Taiwan Relocation Index

How Taiwan scores

Rule-of-law and civil-rights environment is relatively strong | Structured immigration/residence pathways for qualifying foreigners

• Peace and conflict safety86
• Immigrant safety88
• Visa accessibility66
• Residence permit realism69
• Labor market access78
• Healthcare86
• Civil rights90
• Discrimination safety89
• Status security72
• Infrastructure reliability85
• Cost of living sustainability82

Recent news impact

No recent enacted policy or event was identified in the provided materials that would clearly and directly worsen or improve Taiwan’s short-term relocation outlook for immigrants. Recent items appear either administrative/public-health related to specific countries (not Taiwan-wide immigration access) or security/defense coverage with indirect effects.

Sources

• Taiwan: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report | Freedom HouseFreedom House
• Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens | National Immigration Agency (NIA), ROC (Taiwan)National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)
• Regulations Governing Visiting, Residency, and Permanent Residency of Aliens (PDF) | National Immigration Agency (NIA), ROC (Taiwan)National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)
• Instructions on Document Submission in Applications for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (PDF) | National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)
• Application Information | Taiwan Gold Card (Employment Gold Card official site)Taiwan Gold Card (National Immigration/partner administration)
• Guidelines for Online Application for the Employment Gold Card... | National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)National Immigration Agency (Taiwan)
• Human rights in Taiwan | Amnesty International (report page)Amnesty International
• 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Taiwan | U.S. Department of the Treasury (ey.gov.tw file copy)ey.gov.tw (file copy of U.S. Country Report on Human Rights Practices)