That would be unheard of so far. If they have doubts about your CV, they’d probably just ask for more documents from you.
I applied in the same pathway, but it was in Feb of 2021. Took about 1.5 months for me to receive my approval. Was never asked for anything else during the process.
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Just got approved for my 2nd gold card. Applied for this extension as soon as I could, eg. 4 months before the first (3y) GC expired. The idea is to apply for APRC after the complete 3 years of the first GC are over, so that the resulting APRC will for sure be having the full GC perks.
Both applications were for science & technology, both times applied with “work contract”, “withholding & non-withholding tax statement” and “certificate of employment” from my employer (plus a Google patents printout of a patent in my name).
For reference, here are the timeline and steps:
5/25 Applied
Until 6/6 “Review by the Workforce Development Agency”
Until 6/13 “Consulting with Ministry of Science and Technology”
Until 6/15 “Review by the National Immigration Agency”
6/16 “IC Card in Process”
6/17 “Completed”
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I just got my gold card officially approved. Thanks for the help everyone!
I downloaded the resident authorization form and no address is stated there yet. Will it pose any problems when I enter Taiwan?
I plan to do a short visit to Taiwan this year with my wife just to pick up my gold card. Is this allowed? Or do I need to have an actual residence and work before I physically get my gold card?
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Just got the resident authorization cert/form so I can enter Taiwan. I don’t have concrete plans yet to move to Taiwan and just plan to do a short visit there to pick up the gold card. Would this be feasible? It seems like the gold card entry expects that once you arrive in Taiwan, you already have established residence and work.
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According to the experiences shared here, if the status changed from Immigration review to Workforce review after a few weeks (six weeks in my case), does that mean the chances are quite high the application will be successful? Or did it happen a lot that they refuse it even after it changed to this status?
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Congratulations! I personally don’t consider it feasible to go to Taiwan for a quick trip because you currently still have to go through the 3 + 4 day quarantine and air fare is still, IMO, too high to justify a short trip where a large amount of it would be wasted in quarantine.
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No, that’s not the expectation whatsoever. It’s fine to enter Taiwan without a job or residence established before hand. “However, you must provide a residential address within 30 days of arriving in Taiwan.” I think you will be fined should you fail to do so. Getting a Gold Card isn’t the most difficult thing in the world, the Government however expects people with Gold Cards to settle in the country.
ohh. Can I provide my friend’s address temporarily or is there a required proof of residence?
Your friend can create a letter stating that he lets you live there - then you should be able to use that one as the requested proof of address.
After 3 long weeks dealing with TECO, the status is showing a status :“Review by the National Immigration Agency”. And it has been like that for 10 days. Does anyone know what this means?
Thanks,
Can anyone recommend a good quarantine hotel? Something reasonably priced like below 3000 TWD with a window that can be opened? And clean.
Thanks.
See these threads for recommendations:
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Trying to apply visitor visa. Anybody have idea about getting a air ticket for proof. Hopefully refundable since TECO is taking a long time processing visas.
supplied another document 2 weeks ago to prove that I am within one of the category, which orignally they thought I should belong in addition to Economy thus the Special Review.
Anyway has been told that it is only pending that department to approve but again it has been another 2 weeks
Hi everyone! I’m new here and hoping to apply for the gold card. I am a realtor back home and have been doing real estate for the last 10 years. However I am not sure which category to file for the gold card under. I definitely pass the income requirement but I am unable to tell which “real estate” falls into. Anyone has any idea??
It is not a certainty that there is a pathway for you. Just want you to realize that…the gold card does not provide a pathway for anyone just because they meet the income requirement. (it used to, but they changed the process about a year ago to close that loophole)
That said, maybe you can try to present yourself in a way that works. Perhaps something within the finance industry if you were helping to manage investment? I don’t know, just a thought. I have a friend who was approved recently who worked in real estate, but he is a mortgage lender.
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I see. So I should try to present myself under finance or economy when I file? That is the part I am confused about. If anyone has any attorneys to recommend please send them my way. Cheers!
Like @projectmaximus said, it’s not a given that you fall under any category (despite the salary).
I’m not very familiar with the finance or economy categories, but if you’ve looked at the criteria carefully and don’t see a way to wrangle your background/qualifications into what they’re asking for, you might need to look at other options.
I doubt you need an attorney or agent tbh. I don’t think they’d be able to do much you can’t do yourself. The process isn’t that difficult (if you meet the criteria).
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I work in IT for a finance related company, and was told to apply under finance and not Science and Technology. Weird, but it is what it is, and yes they gave me a gold card.
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