Remote work in Taiwan
Sources checked 2026-10-17 · confidence medium
Working remotely on visitor status
Law does not say clearly for remote work
Visa-exempt entry covers tourism and business activities; anything needing a permit under other agencies' rules still requires one. Employment Service Act Art. 43 requires a permit for foreigners to work. Remote work for foreign employers is not addressed.
The route for remote workers
Employment Gold Card (not remote-specific; combined open work permit, residence and visa)
Salary route: NT$160,000/month in eligible fields only (other qualification routes exist by field). Validity 1, 2 or 3 years at the applicant's choice; extension can be requested within 4 months before expiry.
Social security
- EU/EEA coordination (A1)
- No
- US totalization agreement
- No
Taiwan is not on SSA's agreement list. Absent an agreement, US and local coverage can both apply. Taiwan's labour insurance treatment of short-stay remote workers was not established from official sources.
How these arrangements work in general is on the guide page.
What we could not verify
- No official statement was found on remote work for a foreign employer during a visa-exempt stay.
- Whether 'conducting business' under visa-exempt entry covers ongoing remote work for a foreign employer is untested.
- The Gold Card is a general work and residence permit, not a remote-worker visa. No Taiwan-specific remote-worker visa was found from official sources.
- Gold Card law changes effective 2026 and the current tax concessions were not verified here.
- Labour Insurance and National Health Insurance rules for short-stay visitors were not checked.
Informational only, not legal or tax advice. This reports what published official sources say. Whether you may work depends on your own visa, contract and nationality. Check the sources and ask an adviser before relying on it.