General Work Permit (Resident Visa)
🇹🇼 Taiwan visas · Work
What it is
Standard employer-sponsored work visa for foreign white-collar professionals. Employer applies for work permit from the Ministry of Labour (MOL); applicant then applies for a resident visa at TECO.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 3 years per work permit (renewable)
- Processing time
- 8 days
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (applied overseas (US dollars))
- USD 66
- Application fee (applied in Taiwan (NT dollars))
- TWD 2,200
- Application fee (applied overseas (US dollars))
- USD 132
- Application fee (applied in Taiwan (NT dollars))
- TWD 4,400
Key requirements
- Job offer from a Taiwan-based employer
- Employer obtains work permit from MOL before visa application
- Bachelor's degree or higher plus 2+ years relevant experience (for most categories)
- Monthly salary at least TWD 47,971 (general professionals)
- Valid passport
- Health certificate (within 3 months)
Working on this visa
White-collar employment authorized by an employer-obtained work permit (professional/technical work, ESA Art 46(1)(1)); full-time, no statutory weekly-hour cap.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 23 July 2026.