Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/17
By: Liu Lee-jung and Ko Lin

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved Tuesday a review to allow for the naturalization of nine more skilled foreign professionals in Taiwan while enabling them to retain their original citizenship.

In a statement, the ministry said the latest review brings the number of applicants eligible to apply for Taiwanese citizenship to a total of 32.

With new regulations under the Nationality Act promulgated in 2017 by the MOI, high-level foreign professionals can now obtain Republic of China citizenship without relinquishing their original nationality, as part of the government’s efforts to foster the recruitment and retention of top talent from around the world.

The nine professionals newly added to the list all possess specific qualifications in the categories of education, economics, medicine and human rights, the ministry said.
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