How do my spouse and children from Hong Kong or Macao apply for residency in Taiwan?

  1. Dependents (including spouse, minor children, and children having reached the age of majority or above who lack self-care ability due to physical or mental disability of the Employment Gold Card holder may apply for an entry/exit permit on the National Immigration Agency’s Foreigner’s Online Application System , and then apply for residency at any National Immigration Agency service center after entering the Taiwan. For more information on the required document submissions for residence, please visit HERE
  2. As another way to apply, after you have entered Taiwan and received your Employment Gold Card, your dependents in Hong Kong and Macau can apply to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office for residency (the Gold Card holder does not need to return to Hong Kong and Macau).
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