F-109-V01

Work Permit Application Review
Guidelines Handbook for Foreign Artists
and Performers

Published in February 2020

Table of Contents

1.Work Classification ..................................................................... 2
2.Application Qualifications ........................................................... 3
3.Required Documents ................................................................. 13
4.Other Rules ................................................................................ 31

Manual Instructions:
These Guidelines are adopted and announced to disclose information to the
public and improve transparency of the review process. These Guidelines
have been adopted pursuant to current laws and regulations but the review
process will be based on laws and regulations current at the time of review.
These Guidelines will be revised if there are matters not covered herein torespond flexibly to diverse types of applications. Revisions will be publicly
announced.

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Class F (Artists and Performers)
1.Classification of artistic and performance work (multiple selections
based on actual circumstances may be made)：(1)Artistic work (code 02)：
The definition of Artistic work means foreigners engaging the following work in
the field of music, dance, arts, drama, literature, folk art, craft, environmental art,
photography, broadcasting and movie.
a. Foreigners engaged in non-performance artistic work with actual artistic creationor artistic exhibition to the public.
b. Foreigners engaged in sharing and teaching work, and the contents of sharing
and teaching is covered by the above fields of arts (such as lecture or workshop).
c. Foreigners are employed to engage in researching, investigating, producing,promoting, panel judging or competing in the aforesaid fields of artistic work.
(2)Mass media performance work (code 03)：
A foreigner is hired to perform on television, radio or in a motion picture orcommercial a model or celebrity entertainer (singer or actor in screen dramas,
musical productions, or appearing as a guest on a television show).
(3)Public performance work (code 04)：
A foreigner is hired for any performance other than those listed above such as aconcert or autograph session event, acting or performing in an artistic or cultural
event, a public performance by a resident in-house artist or performer (such as
performers at amusement parks, resident in-house singers at pubs, or musical ordance performers who appear at a specific venue regularly).

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2. Application Qualifications
No.

Item

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Employerqualifications

Relevant laws andRegulations

Review Rules

Article 47, paragraph 1 of the 1.A school means a
Qualifications and Criteria
registered public school atStandards for foreigners
any level, including aundertaking the jobs
public or private
specified under Article
elementary school, junior
46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of thehigh school, senior high
Employment Service Act
school, college, and above.
("the Qualifications andA public social,
Criteria Standards") provides
educational, or cultural
an employer that hires aorganization means anforeigner shall be a：
institution or a non1.School or public social,departmental public body
educational, or culturaladministrative institutionsorganization.
established by the central
2.International and general
government, municipality,
tourist hotel businesscounty, and city
3.International and general
governments, and district,tourist entertainment
township, and city offices
business.
in compliance with therespective laws and
4.Agency and managementbusiness (for performing
regulation such as nationalarts, entertainers, andperforming arts centers,
museums or exhibition
models).
halls, cultural centers in all
5.Cultural or educationalparts of the country, arts
foundation.
centers or performing
6.Performing, academic andvenues. (Executive Yuan
cultural, or artistic group.
Directorate-General of
7.Publishing business.
Personnel
8.Film business.
Administration—Article 2
9.Wireless, cable or satelliteof the Non-departmental
broadcasting and

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Item

Relevant laws andRegulations

Review Rules

Public Bodies Act;
television business.
10.Government agency or
Ministry of Education—
administrative corporation.
Article 8 of the Lifelong
Learning Act)
11.Foreign consulate,institute, or an
2.International and generalinternational organization
tourist hotel: the company
in Taiwan.
has registered‘international and general
tourist hotel’ as a line ofbusiness and holds abusiness license for thesame issued by the
Tourism Bureau, Ministryof Transportation andCommunications.
3.International and general
tourist entertainment
business: the company hasregistered ‘internationaland general tourist
entertainment’ as a line ofbusiness and holds abusiness license for thesame issued by the
Tourism Bureau, Ministryof Transportation andCommunications.
4.Agency and management(for performing arts,
entertainers, and models):the company hasregistered ‘agency and

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Item

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management for
performing arts,
entertainers, and models’
as a line of business.
5.Cultural and educationalfoundation: a duly
established and registeredfoundation whose charter
states that it promotes ororganizes matters related
to arts, culture, or
education.
6.Performing, academic andcultural, or arts groups.
(1)A performing group is a
nonprofit group
registered pursuant to a
local government
ordinance that performs
music, theater, dance,
traditional arts, or otherperforming activities.
(2)Academic and cultural,or arts group: a groupthat primarily promotes
education, culture, andarts, and theadvancement of
academic research(Operational
Regulations on Permit
and Registration of

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Item

Relevant laws andRegulations

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Social Associations Ministry of the Interior)
7.Publishing business: acompany that hasregistered publishing as aline of business.
8.Film business: a company
that has registered orchanged ‘motion pictures’as a line of businessaccording to the law.
9.Wireless, cable or satellite
broadcasting andtelevision business: acompany that hasregistered J501011
Broadcasting Services,
J502011 TV, J504011
Cable Television Program
Services, J505011 Cable
Television Program
Transmit Services,
J506011 Satellite
Broadcasting Television
Program Services, andJ506021 Satellite
Broadcasting Television
Program Supplier, shallapply license to the
National Communication
Commission according toRadio and Television Law,

