Taiwan job seeker visa (employment-seeking visa)

You must meet one of three conditions: employment experience with an average monthly salary or remuneration over the past six months of at least NT$47,971; graduation within the past year from one of the world's top 1,500 universities on the list published by Taiwan's Ministry of Education, without having started work; or being found eligible by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after consulting the central competent authority.

Submit the signed online form and the signed ROC Employment-Seeking Visa Application Checklist, two colour photos (45 x 35 mm, white background), a passport valid for six months, proof of the qualifying condition (salary evidence for the last six months, or your highest degree and proof of employment), proof of at least NT$100,000 or its equivalent, proof of health and full hospitalisation insurance for the whole stay, a certificate of good conduct and a plan for seeking employment.

Lodge the application with the documents and the statutory fee at a Taiwan overseas mission; an interview may be required. Temporary and emergency passports are not accepted. BOCA can refuse a visa without giving reasons and the fee is not refundable.

Once an employer obtains a work permit for you, you can change to a resident visa or, for work permits of more than six months, apply for residence directly at the NIA under the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals. Holders of non-extendable visitor visas issued for employment can apply to BOCA in Taiwan eight working days before their stay ends.