Spouse of ROC National
🇹🇼 Taiwan visas · Family
What it is
For foreign spouses of ROC (Taiwanese) nationals. Grants residence and path to APRC (3 years of marriage) or naturalization (3 to 5 years). Open work rights from the start.
Key facts
- Category
- Family
- Duration
- Up to 3 years (renewable; eligible for APRC after 3 years of residence, or naturalization after 3 to 5 years)
- 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
- Legal marriage to an ROC national
- Marriage certificate authenticated by TECO
- Household registration of ROC spouse
- Financial proof (combined household income above poverty threshold)
- Interview at TECO or NIA in some cases
- Health certificate
Working on this visa
Open labour-market access: a foreigner married to a household-registered ROC national and granted residence may work WITHOUT a work permit (ESA Art 48(1)(2); cf. Art 51(1)(3)). No weekly-hours cap.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 23 July 2026.