East Asia

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Taipei offers some of the world's best street food, lightning-fast internet, impeccable safety and public transport, and a vibrant mix of modern and traditional culture, one of East Asia's most welcoming nomad bases.

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Taiwan in short

We cover 1 city in Taiwan. A mid-range solo month in Taipei is about $1,650 (our planning estimate, method). The visa tracker has 1 record for Taiwan, read on official pages and last checked 29 Sept 2026.

What the official sources say

Digital nomad visitor visa Open

Status note: BOCA page updated 2026-08-07 describes the application process
Income rule: Age 30+: annual salary of at least US$40,000 in one of last two years; age 20-29: US$20,000; or proof of another country's digital nomad visa
Savings alternative: Bank balance averaging at least US$10,000 per month over the last six months
Stay: Visa duration not stated on the page read
Government fee: Refers to a separate consular fee schedule; non-refundable
Processing: Processing time is around two weeks; extra time if documents need correction or further evaluation (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines)
Insurance: International health and full hospitalization insurance for the whole stay
Checked: 29 Sept 2026

Guides for Taiwan

How this page is built: visa rows are read from the audited tracker, which links each figure to an official page and dates the check; city figures are editorial planning estimates (method). Rules change, so confirm with the authority before you apply. Researched from official immigration pages and the site's cost dataset.

Earlier summary of the visa route

Scheme

Digital Nomad Visa (or Employment Gold Card)

Maximum stay

DN visa up to 2 years; Gold Card up to 3 years

Income or savings

DN: $20k/yr (age 20–29) or $40k/yr (30+) + ~$10k bank avg; Gold Card higher

Difficulty

Easy

These summary figures were carried over from the earlier site and are not individually dated. Where they differ from the official-source records above, the records win.

Cities in Taiwan

Figures are planning estimates. Method

~$1650/mo est.

Taipei

World-class food, safety, and infrastructure

350 Mbps est.Safety 9/10 est.Growing community