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The single qualifying investment covers the principal applicant.","included_dependents":"The National Immigration Agency investment-immigration guideline does not set out how a spouse or children obtain status or whether they share the 183-day exemption; confirmed with the agency case by case.","notes":"Dependants' status mechanics and any per-dependant fees are not published on the NIA guideline and are confirmed with the agency case by case. The NIA application fee of NTD 10,000 applies per item."},"processing_time":"No end-to-end timeline is published by the National Immigration Agency (guideline checked 2026-09-26). The sequence is investment approval by the Department of Investment Review (MOEA), the qualifying investment, an Alien Resident Certificate applied for within 30 days of arrival, then the APRC application; timing is confirmed case by case.","visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":"None annual: the National Immigration Agency guideline (Point VI(I)) states that investment immigrants shall not be subject to the restriction of residing for 183 days per year. The same guideline (Point VI(VII)) revokes permanent residence where average annual residence over the most recent five years falls below 183 days, except for persons under Article 19 of the Act for Foreign Professionals or those authorised by the agency; how the two provisions combine for investment immigrants is to be confirmed with the agency case by case.","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":"Taiwan's Nationality Act (Article 3) requires lawful residence in Taiwan of more than 183 days each year for at least five consecutive years, plus conduct, means and basic language requirements, and generally requires renunciation of the original nationality; since the 2016 amendment, high-level professionals (science and technology, economy, education, culture, arts, sports) may be exempted from renunciation. Because the Plum Blossom Card is valued for its presence exemption, holding it builds no naturalisation residence by itself; it should not be treated as a route to a Taiwanese passport.","highlights":["Permanent residence (Plum Blossom Card) with no annual 183-day presence rule for investment immigrants","More than NT$15,000,000 in a job-creating Taiwanese business, held 3 years"],"atomic_answer":"Taiwan grants permanent residence (the Alien Permanent Resident Certificate, or Plum Blossom Card) to investors who put more than NT$15,000,000 into a profitable Taiwanese business employing five or more Taiwanese nationals, or more than NT$30,000,000 into central government bonds, in either case for three years. Investment immigrants are not subject to the 183-day-per-year residence restriction; the agency's five-year average residence rule is confirmed case by case.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":null,"other":{"processing_fee":"NTD 10,000 per item (per NIA investment-immigration guideline)","currency":"TWD","notes":null}},"last_updated":"2026-09-26","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":68,"last_verified":"2026-09-26","last_corroborated":"2026-10-01","fields_tracked":5,"stale_fields":0,"fields_with_homepage_only_source":5},"mirabello_index":{"composite":44,"rank_overall":74,"rank_in_type":58,"scores":{"cost":61,"speed":0,"tax":55,"stability":65},"confidence":0.57},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":["Step 1: Apply for and obtain investment approval from the Department of Investment Review, MOEA (enterprise or bond investment)","Step 2: Make the qualifying investment (NT$15m enterprise + 5 jobs, or NT$30m bonds)","Step 3: Enter Taiwan and apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) within 30 days","Step 4: Maintain the investment and (enterprise route) the 5 jobs for 3 years","Step 5: Apply to the National Immigration Agency for the APRC (Plum Blossom Card)","Step 6: Include eligible family members"],"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"region":null,"family":{"id":"taiwan-rbi","country_code":"TW","family_model":"not_stated","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":null},"children":{"eligible":null,"max_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":null,"age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":null,"step_adopted":null,"disabled_child_any_age":null},"parents":{"eligible":null},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null},"other":{"eligible":null}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":null,"add_later":null,"add_later_conditions":null,"add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":null,"age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"TWD","contribution_includes_family":"No per-head surcharge (KB)","per_category":{"spouse":null,"child_under_18":null,"child_18_plus":null,"parent":null},"government_fees":[{"item":"NIA application fee","amount":10000,"currency":"TWD","applies_to":"per item (KB)"}],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"NIA guideline is silent on family; KB withdrew earlier family claims."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":null,"work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"none","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"kb_only","confidence":{"authority":0.3,"freshness":0.5,"textual_clarity":0.1},"evidence":[],"conflicts":[],"gaps":["Family inclusion not published; not verified in this pass","All relative categories, ages, timing, fees"],"last_checked":"2026-10-09"},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS-certified team)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. 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":"2026-11-06T05:30:03.658Z","government_fees":"see schedule","tax":"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)","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"tax":{"source_url":"https://www.immigration.gov.tw/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"}}}