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.

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