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Plans to relax rules for Hong Kongers to gain residency in Taiwan have been put on hold due to national security concerns, an Executive Yuan source said, adding that the government is discussing plans to narrow eligibility for those who are in Taiwan seeking asylum. The administration of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) had planned for the Ministry of the Interior to amend the Regulations Governing Residency or Permanent Residency for People of the Hong Kong Area and the Macau Area (香港澳�...

Professionals from Hong Kong or Macau may extend their residency for up to one year under new rules announced yesterday by the Ministry of the Interior. The amendments to the Regulations Governing Residency or Permanent Residency for People of the Hong Kong Area and the Macau Area (香港澳門居民進入臺灣地區及居留定居許可辦法) were passed to comply with the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (外國專業人才延攬及僱用法) promulgated on Jul...

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday suspended plans to ease permanent residency rules for professionals from Hong Kong and Macau amid criticism of the policy, which was to begin tomorrow. “The policy has been shelved for now. More dialogue is needed with lawmakers and the public to garner general support,” MAC Deputy Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said. The relaxed residency rules announced on April 21 attracted objections, with critics saying that the process was rushed, and ...

Many professional workers from Hong Kong and Macau are to be able to apply for permanent residence starting on May 1, after new criteria received Cabinet approval, an official said. Under the new regulations, professionals from the territories who have resided in Taiwan for at least five years with a work visa, and earned at least double the minimum wage in the past year, can apply for permanent residency as of next month, an official said ahead of an expected formal announcement next month. The...

EQUAL FOOTING: Workers from Hong Kong and Macau are set to have their permanent residence eligibility be leveled with other foreigners starting next monthBy Chen Yu-fu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer

The government is reportedly considering adding a new “long-term resident” category for migrants from Hong Kong and Macau to lengthen the time needed to obtain permanent residency in response to concerns that Beijing could use the loophole to infiltrate Taiwan. Beijing has in the past few years made a litany of changes to Hong Kong law designed to tighten its control over the territory, most recently the “patriot plan” passed last month, which is intended to prevent its critics from hold...

Officials deny HK tycoon residency, citing security By Wang Kuang-jen and Chen Yu-fu / Staff reporters, with CNA Protecting national security is the priority, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday after the government rejected residency applications by Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Charles Heung (向華強) and his son. “Government officials handling the case have applied the most rigorous scrutiny, with the top priority to protect national security,” Su said. “Ministries w...

HK film producer confirmed as having applied for dependent residency 12/24/2020 10:35 PM Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung. Photo courtesy of China News Service Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) confirmed on Thursday that high-profile Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung (向華強) has applied to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) for a dependent alien resident card. "Heungs application for residency is being handled by the NIA in line wit...