fixed it.
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They have some English requirements on their website which answers some of the questions:
- Newborn：An R.O.C. national born between October 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 has received a birth certificate, and whose birth mother or birth father meets one of the aforementioned criteria.
That sounds like children of foreign residents won’t be eligible unless they are nationals themselves. So diplomat children are probably out of luck too 
It seems like one needs to be eligible by October, 31st:
Those who meet one of the following criteria before October 31, 2023, are eligible to receive the universal cash payment of NT$6,000:
My Taiwanese friend messaged me all excited saying she can claim 6k (she just found out about it) and that foreigners can claim 6k too. I told her that we can’t. She didn’t understand. Love how they marketed this to make it seem like they did some extra favor for foreigners when they didn’t. And my friend is going to spend this during her vacation to Vietnam. My tax dollars at work.
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I’m moving back to Australia so I’m going to spend mine in Australia
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Yeah, exactly. When the plan was initially announced with references to “eligible foreigners”, I don’t think many Taiwanese people realized how few foreigners were actually eligible. Judging from comments on Facebook etc. complaining about why the government should give money to foreigners when we “don’t pay taxes”…
From the FAQs:
Q8. Can migrant workers, overseas Chinese students, or individuals holding Taiwan Employment Gold Card receive the universal cash remittance?
No, migrant workers or caretakers do not meet the remittance criteria.
Such a Taiwanese explanation. “No, migrant workers are not eligible because they do not meet the remittance criteria, which we deliberately wrote to exclude migrant workers.”
Also, they’re calling it a universal cash remittance now? It’s not universal, unless “universal” means “universal for Taiwanese people” (including ones who aren’t born yet). 
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