Source document
入出國及移民法 (Immigration Act), full text as revised 26 December 2007 (民國96年12月26日) - historical version
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CompleteReviewed 11 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Immigration Act (入出國及移民法), full revision promulgated 26 December 2007 (97 articles; in force 1 August 2008): entry and exit, residence and settlement of nationals without household registration (incl. investment ground, art. 9(1)(6)), foreigners' residence (incl. investor ground, art. 23(1)(4)), permanent residence (incl. investment immigration, art. 25(4), and revocation under 183 days a year, art. 33), deportation, migration agencies (investment-immigration fund brokerage rules, art. 56, fines art. 79), penalties. This pass added 14 rules and proposes 2 programmes (foreign investor residence; investment route for nationals without household registration), whose amounts the Act leaves to regulations. Not recorded: ordinary (non-investment) permanent residence periods (5 years with 183 days, art. 25(1)), general entry and refusal rules, and penalties not tied to investment immigration.
What it supports
17 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (2)
Rules and prices (14)
- Business investmentforeign investor, or representative of a foreign corporate investor, with an investment above a set amount approved or recorded by the competent authority (alien resident certificate)Since 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Alien resident certificate for foreign investors
- Validity of a renewed permiteach extension of an alien resident certificate (all residence grounds)3 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Alien resident certificate for foreign investors
- Required physical presenceforeign permanent resident (incl. investment immigrants): permanent residence revoked if living in Taiwan under 183 days a year, unless approved for study, medical treatment or other special reasons183 daysSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Permanent residence by investment
- Fine for agents breaching investment fund rulesmigration agency that brokers investment-immigration funds without case-by-case approval or receives investment-immigration fund money (lower end of NT$30,000-150,000; business ordered to improve, closed if it does not)TWD 30,000Since 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Permanent residence by investment
- Maximum fine for agents breaching fund rulesmigration agency breaching the investment-immigration fund rules: upper end of the fineTWD 150,000Since 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Permanent residence by investment
- Business investmentnational without household registration in Taiwan (e.g. overseas Chinese holding ROC nationality) with an investment above a set amount, approved or recorded by the competent authority; spouse and minor children may joinSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Residence period before permanent settlementinvestor (art. 9(1)(6)) and other grounds 1-9: continuous residence before applying for settlement (定居); alternatives 2 years with 270 days a year or 5 years with 183 days a year1 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Deadline to apply for settlement after the residence periodsettlement must be applied for within two years after completing the residence period2 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Residence period before permanent settlementinvestor: alternative of two years of residence with at least 270 days a year2 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Longest permit validityTaiwan residence certificate, from the day after entry3 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Validity of a renewed permiteach extension of the Taiwan residence certificate while the ground continues3 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Residence period before permanent settlementinvestor: alternative of five years of residence with at least 183 days a year5 yearsSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Required physical presenceper year, under the five-year route to settlement183 daysSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
- Required physical presenceper year, under the two-year route to settlement270 daysSince 1 Aug 2008 · Taiwan legislation database 2007Taiwan · Residence and settlement for nationals without household registration through investment
About the document
What it covers Art. 25(3): foreigners may apply for investment immigration; once approved and the investment made, permanent residence is granted. Art. 35 leaves investment targets and fund management to MOI rules.
Notes Historical version page of the MOJ database. The 1999 original (lnndate=19990521) and 2002-2003 versions were also read: they contain no investment route to permanent residence for foreigners (only quota exemption for residence by investment, art. 21).
Source id twn-moj-immigration-act-2007 · accessed 10 Oct 2026