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yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Everything worked out for me, thanks to some heavy hitters who were called in by the management of the school I work for.
Apparently they applied pressure in just the right places, things were resolved and our paperwork was processed.

Laughing

Nonetheless, folks on planes as we speak; coming to Taiwan with the expectation that they won't have to leave for a visa run 'cos they've got a 60 day visa are going to be a mite miffed when they find out the loophole has closed.

steve_c

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

blackmagicABC · Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 68 Location: Taipei

As far as I know you were never "really" allowed to get a residency permit on a landing visa. The fact that they bend the rules in some places to accomadate us doesn't make it the law.
I have never really had a problem until I got married. So much paperwork. Uhhh

Honest-agent · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: Things the same for now

Hey

Yes, if you are from Canada or America or England or Aus or NZ you will be able to continue coming here on 60 day visator visas and converting to a residency permit once the employer gets permission from the Council of Labor affairs

So I have been told by the Office in Taichung

They seem to have only tried it for a day...realized it was gonna be a mess and let it go back to the old way

I expect in the future it will be implemented

No heavy hitters or important people palyed a role for the Yamahuh poster..they simply reverted back the next day...everyone got a scare

I also would expect that the Countries listed above respective trade offices here put in a quick call to the Taiwanese officials asking for some explantion on this change...most likely urging a more gradual implementation as it would cause a bit of extra work for them having a bunch of Irate people calling thier offices and complaining...just an informed guess

Again, it could all change once more in a week...thats the way several Taiwan agencies work....organized confusion by times or consistently inconsistent

Regards

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Just my luck, the day they decide to implement a procedural change for one day is the same day that my paperwork is on the approvals desk waiting for the rubber stamp.

BJ · Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 173

There have been many changes over the years, originally you had to fly out of the country to and get a Taiwan representative office to issue the new visa.
They made it easier, but often the rules are interpreted differently, sometimes you get the nice person some times not. Sometimes they are fishing for your employer to pay a little to oil the wheels.
Crackdowns happen also for various things , like kindergarten hunt the foreign teacher working illegally at another school, or the police visits to check up on where you live.
Looks like perhaps you had a bad day, or a small crackdown on paperwork was in progress.