Great news! relatives of foreign residents can now apply for visitor visas. I am going to tell all my migrant worker friends the good news. After all they are foreigners and they are resident here, They have work permits and ARCs and health cards etc…oh wait. Oh no! “With notable exception of migrant workers” Well, I suppose they are a different category of sub-human.
Here’s the astounding official explanation:
Why exclude migrant workers with valid visas?
Family members of migrant workers are not legally permitted to receive a relative visitor visa. Prior to the pandemic, they could come on a tourist visa, but because foreign tourists are currently banned, they cannot enter Taiwan. Special exceptions can be made for humanitarian reasons, such as a medical emergency or pregnancy.