In recent years, many Hong Kong people have chosen to immigrate to Taiwan, and Owen and Yenki, born in the 1980s, are one of them. They were originally engaged in design work in Hong Kong and submitted an investment immigration application to Taiwan at the end of 2021. As a result, they waited nearly two years to get their residence permit approved. They set out for Taiwan in February last year and opened a coffee shop in Hsinchu about half a year ago, which also sells milk tea and other Hong Kong-style food.
According to regulations, after they have lived in Taiwan for one year, they can apply for naturalization and settlement next month and obtain an identity card. However, Yenki said that he realized that many local Hong Kong people would have to wait longer and was mentally prepared. It can take two years or more to obtain an ID card. She also pointed out that she had made sufficient mental preparations before departure. It would take a long time to officially naturalize, so she faced it with a more relaxed mentality. Her daily life was not greatly affected by not obtaining an ID card. However, when doing business, Taiwanese The level of trust in them may be low, and I have encountered difficulties when finding a shop to open a shop, so I had to rely on local friends to help.
Owen and Yenki also said that they are very lucky to be able to earn income and make a living by running businesses there. They pointed out that many Hong Kong people, especially those applying for professional immigration, are required by relevant departments to take the local professional examination or license, but The application process is full of difficulties and you can only wait indefinitely. During this period, you are unable to work and your life is difficult. Some people finally decided to leave after waiting for two years.
Immigration Consultant: Many cases have been asked to “increase supervision”
Zhang Xiangling, the person in charge of a consulting service company that specializes in Taiwan immigration, pointed out that the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party government administratively modified the requirements after 2019. Even if the one-year residence conditions are met, the vast majority of cases will not be issued an identity card immediately. An additional one-year probation period or other professional qualification conditions will be added, which will make many people frustrated and even resentful.
Zhang Xiangling reminds people who intend to immigrate to be mentally prepared and pay attention to the election results, because it will directly affect the direction of Taiwan’s immigration policy. If the DPP continues to be in power, I believe that the immigration policy for Hong Kong people will be maintained at a higher threshold. ; On the contrary, if the Kuomintang comes to power, it will be expected to relax or even gradually return to the previous state.
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Control Yuan urges authorities to increase transparency
Three members of Taiwan’s Supervisory Yuan conducted an investigation into the immigration approval status of Hong Kong residents in August last year. One of the committee members, Ji Huirong, accepted an interview with this station. He said that he had received many petitions from Hong Kong people, reflecting the sudden increase in the threshold for applying for settlement, unclear approval criteria, and long waiting periods. Relevant departments have increased manpower to handle cases in recent months. , and increase transparency through measures such as holding briefing sessions, and will continue to track improvements.
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