What documents should foreign nationals or overseas Chinese prepare in order to apply to invest in Taiwan?
(1)Application form
(2)Documentary proof of investor''s identity
a. Overseas Chinese: Overseas Chinese identification documentation issued by the Overseas Chinese Commission
- Foreign Nationals: Individual (natural person) – Photocopy of national identity document or valid passport; Corporation (juridical person) -- corporate entity (juridical person) accreditation issued by the corporate entity''s government
(3)Original copy of authorization letter of investor representative and photocopy of representative''s identity card.
The representative should be a citizen of the Republic of China. However, civil servants in the ROC government, teaching personnel employed at public schools, or persons employed by state-owned corporations or serving in the military may not act as the representative of an investor.
If the investor is a corporation (juridical person), a representative must be nominated.
The authorization letter of the investor''''s representative must be authenticated by the government agency or certified (notarized) by a court where the foreign company is located or the foreign individual resides, or notarized by a qualified public notary according to ROC Notary Act, or authenticated by the home country''s'' Foreign Embassy or Representative Office in the ROC, or authenticated by the ROC Embassy or Representative Office in the country where the foreign company is located or the foreign individual resides. The content of the authorization letter should clearly state the name of the investor and the name of the representative and should clearly stipulate the obligations designated therein to the representative.
(4)A photocopy of the matters for which the company is registered or the company''s registration certificate; newly established businesses are required to submit original copies of pre-registration forms.
