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NDC mulling elite gold card
The National Development Council says the government is planning to roll out "global elite" cards aimed at providing more incentives than the current employment gold card to attract more high-level skilled professionals to Taiwan.
Council deputy head Kao Xian-gui said the planned "global elite" cards will be awarded to foreign professionals with an annual salary exceeding NT$6 million. Card holders will be eligible for permanent residency after a year and be entitled to social benefits, such as long-term care and disability services, comparable to those available to Taiwanese nationals.
Spouses of "global elite" cardholders will be allowed to work and their parents and grandparents will be permitted unlimited stay in Taiwan.
The NDC says the government also plans to issue one-year work permits to foreign graduates from top-ranking universities and "overseas Chinese students" who have recently graduated in Taiwan, allowing them to seek employment here.
The government has set a goal of attracting a total of 200,000 highly skilled and mid-level skilled workers to Taiwan by 2028.
