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Taiwan: Immigrant rules tightened

Taiwan is tightening its requirements for immigrant applicants from Hong Kong and Macau to avoid “unpredictable population growth.”

Taiwan is tightening its requirements for immigrant applicants from Hong Kong and Macau to avoid “unpredictable population growth.”

Under current regulations, residents of the two Chinese special administrative regions must have bank deposits or investments worth the equivalent of $180,000. This is being doubled to the equivalent of $360,000.

Residents of Hong Kong and Macau also face new regulations for applications for temporary residency and work permits in Taiwan.