Does my freelance/sole proprietor/dividend income count towards the salary requirement for Gold Card application?

Only income indicated as “salary” on the tax statement will be accepted. For freelance work, the income on the tax statement must clearly be shown as salary. Income from sole proprietorships or any dividend income cannot be counted toward the salary requirement.

Most recent monthly salary of at least NT$160,000 means a monthly salary or average monthly salary of NT$160,000 or above from any year within the three years preceding the month of the application; documentary proof of salary or tax payment means one of the following:

1. Salary withholding certification or tax certification (i.e. Australia PAYG payment summary, Canada T4, Israel 106 form, Russia 2-NDFL, Poland PIT-11, UK P60, US W-2). But if such certification cannot be presented owing to provisions of tax law, it may, after explanation of the tax law provisions preventing its presentation, be replaced by employer’s certification.
2. The employment contract of intended future employment in the ROC.