What will you need to work in Taiwan?
GET A TRAVEL VISA
You will need to have a valid passport. Make sure it will not expire during your time visiting in Taiwan. Before you travel to Taiwan, you will need to acquire a Visitor Visa from the nearest Taiwanese consulate. You can apply for a 6-month Visitor Visa, but unless you cannot show a valid reason why you would be in Taiwan for 6-months, they will not likely issue one to you. Two-month Visitor Visas are what are routinely issued. Once you are in Taiwan and you get a job, your employer will help you to change your Visitor Visa to a Resident Visa. Resident Visa holders are required to apply for a Alien Resident Certificate within 15 days of their arrival or within changing their status to Alien Resident.
With a two-month or six-month visa, you will be able to take a short hop to Hong Kong to renew your visa for another period. When you're ready to do this, take your passport photos the day before. Take the earliest flight possible, and go to the Visa office, which is 45 minutes from the airport via airport train and taxi.
Consulate Offices in Canada
Visitor Visas are offered for C$55 for a single-entry visa and C$110 for a multiple-entry visa. There is a fee for return mailing documents. Resident Visas (for those intending to stay over 6 months to accept employment, are offered for C$100 plus a fax transmission fee of C$5. There is a fee for return mailing documents.
Consulate Offices in the USA
Visitor Visas are offered for $36 for a single-entry visa and $72 for a multiple-entry visa. $100 processing fee, plus fee for return mailing documents. Resident Visas (for those intending to stay over 6 months to accept employment, are offered for $66 for a single-entry visa and $90 for a multiple-entry visa. $100 processing fee, plus fee for return mailing documents.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (Tel: 202-895-1800) - Taiwan's chief representative office in the United States. Located in Washington DC. Serving Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta (Tel: 404-870-3975) - Serving Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (Tel: 617-737-2050) - Serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (Tel: 312-616-0100) - Serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Guam (Tel: 671-472-5865) - Serving Guam and overseas Pacific territories.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu (Tel: 808-595-6347) - Serving Hawaii.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston (Tel: 713-626-7445) - Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City (Tel: 816-531-1298) - Serving Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (Tel: 213-389-1215) - Serving Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami (Tel: 305-443-8917) - Serving Florida and Puerto Rico.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (Tel: 212-317-7300) - Serving Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco (Tel: 415-362-7680) - Serving Northern California, Nevada, and Utah.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle (Tel: 206-441-4586) - Serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Education is very important to the Taiwanese. That is why they place a premium on the education of their children, and thus the decent pay rates for teaching jobs. Most teaching jobs will require a minimum of a 4-year Bachelor's Degree with a teaching certificate a definite bonus. Other jobs will have other requirements. But don't expect to find too many job opportunities without a 4-year degree.
RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunizations for the following diseases are not required, but are highly recommended for travel In Taiwan: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Japanese Enchephalitis, Typhoid.
REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYERS
Employers who wish to hire foreign nationals to come and work in Taiwan are required to first apply with the Council of Labor Affairs to obtain a work permit for the foreign nationals they wish to hire. A work permit application form must be submitted in Chinese and requires recent passport photos of the person and supporting documentation such as photocopies of the candidate's CV, passport (picture page), employment contract, health certificate from a pre-approved hospital, proof of education, and proof of previous work experience. Please note that certified Chinese translations are usually required for all foreign-language documents. The work permit application review process takes approximately two weeks. Once the application is approved, the work permit -- a formal government-issued letter of approval -- is sent by registered mail to the employer. The letter, which serves as proof of permission for the prospective employee to undertake employment in Taiwan, is required for the resident visa application.
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