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Johnathan Robertson started the topic Recruitment & Employment of Foreign Professional Talent in the forum Taiwan Legal Issues
Hi all, as you must surely know, a new law -officially, the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professional Talent (外國專業人才延攬及僱用法)- has been passed recently by the Legislative Yuan.
Among other things, Focus Taiwan reports that “Under the revised Act, an Employment Gold Card that includes a work permit, residence visa, alien res…Read More
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Johnathan Robertson started the topic The air pollution in Taipei & across Taiwan in the forum Taipei Forum Talk
These past few years for me with air pollution in Taiwan have gotten considerably worse over the years. I’ve lived in China, I’ve been in Beijing and thought I had seen the worst that air pollution could get when I was there.
For years, I thought Taiwan was the better option. It turns out, Taiwan is just as bad and my body tells me just how bad…Read More
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Johnathan Robertson replied to the topic Using a Taiwanese bank account online in the forum Looking to Buy
One did, the other two didn’t. But you are missing the point. The co-signer is irrelevant. I had the same co-signer on all my applications. It was only after someone at the banks intervened on my behalf, did I get the cards.
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Johnathan Robertson replied to the topic Using a Taiwanese bank account online in the forum Looking to Buy
There is no clear path for a foreigner to get a credit card in Taiwan, unless you have a boat-load of money on deposit. All stories are anecdotal. I can’t speak for debit cards or deposit secured cards.
I have 3 credit cards now, and all 3 were obtained by knowing someone in a position to do something. Two of them are from banks that had p…Read More
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Johnathan Robertson
Systems Analyst
Hi there. I am actively in Taiwan, currently working in Taipei as a Systems analyst. I see how well software, hardware and the wider IT system fits the business needs of my Asian clients.
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