This was not a problem a few years ago as long as you still met the requirements. Not sure if things have changed.
I suggest that you make an appointment with the Gold Card office and go talk to them in person about this when you come to Taiwan. Ask if there is anything you need to do to improve chances of renewal in these circumstances.
No, you don’t have to spend a minimum amount of time in Taiwan to keep or renew your card. However, note that some benefits may require you to do so. As someone suggested earlier, it’s a good idea to contact the Gold Card office to confirm how this situation might affect your benefits.
I noticed a proposed amendment to the Foreign Talent Act will allow spouses of Gold Card holders to have an open-work permit.
Also lineal ascendants will be able to continuously apply for a visa extension within Taiwan as long as they can show medical and full-coverage hospitalization insurance (currently it’s a 1 year max visa).
A few weeks ago I asked the helpdesk about seeling foreign shares of your own company and how the tax will be calculated on it.
The income from selling your own company and its shares in Germany is considered overseas income and has an annual exemption amount of 7.5 million TWD.
If you become eligible for the Gold Card benefits, there will not be a 7.5 million limit; in other words, all of your overseas income will be tax free
Does anyone know if with the “gold card benefits” they mean the tax benefits (which have some requirement) or do they just mean if you have the gold card?
Otherwise I have to ask again.
From my understanding, the exemption of overseas income (beyond the 6.7 million) only applies if you also meet the salary threshold (over 3 million per year). If you’re selling your own company, it should be very easy to structure the deal in a way that you’ll meet this threshold.
Gold Card Holder banned:
She is talking about other cases in her video as well. Haven’t seen other info except her video.
Seems like she was trying to do things by the book and Blizzard screwed up the work visa
When you travel to another country, you’ve got to follow their rules. Otherwise, things can get really messy, and just because you’re a YouTuber doesn’t mean you’re above the law.
It looks like there’s some confusion between the Gold Card Office and the Immigration Office that needs sorting out. If they can get on the same page, visitors will know what to expect before they even get on the plane. That way, everyone can have a hassle-free trip to Taiwan.
The Gold Card Office is a (excellent) help service provided by a private contractor through a public tender put out by the National Development Council.
The NIA is the agency that receives applications, does an initial check for immigration matters, and then passes it on to the Ministry of Labor to check qualifications to work in Taiwan. The NIA should have caught that these applicants had entry bans and any other immigration violations or problems. Something is/was wrong with the NIA’s review process–possibly they were being rushed to push the application along? Or entry bans just not on their checklist? We will almost certainly never know.
wait wait, the Gold Card office is a government office under the now government quasi agency International Talent Taiwan Office. Then the helpdesk might be an outsourced service, but the GC Office is itself a government office, all under the auspices of the NDC.
here is where all these issues are. NIA is not really checking their own records it seems. Most likely, as usual here, GC are handled by one dept which does not talk with the dept handling entry bans or immigration violations. Add that WDA/MOL has its say on the work permit, and then the MOFA issues the resident visa, I do see it as patchy indeed.
Hmm… I guess it means what you mean by a government office. I mean one created by statute and staffed by civil servants. But it’s also true that the government has outsourced many services and staffed them with contract workers in ‘offices’ or ‘projects’ that have been created on the fly through administrative authority. There’s a lot of grey area.
I guess my main point is that Gold Card Office plays no role in the applicant review process. A lot of people seem to think it does.
Already discussed in other threads about her as well.
that 100%, they have no role, as you said, it’s just an assistance office.