According to Taiwanese media reports, the vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan Qiu Chuizheng said yesterday that the Taiwan authorities are planning to relax the licensing measures for "Hong Kong people come to Taiwan to settle down", and the relevant amendment is tentatively announced and taken effect on May 1st.
Qiu Chuizheng said at a regular press conference yesterday that the Taiwan authorities proposed the amendment draft of the "Measures for the Entry of Hong Kong and Macau Residents and Residence Permits for Residence and Residence Permits". In addition to the increase in the expiration of the work residence validity period, there will be another one year of employment search period. It will also relax Hong Kong and Macao professionals who work in Taiwan for five consecutive years, and their monthly income in the last year reaches twice the basic salary of , and they can apply for settlement.
Qiu Chuizheng further explained that not the monthly salary must reach twice the basic salary (now about NT$50,500), but as long as the annual income reaches 606,000 yuan, the average monthly income exceeds twice the basic salary, and other income such as part-time jobs can be added. The scope of "professional talents" involved in the amendment of
will be permitted to use the relevant provisions of the "Foreign Professional Talent Recruitment and Employment Law" and the "Employment Service Law".
Qiu Chuizheng said that the five-year continuous residence conditions for this part of professional talents are calculated from the announcement and correction.
