does anyone knows an agency or office that can help me apply for a working visa in taiwan?
I'm a name hire or direct hire contract worker going to Taiwan and I'm looking for an office, agency or someone that can help me apply for a resident visa in taiwan.
Embassies & Consulates - 2 Answers
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Apply directly to the Embassy in Taiwan for your working visa so that you will not be duped by unscrupulous agents.
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Check out the legal forums on forumosa.com http://forumosa.com/taiwan/index.php?c=6
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Foreigner working in taiwan
Foreigner working in taiwan?
Hi, I am a South African with a Taiwanese fiance, and we want to move back to Taiwan. Now as a foreigner the easiest way to start working is by teaching English, something I did 8 years ago after finishing university. My questions are as follows: 1-Is it possible to make a long term career out of teaching English? I would like to hear from people that have been doing this for at least 5 years. In my experience most of the teachers working in Taiwan on my last trip were doing it either to make some quick money, pay loans etc, and generally did not take the job to seriously for obvious reason. From my POV, their answers will not help me as their reasoning for teaching is different to mine. 2-If you work for a large nationwide chain are there decent opportunities for advancement within the company? 3-Are there other opportunities for foreigners in other fields. I currently do clothing production and am generally travelling around China once a month for business, for a company in SA (Not an option to carry on with them when I come to TW). I appreciate any answers given.
Taiwan - 4 Answers
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For serious answers, please read the Q&A inthe following site before asking questions, they a re a bit sensitive. However, this is really the best place for the current info you require: http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewforum.php?f=35
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The most advantage point for you is that you do speak English well. Without Mandarin spoken skill,It will be quite difficult to work here. How about run a English cram school? You be the boss,and you can provide pure English learning environment. Lots of parents are looking for this kind of environment for a long time. Does ur wife still keep her Taiwan nationality ? If she does,then things will be much more easy. ex.visa... residency... Welcome to live here! P.S if you do run a cram school here,let me know please. I love to working under English environment. Give me a chance to work with you.job interview is totally fine to me.
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1. yes, it's possible to have a long term career. in fact schools like it if you're married to a taiwanese because that equals stability. 2. don't work for the large chains. you won't make nearly as much money and it'll be harder to move up and there's just that much more bs to deal with. 3. there are other jobs available. management, editing and probably in the clothing industry, which would probably be the best for you with your experience, unless you hate it.
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Michael, as a fellow South African who has been teaching inTW for more than 5 years, this is what I can tell you: 1-Is it possible to make a long term career out of teaching English? Yes, here in Taichung city I know of a number of Foreigners (some are saffers) who have been here many years and some (those married to Taiwanese) plan to stay for life. If you are married to a Taiwanese you don't need an ARC (alien resident certificate) which needs to be renewed annually. Your spousal visa is permanent (but you remain a citizen of SA). Alternatively, if you are not married to a Taiwanese and you have worked in Taiwan for more than 10 years, you may apply for permanent residency. Again, you don't lose your SA citizenship, unless you apply for Taiwanese citizenship. 2-If you work for a large nationwide chain are there decent opportunities for advancement within the company? You have a better chance for that if: A: You are married to a Taiwanese B: You understand the bushiban industry - it's showbusiness and entertainment, not so much teaching, and you need to make all your Taiwanese co-workers (mostly women) feel at ease with you. And never be too direct or speak your mind - a HUGE problem for us South Africans. I'm still working on this, since I'm a very direct and not a very chit-chatty person. C: You can speak excellent Chinese (Mandarin). Once you are married, you can register your own company in your wife's name. My experience is that its much easier to make more money than climbing the positional ladder. Once you are married, you are free to have as many private students as you want. For those of us on a regular ARC it is illegal (although everybody does it). 3-Are there other opportunities for foreigners in other fields. Again if your Chinese (Mandarin) is excellent, it is possible outside the English teaching industry. But you will have to build contacts in your industry and that may take some time. In Chinese society "guanxi" is very important. We have no synonym for this in English, but it's roughly somewhere between networking and bribery. For a Westerner it is a very difficult process to understand. My knowledge after 5 and a half years in Taiwan is only scratching the surface, but I hope this info helps. Welcome to mail me with questions.
