Taiwan vs South Korea digital nomad visa compared
Taiwan and South Korea both run real remote-stay categories. Taiwan is a visitor digital nomad visa with savings and age bands. Korea is a workcation residence category with a longer ceiling and no savings line on our row.
At a glance
Taiwan permanent residence: Indirect (high). South Korea: None (medium). Taiwan income: $3,333 / mo. South Korea: $6,290 / mo.
| Taiwan | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Open | Open |
| Income | $3,333 / mo | $6,290 / mo |
| Savings | $10,000 | None required |
| First stay | 6 months, extendable to 2 years | 1 year, extendable to 3 |
| Permanent residence | Indirect (high) | None (medium) |
| Schengen | No | No |
Income and savings stay on the country pages, with sources and grades. This table is rebuilt from those rows when the site builds.
The short answer
Choose Taiwan for a BOCA visitor DNV with a lower headline income band (especially under 30) if you can show the savings. Choose South Korea for a longer F-1-D stay if you clear the GNI tier — neither route is a clean PR on-ramp from the nomad category alone.
Side by side
| Taiwan | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Programme | BOCA Digital Nomad Visa (active) | Workcation F-1-D (active) |
| Income | Fixed USD annual bands by age | GNI multiples by age and region |
| Savings | Required | None on the row |
| Duration | Six months, extendable toward two years | One year, extendable toward three |
| PR | Indirect only via other cards | No from F-1-D |
| Family | Not on the Taiwan DNV row | Allowed |
Who each fits
- Taiwan: younger applicants who meet the lower band and can post the savings.
- Korea: applicants who want the longer workcation ceiling after the scheme left pilot status.
See also
- Compare Taiwan and South Korea
- Open app · Check eligibility
- News: Taiwan nomad visa is open — BOCA skips stay
- News: South Korea nomad visa left its pilot
- Visas that lead to permanent residence
The rows behind this
Every figure this post relies on lives on a country page with its source and its confidence grade beside it. That is where it gets corrected, and where it stays current after the post stops being news.
- Taiwan — Digital Nomad Visa (BOCA)
- South Korea — Workcation Visa (F-1-D)
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