Did you fill anything out on the blue form? Did they also collect the entry/exit certificate?
I returned the form blank. She did not ask me to show the certificate - just went there before the tax office in case they ask me for a proof. The office confirmed that the blue form is sent automatically to all gold card holders no matter the length of your stay.
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You can also get it online for free from MyData, but I wouldnāt expect it to be necessary because the tax office can see your entry/exit records anyway.
Yeah, I suspect theyāve done this in response to previous complaints about things not really being made clear to new gold card holders about tax responsibilities etc. after their arrival in Taiwan (which I donāt really agree with).
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The whole topic is a bit of a gray area in Taiwan. I tried to use my card on multiple occasions (hospitals, dental clinics) and people do not want to recognize it for some reason. The biggest problem was opening a bank account, I had to try 3 different banks 
The gold card? None of those things should have been an issue, and they never were for me. IIRC, there might have been once where bank staff hadnāt seen one before and asked if was an ARC, but I told them it was (like it says on the front) and that was the end of the conversation.
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Okay, so they didnāt write down any note next to your name I guess 
Seems like no need for me to also go there. I will just throw the paper then.
I recognize this is an old post, but maybe helpful to others.
I have recently succeeded in verifying Chinese documents at the Cross Straits Foundation. I would not say it was hard per se, but it took about 2 months.
The main thing is that the documents need to be notarized by a public notary in China first before the foundation can verify them. The other thing is that the public notary (as far as I know) has to be in the same area as where the original document has been issued (i.e. you cannot notarize a Beijing issued document in Guangzhou).
If you want details, feel free to leave a reply or message me.
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I plan to enter Taiwan later this year on my new GC, and stay for at lease 6 months each year to meet the APRC requirements. I have a few questions about getting and maintaining NHI.
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Once I get approved for NHI (after the initial 6 months of stay) can I just keep paying for NHI when Iām outside TW and maintain my NHI status? Depending on when I take my trips in a year, the out-of-Taiwan period can be as long as 12 months. I read about the option of pausing NHI (to same some $.) If I pause it, when I come back in a year, can I activate it right away or will it involve another waiting period w/o NHI?
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If I manage to find a local job and got NHI through the employer w/o having to wait for 6 month, and for whatever reason my employment is terminated, will I lose NHI and need to wait for 6 month (or the remainder of it after the period of employment) before applying? Or can I just keep paying for the existing NHI status out of pocket and continue to have NHI?
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Ofc you can keep paying and the NHI stays active.
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Not 100% sure, however once terminated from an employment you should be put in the unemployed class (minimum premium) and you can just keep paying that. However best to check with NHIA about this.
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Thanks @Mataiou . Keeping paying is definitely an option, considering that the NHI premium is only a small fraction of the health insurance monthly premium in my home country.
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only thing to mind, NHI payments can only be done via local TW credit/debit cards or via autodebit at local TW banks.
Not all cards and not all banks r supported (as alwaysā¦), please check about this. NHIA is quite helpful when u ask them, in English too.
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Just to clarify for my sake, if someone pauses the NHI and then returns
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within 6 months, they will owe all the payments that they missed during the pause correct?
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after 6 months, they will have to wait the mandatory 6 months again unless they have eligible employment, correct?
Thanks
Yes that is my understanding.
I believe can reactivate straight away once return.
Can I pause my National Health Insurance (NHI) IC Card if I leave Taiwan and reactivate it when I return?
If you are planning to leave Taiwan for more than 6 months, you can apply to pause your NHI IC Card. You will not be required to pay the insurance fee while you are out of the country and can reactivate your card when you return to Taiwan.
- If you do not to apply for suspension:
If your NHI status (Gold Card/ARC) is still valid upon returning to Taiwan, you will need to pay the insurance fee for the period you were abroad. If you no longer have NHI status (Gold Card/ARC has expired) upon returning to Taiwan, you will be required to pay back the insurance fee for the period you were abroad once you regain NHI status.- If you apply for suspension:
For those who return to Taiwan within 6 months, even if you have suspended your NHI coverage before going abroad, you will need to pay the insurance fee for the period you were abroad upon returning to Taiwan. Furthermore, according to the NHI Act , individuals who have suspended their NHI coverage due to overseas travel must wait 3 months after resuming coverage before they can apply for suspension again. Please check the NHIA information regarding NHI IC Card suspension . For more information, please contact the NHI IC Card Consultation Hotline: 0800-030598 or email them.Can I pause my National Health Insurance (NHI) IC Card if I ā¦ | Taiwan Gold Card
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Actually, you are required to resume the moment you step back in the country. I didnāt know about this rule and had to pay back payments.
NHI is really weird in having strict eligibility requirements, but once you are eligible, you must participate. The only optionally is pausing it when leaving the country for more than six months.
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Oh thatās good to know. So even if you suspend for many years, you can reactivate coverage immediately upon returning?
Hey guys, I just saw that naturalization residency requirements were reduced for āoutstanding foreign professionalsā from three years to two. This article says: To attract āhigh-level professionalsā to Taiwan and increase incentives for naturalization, the act relaxes residency duration requirements, without requiring individuals to renounce their original nationality.
Does this mean that Gold Card holders can now obtain dual citizenship in Taiwan? Looking for some clarification on this if anyone has it. Thanks!
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No. It is for āhigh-level professionalā sportsmen who are recruited to play for Taiwan teams.
Gold Card holders are different kind of 
special .
foreign high-level professionals (å¤åé«ē“å°ę„äŗŗę) š != š³ Gold Card (å¤åē¹å®å°ę„äŗŗę)
The MOI has previously said the changes will aid Taiwanās efforts to recruit and naturalize foreign basketball players to play on its national team ā a longtime demand of the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association.
It is very nuanced that most media is wrong on who will benefit. Mostly due to shoddy research for the news report.
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From what Iām reading itās not specific and only for basketball players but is inclusive of basketball players as well. Iāve contacted gold card office for clarificaiton
It is. å¤åé«ē“å°ę„äŗŗę vs å¤åē¹å®å°ę„äŗŗę
There are several defined groups of āforeign professionalsā with different laws applying/being tailored to them.
I agree those definitions are very confusing and difficult to translate to English to express the differences.
Their statement would be helpful to rule out any misunderstandings.
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Ah i see, confusing but thanks for clarification