Taiwan digital nomad visa

Requirements

• For applicants 30+, annual income of at least $40,000 in one of the last two years; for ages 20–29, at least $20,000
• Alternatively, proof you already hold a digital nomad visa from another country
• Bank deposits averaging at least $10,000/month over the last six months
• Remote work via digital means, with no services provided to Taiwan-based businesses or employers
• International medical and hospitalization insurance covering your stay (nomads can't join Taiwan's NHI)
• Eligibility for visa-exempt entry to Taiwan

How to apply

1. Confirm your income (≥$40,000/yr if 30+, ≥$20,000 if 20–29) and ~$10,000/month average savings
2. Gather documents: passport, income proof, six months of bank statements, insurance
3. Apply at a Taiwan overseas mission, which forwards your case to the National Development Council (NDC); or, if already in Taiwan visa-exempt, apply to BOCA before your stay expires
4. Receive the multiple-entry digital nomad visa
5. Enter on a 6-month stay, extendable three times (6 months each) up to two years total

Renewal and long-term stay

• Renewable: yes, up to 2 years in total

Six months initially, extendable through successive renewals to a maximum of two years. This programme is brand new — Taiwan's National Development Council only formalised it in July 2026 — so expect procedural detail to move and verify against the NDC before committing. Income thresholds are age-scaled: roughly $20,000 a year in your twenties, $40,000 from thirty.

Applying: where and how

• Apply from outside the country: yes — apply before you travel
• Income requirement as published: $20,000 per year in your twenties, $40,000 per year from age 30

Tax

• You become tax resident: after 183 days in the country
• Foreign income taxed locally: yes — taxed once you become tax resident
• Special nomad or expat tax regime: yes — see below

Past 183 days you may be deemed tax resident, bringing worldwide income into scope at progressive rates. Taiwan does offer a first-time foreign professional incentive — a 50% exemption on salary above roughly US$102,000 for up to five years — but note the shape of it: it only helps above a high threshold, so it does nothing for most nomads. Taiwan extended the visa itself from six months to two years in January 2026, which makes crossing the residency line far more likely than it used to be.

This summarises published rules, not your situation, and it is not tax advice. Two things it can't tell you: your home country may tax you anyway — US citizens are taxed on worldwide income wherever they live — and day-count is only the most common trigger for tax residency, not the only one. Having a permanent home, a family or your centre of economic interests in a country can make you resident well before the day count does. Get advice before you move.

Moving abroad means more than the visa — sort your travel insurance (many visa applications require proof of coverage), set up borderless banking, and land with data working.

First nomad visa? Our digital nomad visa guide explains how qualifying, applying, and taxes work across every country.