Hi, I am a South African with a Taiwanese fiance, and we want to move back to Taiwan. Now as a foreigner the easiest way to start working is by teaching English, something I did 8 years ago after finishing university. My questions are as follows: 1-Is it possible to make a long term career out of teaching English? I would like to hear from people that have been doing this for at least 5 years. In my experience most of the teachers working in Taiwan on my last trip were doing it either to make some quick money, pay loans etc, and generally did not take the job to seriously for obvious reason. From my POV, their answers will not help me as their reasoning for teaching is different to mine. 2-If you work for a large nationwide chain are there decent opportunities for advancement within the company? 3-Are there other opportunities for foreigners in other fields. I currently do clothing production and am generally travelling around China once a month for business, for a company in SA (Not an option to carry on with them when I come to TW). I appreciate any answers given.
Taiwan - 4 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
For serious answers, please read the Q&A inthe following site before asking questions, they a re a bit sensitive. However, this is really the best place for the current info you require: http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewforum.php?f=35
2 :
The most advantage point for you is that you do speak English well. Without Mandarin spoken skill,It will be quite difficult to work here. How about run a English cram school? You be the boss,and you can provide pure English learning environment. Lots of parents are looking for this kind of environment for a long time. Does ur wife still keep her Taiwan nationality ? If she does,then things will be much more easy. ex.visa... residency... Welcome to live here! P.S if you do run a cram school here,let me know please. I love to working under English environment. Give me a chance to work with you.job interview is totally fine to me.
3 :
1. yes, it's possible to have a long term career. in fact schools like it if you're married to a taiwanese because that equals stability. 2. don't work for the large chains. you won't make nearly as much money and it'll be harder to move up and there's just that much more bs to deal with. 3. there are other jobs available. management, editing and probably in the clothing industry, which would probably be the best for you with your experience, unless you hate it.
4 :
Michael, as a fellow South African who has been teaching inTW for more than 5 years, this is what I can tell you: 1-Is it possible to make a long term career out of teaching English? Yes, here in Taichung city I know of a number of Foreigners (some are saffers) who have been here many years and some (those married to Taiwanese) plan to stay for life. If you are married to a Taiwanese you don't need an ARC (alien resident certificate) which needs to be renewed annually. Your spousal visa is permanent (but you remain a citizen of SA). Alternatively, if you are not married to a Taiwanese and you have worked in Taiwan for more than 10 years, you may apply for permanent residency. Again, you don't lose your SA citizenship, unless you apply for Taiwanese citizenship. 2-If you work for a large nationwide chain are there decent opportunities for advancement within the company? You have a better chance for that if: A: You are married to a Taiwanese B: You understand the bushiban industry - it's showbusiness and entertainment, not so much teaching, and you need to make all your Taiwanese co-workers (mostly women) feel at ease with you. And never be too direct or speak your mind - a HUGE problem for us South Africans. I'm still working on this, since I'm a very direct and not a very chit-chatty person. C: You can speak excellent Chinese (Mandarin). Once you are married, you can register your own company in your wife's name. My experience is that its much easier to make more money than climbing the positional ladder. Once you are married, you are free to have as many private students as you want. For those of us on a regular ARC it is illegal (although everybody does it). 3-Are there other opportunities for foreigners in other fields. Again if your Chinese (Mandarin) is excellent, it is possible outside the English teaching industry. But you will have to build contacts in your industry and that may take some time. In Chinese society "guanxi" is very important. We have no synonym for this in English, but it's roughly somewhere between networking and bribery. For a Westerner it is a very difficult process to understand. My knowledge after 5 and a half years in Taiwan is only scratching the surface, but I hope this info helps. Welcome to mail me with questions.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Does Taiwan support Obama's "shadow war" in Libya
Does Taiwan support Obama's "shadow war" in Libya?
The U.S. and its lapdog Britain have sent commandos into Libya to help the rebels. America keeps making these same mistake again and again. Hasn't America learn from its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq that military intervention doesn't work? Doe Taiwan support America's "shadow war" against Libya? http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1119834/1/.html
Taiwan - 5 Answers
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Taiwan is a peaceful and neutral country. It has no interest in taking sides.
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Why is Taiwan in this? Did you make this up again? Obviously, you can tell China supports Libya because they have been yapping all week long about their monetary loss.
