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Updated Wednesday, September 8, 2010 4:14 pm TWN, By Duncan Levine, Special to The China Post

ECCT makes progress on foreigners' issues

The European Chamber of Commerce Taipei (ECCT) yesterday announced that it has made progress in some important issues affecting foreign nationals living in Taiwan. In response to recommendations made in the ECCT's 2009-2010 Better Living committee position paper, immigration procedures at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport have been improved and it has become easier for foreign nationals to apply for mobile phone services.

Over the summer, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) has installed “express counters” (dedicated passport inspection lanes) for foreign nationals holding Alien Resident Certificates (ARCs) and Alien Permanent Resident Certificates (APRCs) to use when passing through immigration at TTIA and Kaohsiung international airports. This has helped to speed up the immigration process for foreign nationals at the airports.

In addition, applying for mobile telecommunication services has become easier. Formerly, when foreign nationals applied for mobile phone services, most telecom' operators required a co-signer (guarantor) or deposit. However, recently both Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone have announced that they will no longer require a cosigner or a deposit for foreign nationals who either hold ARCs with a validity of at least 12 months; have subscribed to their services for at least 12 months and enjoy good credit histories; or hold APRCs.

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