South Korea Workcation visa (F-1-D) vs Taiwan Digital nomad visa

The first year is granted at foreign registration; it can be extended 1 year at a time up to 3 years in total.

Ministry of Justice

The initial stay is 6 months; it can be extended 6 months at a time up to 2 years in total.

Bureau of Consular AffairsTalent Taiwan

Remote work for foreign employers or clients only; no local employment.

Remote work for employers or clients outside Taiwan; work for domestic employers is not allowed.

• $60

  Visa application fee for a single-entry visa for a stay of 91 days or longer; the amount differs for some passport countries and multiple-entry visas cost more.

• $50

  Single-entry visitor visa fee for applications made overseas (paid in NT dollars, NT$1,600, for applications made in Taiwan).

• $100

  Multiple-entry visitor visa fee for applications made overseas (NT$3,200 for applications made in Taiwan).

The official visa guide lists D-7 to D-10, E-1 to E-7 and F-2 as the statuses that count toward the general 5-year permanent residence rule; F-1-D is not listed.

Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice

Apply at a Korean embassy or consulate abroad. People already in Korea on a B-1, B-2 or C-3 short-stay status can change to this visa if they meet the requirements.

Ministry of Justice

Apply at a Taiwan overseas mission. If you are already in Taiwan on visa-exempt entry or a non-extendable visitor visa, apply to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or a Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Taiwan at least 10 working days before your stay ends.

Bureau of Consular Affairs

• More than 90 days (taxable year)

A foreign resident whose total period of domicile or residence in Korea is five years or less in the ten years before the end of the tax period is taxed on foreign-source income only to the extent it is paid in Korea or remitted to Korea.

Taiwan's regular income tax covers income from sources in the R.O.C.; income from outside Taiwan is excluded from consolidated gross income but is added to 'basic income' when a filing unit's overseas income is NT$1,000,000 or more, and the Income Basic Tax is 20% of basic income above NT$7,500,000, payable only when it exceeds the regular tax.