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Taiwan people are thinking, after reading the first two lines of your article, that there must be brave soldiers willing to risk their lives so they can paint targets that will cause minimum lose of civilian life. As for convert operations I doubt any one in the media really has an idea of what they are talking about, convert operations are carried by many countries in "secret" and only found out at a later date.. China in the past has carried out covert operations in the Vietnam war against the USA, Chinese convert operations included sending of weapons, sending of military advisors, sending engineering teams plus freeing up troops for the battle front. I would think that Taiwanese would see convert operations as a normal part of tactics and with modern technology they would see that it would be impossible to carry out minimal lost of civilian life without military 'painters' who are on the ground in Libya.
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Obama casts a dark shadow, no pun intended. Obama's new war in Libya will make him look tough prior to the 2012 election. Obama needs a few dead bodies to call his own in order to be re-elected. Go Obama!!!!! Democracy rules!!!!!! http://www.barackobama.com/index.php?splash=false
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Some in Taiwan wants to be cheerleaders and the 51st state. But everyone can see through the kabuki theater.
The U.S. and its lapdog Britain have sent commandos into Libya to help the rebels. America keeps making these same mistake again and again. Hasn't America learn from its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq that military intervention doesn't work? Doe Taiwan support America's "shadow war" against Libya? http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1119834/1/.html
Taiwan - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Taiwan is a peaceful and neutral country. It has no interest in taking sides.
2 :
Why is Taiwan in this? Did you make this up again? Obviously, you can tell China supports Libya because they have been yapping all week long about their monetary loss.
3 :
Taiwan people are thinking, after reading the first two lines of your article, that there must be brave soldiers willing to risk their lives so they can paint targets that will cause minimum lose of civilian life. As for convert operations I doubt any one in the media really has an idea of what they are talking about, convert operations are carried by many countries in "secret" and only found out at a later date.. China in the past has carried out covert operations in the Vietnam war against the USA, Chinese convert operations included sending of weapons, sending of military advisors, sending engineering teams plus freeing up troops for the battle front. I would think that Taiwanese would see convert operations as a normal part of tactics and with modern technology they would see that it would be impossible to carry out minimal lost of civilian life without military 'painters' who are on the ground in Libya.
4 :
Obama casts a dark shadow, no pun intended. Obama's new war in Libya will make him look tough prior to the 2012 election. Obama needs a few dead bodies to call his own in order to be re-elected. Go Obama!!!!! Democracy rules!!!!!! http://www.barackobama.com/index.php?splash=false
5 :
Some in Taiwan wants to be cheerleaders and the 51st state. But everyone can see through the kabuki theater.
Monday, August 1, 2011
is it possible to travel and work in china? australia, new zealand, taiwan, etc have such schemes.
is it possible to travel and work in china? australia, new zealand, taiwan, etc have such schemes.?
i am an economics graduate, fluent in english and chinese (both written and spoken). i m over 30 years old.
China - 3 Answers
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If you are not a chinese national, you will need a visa to work and live in china. Your employer will need to sponsor you. Most employers who are looking to hire foreigners will have no problems working it out for you.
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You need your visa and your passport to travel and live in China. Here is a list of steps for you to get a work visa: http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/china-visa/z-visa(work-visa).htm
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Most certainly foreigners can work in China; You need an employer that will sponsor you; Many Australians are working in around the major capital cities as English teachers. It is essential that the Chinese government see that you can offer a positive contribution to society otherwise you will be unable to obtain anything other than a visitors entry visa. Hope this helps. -Michael
i am an economics graduate, fluent in english and chinese (both written and spoken). i m over 30 years old.
China - 3 Answers
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If you are not a chinese national, you will need a visa to work and live in china. Your employer will need to sponsor you. Most employers who are looking to hire foreigners will have no problems working it out for you.
2 :
You need your visa and your passport to travel and live in China. Here is a list of steps for you to get a work visa: http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/china-visa/z-visa(work-visa).htm
3 :
Most certainly foreigners can work in China; You need an employer that will sponsor you; Many Australians are working in around the major capital cities as English teachers. It is essential that the Chinese government see that you can offer a positive contribution to society otherwise you will be unable to obtain anything other than a visitors entry visa. Hope this helps. -Michael
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