Can a foreigner buy an apartment in Taiwan?

[pantera]

Hi Eiger John, Finley,

For both of you, you said that you weren't not able to ask a loan, but your wife could even she wasn't working, plus you as a guarantee.
By any chance, did you ask if as a 3rd option both of your names could be put on the loan?

Me I was told that I could only add my name for few 10k NT later on, and the pb being that now I don't have working contract in Taiwan (my wife neither btw).
note that in Taiwan, what you acquire before and after marriage as an individual remains his or hers exclusively...

[chagelly]

Hi, here's some answer from where I collect from Bank and Government Institution ,
I hope it help you
http://chackchen.blogspot.com/2011/12/s ... se-in.html

[cranky laowai]

Hi, here's some answer from where I collect from Bank and Government Institution ,
I hope it help you http://chackchen.blogspot.com/2011/12/s ... se-in.html

My own state isn't on the list, even though I find it almost impossible to believe that Taiwanese are forbidden to buy a home there. But I know that arguing about that isn't going to get me anywhere with the authorities here.

How thoroughly do they check one's U.S. home state? Does it work if I just tell them I'm from, say, Texas? Or is some documentation required? If so, what? (My birth certificate, for example, shows me as being from one of the Taiwan-approved states.)

[coralia]

Chagelly, thanks for your input. I'm a citizen of two countries and neither of them is on that list. I guess that answers my question!

[stewartlin]

Hi, here's some answer from where I collect from Bank and Government Institution ,
I hope it help you
http://chackchen.blogspot.com/2011/12/s ... se-in.html

HI Chagelly, thank you for posting that link. It is helpful.

I have a slightly different situation but hoping you (or someone here) can help.

I am a US citizen living here in the US (but also have a Taiwan passport). I inherited property from my Dad (Taiwan born / US & TW citizen) who passed away recently and owned a condo in Taiwan.

I want to now transfer the title of this property to my cousin (Taiwan born - also dual passports (TW & US). She lives here in the US). This is not a sale, I won't be selling the property for any amount. I simply want to transfer the title for free ($0) to my cousin.

Do you know what I need to do to accomplish this? Should I get in contact with a lawyer or dai su (spell).

Thank you for any help.

[kage]

reciprocity list:
http://www.tcjs-land.gov.tw/chlas/chlal ... 850241.pdf

(I am not sure whether it is current or not, though. The order is a bit odd with countries at the top , US states in the middle, and more countries at the bottom.)