Working as a contractor in Taiwan

[Okami]

You are in for a lot pain if you work legally. If you’re American, it just gets worse.

Legal:
Start company in your country, start rep office in Taiwan, get ARC, and wait.

Illegal:
Start company in your country, get multiple entry visa and fly out every 2 months.

I hope it’s a really good job offer. Check the Business forum forthe stickied post on starting a rep office.

Complete Guide to Opening a Rep Office 2011 Update

Preamble Although this was written a few years ago, it has undergone periodic updates and should still be accurate. Please let me know if you learn otherwise. First, thanks to fellow board member Llary, without whom none of this would have been possible for me, as well as my friend Vlad who helped me a lot during the process, and the other active posters here on Forumosa, most notably LostSwede. Basically you can register a rep office all by yourself, in 3 easy steps. But first some explana…

Best of luck