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Global Elite Card
Taiwan · East Asia
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2024
- Governing lawPublished
- Not available
- Responsible authorityPublished
- National Immigration Agency
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure temporary residence in Taiwan's thriving economy with exclusive privileges for global talent
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of regular passive income ($187,200+/year)
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 6–12 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Entirely online at goldcard.nat.gov.tw; e-entry permit by email
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 30 working days standard; 60+ business days end to end
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $335
- Application feePublished
- $50
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $385
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- $15,600/month
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- $15,600/month
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 36 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay (the 183-day rule was cancelled for foreign professionals); re-entry permit included
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 5%-40%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 1 year
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- High bar: salary-based or recognized expertise; 1-3 year card. Researched as Taiwan's Employment Gold Card; the source spreadsheet calls this row Global Elite Card, so confirm they are the same program
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://migaku.com/blog/language-fun/taiwan-employment-gold-card-2026-requirements-and-tips | https://www.roc-taiwan.org/uploads/sites/185/2022/03/Taiwan_Gold_Card_DM.pdf | https://asiatimes.com/?p=168985
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.