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The episode discusses upcoming changes to disability care eligibility for foreign professionals in Taiwan, featuring insights from David Chang of Crossroads.

On June 30, 2026, legal amendments come into effect in Taiwan that will open disability certification to permanent residents (APRC holders) with 10+ years of total residency in Taiwan as foreign professionals. The changes will allow disabled individuals from this group to opt into disability benefits and care. Our guest is David Chang, Founder and Secretary-General of  Crossroads , a non-profit that advocates for foreigners residing in Taiwan. We discuss the implications of the disability amendment, its 10-year residency requirement as eligibility, additional limitations to access, why Taiwan’s expansion of disability rights is overdue, and why some permanent residents are still barred from certain benefits. The amendments were made as part of updates to the  Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (外國專業人才延攬及僱用法) in September 2025. (Articles 28, 29). While the amendments are made for ‘foreign professionals’ as defined by ROC (Taiwan) law, citizens from the following countries who are permanent residents to Taiwan (APRC) are eligible for disability certificates in Taiwan under the  reciprocity agreements with their…

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