August 13, 2004
The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) promulgated a revision of Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3 of Article 14 of the Regulations Governing Entry of People from Mainland China into Taiwan, which stipulates that the mainland Chinese spouses of foreign professionals working in Taiwan may spend on the island to the same length as the professionals are hired to work in Taiwan. The mainland Chinese spouses of foreign professionals are no longer required to provide proof that they have obtained citizenship in their husband's or wife's country, or have resided abroad for at least four years.
The MOI points out that the "foreign professionals" referred to those who are employed in Taiwan under the provisions of Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 through Subparagraph 6 of Article 46 of the Employment Services Act, and whose work encompasses professional and technical tasks; officials in charge of enterprises invested by overseas Chinese or foreign nationals; school teachers who meet the stipulated requirements; full-time foreign-language teachers in short-term educational programs of legally established supplementary schools; sports coaches and sportsmen; and religious, art, and performance workers.
The MOI discloses that it will further relax restrictions on the entry into Taiwan of the mainland Chinese spouses of foreign professionals soon. The new relaxation measures will include allowing foreign managers to serve as guarantors for mainland Chinese spouses, and cancellation of the collection of the passports of such spouses upon entry into Taiwan.
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