What are the money requirements for the Taiwan Gold Card?
By Asia Visa Guide editors · Last verified · draft record, see note
The Taiwan Gold Card asks for income of NT$160,000 a month.
Income: NT$160,000 a month. per month, gross (before tax), from a position held in a foreign state or in the R.O.C. Only some qualification fields offer this salary route. The Workforce Development Agency divides your annual tax form by 12 to check the average..
A common reason people are ruled out: Holders of certain visas cannot convert: APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC), blue-collar worker (FL), foreign officials and family (FO), Mandarin study (FR), international conference or trade exhibition (IM), medical (M), and working holiday (WH, excluding British nationals holding a YM visa)
Embassies and authorities decide what counts as acceptable proof, and the form of proof can differ by post. Use our visa finder for a first screen, then read the official page.
Status of this record: draft. Not every figure has been confirmed character for character against an official page, so check the embassy or authority page before you pay for anything.
What changed
1 January 2026: Amendments to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals passed the Legislative Yuan on 29 August 2025 and took effect 1 January 2026. They allow "foreigners who earn at least NT$6 million (US$196,046) annually to apply after just one year of residence"; they let "Spouses of special foreign professionals and foreign senior professionals (holders of EGC, ASP-type WP, ARC or Plum Blossom Card)... apply for an individual work permit directly, without requiring employer sponsorship"; they widen the degree shortcut to "graduates from the world's top 1,500 universities — up from the current top 500"; and the field list has grown past the old eight — the official qualification pages now also list Architecture, Biotechnology, Digital, Environment and National Defense. Guides written before late 2025 are describing the previous regime.
Official sources
- Taiwan Gold Card — What is the Taiwan Employment Gold Card? (National Development Council)
- Taiwan Gold Card — Application Information
- Taiwan Gold Card — Field of Finance qualification criteria
- Taiwan Gold Card FAQ — How do I meet the salary requirements
Full requirements, evidence and every figure for this route are on the visa guide. This is guidance, not legal advice; embassies decide what they accept.
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