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(unverified)","tax_note":"income tax: Progressive 5%–40% on Taiwan-sourced income for residents (2025/2026 brackets: 5% up to ~TWD 590,000 ... 40% above ~TWD 4,980,000); CGT: Securities transactions: capital gains largely exempt from income tax (securities transaction tax applies); real-property gains taxed under the consolidated house-and-land tax regime; wealth tax: 0% (no annual net-wealth tax); inheritance tax: 10%–20% estate tax (progressive)","path_to_citizenship":"Naturalisation possible after meeting residence and other criteria. Taiwan's Nationality Act generally requires RENUNCIATION of the original nationality to naturalise — a significant restriction. Since the 2016 amendment, high-level professionals (science/technology, economy, education, culture, arts, sports) may be exempted from renunciation and retain dual nationality. 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Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-09-22T18:57:23.636Z","government_fees":"see schedule","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-22","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-21"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"}},"graph":{"source":"d1-live","provenanced_fields":4}}