# The Employment Gold Card Super-Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Visa & Residency\ **Tags:** gold\_card\ **Created:** [April 21, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-employment-gold-card-super-thread/159653 "2017-04-21T03:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4178
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew/32/179806_2.png) [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-employment-gold-card-super-thread/159653/4178 "2022-12-21T11:27:14Z")
> [@BananaJay](#): > > I’ve been in TW on a gold card for just under 3 years, and only left for 1 month of vacation, does that mean I can apply for a gold card ‘now’ or do I somehow have to wait for the last day of the 3 years of the gold card to finish, at which point I’d be visaless? Very confused on this point. I _think_ you can apply for a new gold card within 3 months (?) of the current one expiring, and after you’ve completed 3 full years here you can apply for an APRC. I’m not 100% sure of the details, but I’m in a similar situation with my first 3-year gold card expiring next March, so I was intending to look into it soon. I guess I’ll just get another 3-year gold card rather than applying for an APRC, but I haven’t decided yet. If you definitely want an APRC, maybe 1 year would suffice. > [@BananaJay](#): > > The police background check from here and home country. I was mistakingly told they got rid of that requirement, and when I was home a few months ago I didn’t go and get it. Is this required for gold card holders applying for APRC? I have no criminal record etc, it’s just I’m now extremely worried about the timeline, $, and hassle of getting all of that from my home country in particular (Canada). I don’t know about this. I’ve never needed to do a police check anywhere. > [@BananaJay](#): > > I’ve been freelancing for years now so my income is from all over the place, often with just a deposit to my bank account (mostly overseas, some here), I’ve read elsewhere that I can probably bring a completed journal of payments/services to the tax office and pay based on that. Specifically, I feel I need to get the tax records for 2021 done (last calendar year) so I can apply before Jan 1. Would that be enough for the financial requirement to apply for APRC? You probably want to go to the tax office at some point and declare for the last few years. If you just aim to file for 2021, which you’re already six months late for of course, they’ll probably ask you about 2020 and any other years anyway (either on the spot or later). This thread of mine might contain some additional relevant info: > [@Documenting overseas income for Taiwan taxes](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/documenting-overseas-income-for-taiwan-taxes/208682): > > I’m looking for recent advice on/experience with documenting income derived from abroad so I can pay Taiwanese income taxes on it. I’ve seen the following part in the “[Documents Required for Filing](https://www.ntbt.gov.tw/English/download/6364564e1f65476d86b4ec3bf0a5f2d5)” table: Remunerations derived from abroad for services rendered within the R.O.C. need to be combined and filed together with domestic income. If a taxpayer receives remuneration derived from abroad, items from at least one of the following categories need to be submitted: A. Documents verified by… I’d just politely explain the situation and that you want to pay taxes for those years - the most likely outcome (IMO - not a tax advisor or lawyer) is that you’ll just have to pay taxes plus a small amount of interest for any years you were supposed to but didn’t. The tax regulations do permit fines to be levied for not filing, but AFAIK these aren’t usually applied, especially if you’re showing up there voluntarily. What I would suggest though is going through all your records for each year and putting everything into a spreadsheet yourself ahead of time so that you know what you’re in for. Taiwanese tax rules are quite simple, even for relatively abnormal situations like ours (off the top of my head: basically total up your income received in that year, convert to TWD using the tax office’s annual exchange rates, subtract NT$408k (the sum of all exemptions and deductions, assuming you’re single with no dependents), and calculate the amount of outstanding tax according to whatever percentage applies). Yes, it’s a pain to do this if you’re disorganized and can’t really be bothered with this stuff (like I was), but it kind of has to be done eventually so I’d just say to suck it up and spend a couple of days going through everything (like I did). You’re technically supposed to declare everything, but if there’s an odd US$20 payment that’s difficult to provide proof for, well…mostly they appear to go from what you declare. I wouldn’t just show up to the tax office with a disorganized pile of paper, anyway. I’d try to summarize and organize everything to make it very clear to them what you’re declaring. I’d also pay attention to any calendar years you were here less than 183 days, e.g., on visa exemptions before you got the gold card. The tax rate on those would be 18% with no exemptions or deductions, which wouldn’t be a nice surprise if it applies to you. --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-employment-gold-card-super-thread/159653)._