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2023-08-17 7882 gold cards approved
2023-08-08 Gold Card Game Day
2023-07-28 Women’s Event Goddess Yoga for female Gold Card holders and female spouses
2023-07-26 7680 gold cards approved
2023-06-21 7500 gold cards approved
2023-06-19 Gold Card Happy Hour at Zhangmen Bistro
2023-06-06 The Ministry of Economic Affairs Announces Revisions to Economic Fields
2023-05-10 7283 gold cards approved
2023-05-10 Employment Gold Card Adds the Digital Field to Pursue Global Digital Talent
2023-04-20 7113 gold cards approved
2023-03-17 6880 gold cards approved
2023-02-22 GC Happy Hour in Kaohsiung
2023-02-10 6703 gold cards approved
2023-01-30 6571 gold cards approved
2023-01-19 Why Foreign Professionals Are Flocking to Taiwan
2022-12-21 Sea You Next Year! Gold Card 2022 Dinner Party
2022-12-14 6351 gold cards approved
2022-12-02 Ministry of Education draft amendment for Foreign Special Professionals with Expertise in Sports
2022-11-28 Taiwan to ease current mask mandate and related epidemic prevention measures starting December 1
2022-11-14 6148 gold cards approved
2022-11-14 Effective December 1, weekly cap of arrivals to be increased to 200,000
2022-10-14 6004 gold cards approved
2022-10-06 Gold Card Autumn Happy Hour
2022-09-29 With steady easing of border measures, Taiwan to end quarantine and adopt 7-day self-initiated prevention policy for arrivals on October 13
2022-09-05 Taiwan to resume visa free entry for some countries
2022-08-15 Taiwan to ease 4-day self-monitoring rule on Sept. 1
2022-08-11 5585 gold cards approved
2022-07-21 5364 gold cards approved
2022-07-19 Entry restrictions loosened for some foreign nationals
2022-07-19 Taiwan loosens mask rules
2022-07-07 Gold Card holders exempt from negative RT-PCR test 2 days before arrival
2022-06-22 5140 gold cards approved
2022-06-15 Travelers can once again transit through Taiwan
2022-06-11 Taiwan cuts COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
2022-06-07 Startup Island Taiwan organizes New Taipei City Innovation Showcase for Gold Card holders
2022-05-17 Taiwan aiming to recruit more foreign professional talent
2022-05-16 4900 gold cards approved
2022-05-03 Mandatory quarantine for arrivals to be shortened to 7 days
2022-04-19 Taiwan looking to open borders in July based on infection rate
2022-04-18 4645 gold cards approved
2022-04-15 COVID-19 nasal swabs for some arriving passengers to end next week
2022-04-14 Personal Income Tax Workshop
2022-03-04 Overseas missions will resume the Gold Card Passport Inspection Stage and the processing of Gold Card Dependent Visas on March 7, 2022
2022-03-02 Taiwan launches new 1990 hotline service for foreign nationals
2022-02-15 4105 gold cards approved
2022-01-12 3927 gold cards approved
2021-12-21 Amendments to the Foreign Professionals Act Explained
2021-12-17 Foreign Special Professional with Expertise in Education amended
2022-12-05 Gold Card Xmas/Holiday Potluck
2021-11-22 Foreign Special Professional with Expertise in Sports added
2021-11-13 Gold Card Office navigates newcomers to Taiwan
2021-11-09 3548 gold cards approved
2021-11-09 Taiwan looking to lure 100,000 foreign professionals by 2030
2021-10-25 Legal revisions targeted at attracting foreign talent take effect
2021-10-13 3,432 gold cards approved
2021-09-11 Gold Card permanent residency FAQ
2021-09-06 Halt in Passport Inspection Stage of Gold Cards Announced From 7/27 to 9/20
2021-08-18 Gold Card holders give Taiwan high marks
2021-08-16 Amendments to Foreign Talent Act, an overview for Gold Card holders
2021-08-15 New fee structure for Gold Card applications and extensions
2021-08-11 Gold Card Community Guide To Taiwan
2021-08-02 3084 gold cards approved!
2021-07-28 Gold Card pick up location restricted to Taiwan
2021-07-06 Amendment to requirements in the Economy Gold Card category
2021-06-18 Amendments to Gold Card program approved
2021-05-13 Amendment to requirements in the Culture and Arts Gold Card category
2021-04-01 2447 gold cards approved!
2021-03-24 Taiwan Seeks More Foreign Finance Talent
2021-02-13 Pandemic success draws foreigners
2021-01-31 2127 gold cards approved!
2021-01-01 FAQ: Entering Taiwan during the COVID19 Pandemic
2020-12-25 Amendment for relaxing requirements in the Science & Technology Gold Card category
2020-12-15 Amendment for relaxing requirements in the Finance Gold Card category
2020-12-15 Finance Qualifications to be Relaxed
2020-11-27 Basic Tax Workshop for Gold Card Holders
2020-11-18 Gold Card VVIP guests at 2020 Meet Taipei Startup Festival
2020-11-02 Gold Card Office Hosts “What Resources are Available to You” event for Entrepreneurs
2020-10-31 1532 gold cards approved!
2020-10-22 Ministry Of Justice amends Gold Card requirements in the Field of Law
2020-10-16 Gold Card Community Social at Haku
2020-09-30 1367 gold cards issued!
2020-09-28 President Tsai meets Gold Card Holders, and welcomes the 1000th
2020-09-14 Proposed updates to Foreign Talent Act
2020-09-11 Goldcard day trip to Yilan
2020-08-28 Goldcard holder: Chelsea Davis film festival
2020-08-14 Community Gathering
2020-08-01 Goldcard holder: Alvaro Trugeda art exhibition
2020-07-02 Community Gathering
2020-06-30 Almost 900 gold cards issued!
2020-06-12 President Tsai Promotes Gold Card
2020-06-05 Goldcard holder: Tomáš řízek illustration exhibition
2020-05-27 Goldcard holder: Starting an eye yoga career
2020-04-13 Tax payment has been extended to June 30th 2020

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