Taiwan Launches 6-month Visa for Travelers to Work Remotely

Taiwan is calling all professional digital nomads.

The island nation has officially launched a digital nomad visa, allowing foreign workers to stay in the country for up to six months, Taiwan Today reported. Currently, travelers from the United States can enter Taiwan as a tourist or short-term visitor without a visa, but can only stay in the country up to 90 days, according to the U.S. Department of State.

As part of the new program, the Taiwanese government plans to invest more than $4.5 billion each year to support innovative entrepreneurship. Taiwan’s National Development Council Minister Liu Chin-ching said he hopes the new visa will help capitalize on the country’s top living conditions and tourist attractions, according to Taiwan Today.

The country also hopes about 10 percent of the digital nomads who flock to the country will remain there, the Taipei Times reported last year when the idea was first floated. Overall, Taiwan would hope to welcome about 10,000 digital nomads by 2028.

The State Department currently classifies Taiwan under its lowest security designation, Level 1, advising Americans to simply “exercise normal precautions” when traveling there.

Becoming a digital nomad allows travelers to see the world while taking advantage of remote work. Several countries offer programs to attract digital nomads, including Spain (which introduced a Digital Nomad Visa in 2023), Brazil, Vietnam, and beyond. 

Closer to home, Los Angeles was named the best U.S. city for remote work in 2024 in a recent study, followed by Dallas and Florida’s Jacksonville.

Beyond aiming to attract remote workers, Taiwan — known as a safe and affordable destination for solo travelers — has been looking to boost its tourism numbers for years. In 2023, the country first announced a scheme to hand out cash to visitors as an incentive to come, which travelers can still apply to try to win.