Digital nomads can now get pleasure from extra time in Asia because the newly-launched Taiwan visa extends to 1 12 months validity.
Taiwan’s digital nomad visa launched on 1 January 2025 because the nation seeks to draw extra skilled expertise from abroad.
The areas of Hualien, Taitung, Tainan, and Pingtung are all eager to welcome digital nomads, Nationwide Improvement Council (NDC) Minister Paul Liu stated.
He highlighted that the Taiwanese authorities might be providing its new overseas residents assist with assist innovation and creativity.
Why has Taiwan launched a digital nomad visa?
EU guests who want to go to Taiwan can enter on a visa-free entry or on a vacationer visa that enables stays of as much as three months, nonetheless nobody is permitted to work.
The digital nomad visa is a part of the nation’s new plans to make it simpler for expert and high-earning overseas staff to achieve everlasting residence in Taiwan amid a workforce disaster.
The visa lasts for six months, with the opportunity of extending for an additional six months.
Taiwan is hoping to draw 400,000 distant staff by 2032 beneath the scheme, with a objective of permitting 10,000 staff the possibility to acquire an ‘Employment Gold Card’ after the one-year visa expires.
How can Taiwan’s visa mix with Japan and South Korea?
Taiwan is working carefully with the Japanese cities of Osaka and Fukuoka and South Korea to make sure any plans complement present digital nomad visas.
Which means distant staff may go to Taiwan after stays elsewhere in East Asia.
Japan launched its present non-extendable six-month digital nomad visa in March 2024, which is obtainable to 49 international locations and territories, together with EU member states.
Tokyo is only a three-and-a-half-hour flight from Taiwan’s capital, Taipei.
In a bid to spice up tourism, South Korea launched a digital nomad visa in January 2024, which is legitimate for one-year with the potential to increase for an additional 12 months.
The flight from the capital Seoul to Taipei is beneath three hours.
Thailand is already seeing large demand in its five-year digital nomad visa which launched in July 2024, as distant staff hunt down its buzzing capital and pristine seashores.
Bangkok is simply 4 hours from Taipei by aircraft.
What does Taiwan have to supply digital nomads?
From its subtropical local weather and exquisite seashores to its lush nationwide parks and huge tradition, together with hundreds of temples, there are many causes to work from Taiwan.
This small nation is about half the scale of Scotland, making getting round a breeze.
This implies you could possibly clock hours in one among Taipei’s energetic coworking areas within the morning and refill on tasty avenue meals for lunch earlier than heading to Yangmingshan Nationwide Park – simply half-hour away – for a scenic hike.
Exploring additional afield is simple, too, as Taiwan’s high-speed railway connects the capital to the southern harbour metropolis of Kaohsiung.
Taiwan is among the most secure international locations on this planet for LGBTQ+ travellers, and scores extremely on anti-discrimination laws and transgender rights. It turned the primary nation within the area to legalise same-sex marriage in 2019.