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Item

Relevant laws andRegulations

Review Rules
Cable Broadcasting andTelevision Act, Satellite
Radio and Television Law.
If the company is not awireless, cable or satellite
broadcasting andtelevision business(such asa radio broadcaster), it
must submit an applicationand supporting
documentation pursuant to
Article 47, subparagraph
4, 7, or 8 of the
Qualifications and Criteria
Standards.
10. Government agencies
include central and local
government agencies at alllevels; administrative
corporation refer to public
corporations establishedby the central authority incharge of related businessaccording to the law tocarry out specific publicaffairs business authority,
such as the National
Performing Arts Center.
11.Foreign consulates,
institutions in Taiwan, orinternational organizations
such as the American

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2

Item

Qualificationsof the Foreign
National

Relevant laws andRegulations

Article 46 of the
Qualifications and Criteria
Standards provides that
foreigners who areemployed to do artistic or
performance work must
present documents
supporting artistic or
performance work
experience, or
recommendations or
certificates issued by
official agencies in the
countries of origin. In
special cases, however,those approved ad hoc by
the authority inconsultation with thecentral authority in chargeof related business is not
subject to this regulation.

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Review Rules
Institute in Taiwan, andAustralian Office inTaipei.
1.Supporting documentation
for artistic or performancework includes publicly
released albums (such as
CD, VCD, or DVD),
posters and publications(such as DM) for artistic
work, public media
reports, audiovisual disks
or other storage (such asUSB) of public
performance; documents
covering foreigners’
education and work
experience do not belong
to the proof of artistic
work. Explanatory
examples of different
types of work are listed asfollows:(1)Artistic work: posters
and other publications,public media reports,
work portfolios or
audiovisual files ofartistic work to be
performed or performedin the past with theforeigner’s name (or

No.

Item

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pictures).
(2)Mass media and public
performance work:a.Resident in-house
performers:
audiovisual files ofoverseas public
performances (notrehearsal or practice)must be attached to a
new hire application.
Audiovisual files ofpublic performance at
the workplace in theprevious period of
employment (notrehearsal or practice)must be attached to an
extension application.
b.Models: attach print
advertising catalogs (orexcerpts frommagazines) oraudiovisual files ofshows or advertisingendorsements.
c.Film actors, TV drama
and program actors,
hosts, and circularartists: attach film, TV
drama or program
posters or other

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Item

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publications (such asDM), audiovisual filesof performance or
public media reportwith the foreigner’sname (or pictures).
d.Recording artists:
attach publicly
released albums,
works, audiovisual
files of public
performance or public
media reports.
e.Performers appearing inconcerts, instrumental
performances, andmusicals: attach
posters and otherpublications, public
media reports, work
portfolios or
audiovisual files ofartistic work to be
performed or
performed in the pastwith the foreigner’sname (or pictures).
f.A person without any
previous performing
experience either in
Taiwan or abroad who
is to perform for the

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Item

Relevant laws andRegulations

Review Rules
first time in Taiwan:
attach publications(including posters,
DMs, and website
information)
concerning artistic
work to be performed
with the foreigner’sname (or pictures).
g.Extras (Note): attach
temporary performance
agenda, video scripts
or storyboards, productcatalogs (such as
clothing catalogs).
2.A recommendation or
certificate issued by an
official agency in the
country of origin includes
a recommendation or
certificate issued by theUnited Nations, an official
agency in the country oforigin, or foreign
consulates or institutionsin Taiwan.

Note:
Pursuant to the Documents Required and Notes for Foreign Extras issued on 23 May
2011 (updated 21 July 2015) by the Ministry of Labor, an extra means, in principle, aperson who obtains the right of residence in Taiwan through a domestic employer or
marriage, who has not engaged in artistic or performance work, and who is hired by an

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agent or advertisement agency on an irregular basis to be an extra or model for atelevision or electronic commercial, a print advertisement, or a short film. The work is
not professional and no professional training is required.

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3. Required Documents
No.
1

RequiredDocuments
Original copyof review fee
payment
receipt

Review Principles

Notes

1. The application form shall 1.The application review fee
cover information on theis collected on a per-casereceipt of examination fee,basis regardless of thenumber of foreigners in anso the receipt is not
required. However, theapplication. For example,
receipt shall be submitted
if an employer submits
one application to apply
depending on case.
(According to Serial No.
for work permits for two
10405118501, Official
or more foreigners, only
one fee of NT$500 is
Letter by the Ministry of
required.
Labor).
2.New hires and extensions
2.The amount should be
exactly NT$500.
may not be combined in
one application. The
applicant must separate
new hires and extensions
into two different
applications and pay theadditional review fee if
any.
3.No review fee is required
for an amendment to
update information. Thereis no refund if theapplicant cancels theapplication.
4.Return the payment receipt
to the employer and ask
the employer to make thepayment again in

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Notes
accordance with theserules and re-submit an
original copy of thepayment receipt for the
new payment if thepayment made is more orless than the required
review fee, or the payment
is not made through bypostal transfer.
5. If the payment is morethan the correct amount or
is made incorrectly:
Employers shall fill out arefund application andattach the original receiptof the overpaid(mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee and thestatement of cause to apply
for a refund.
6. According to the Letter
Tai-Sui-Yi-Fa-Zi
No.0930450078 issued by
Taxation Administration,
Ministry of Finance on
February 11, 2004, forprofit-seeking enterprises
or professional

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RequiredDocuments

Review Principles

Notes
practitioners paying theexamination fees forforeigners’ work permitsby postal deposit slips,
related expenses may berecognized based on thereceipts.

2

Application

1.Applications for new hires
and extensions must be
required fields include
filled out and submitted
specify unit (employer)
separately.
name, unit seal (chop),
2.The positive effects ofcase information (e.g.
employing the foreign
work category, work
professional must be
specific and relevant to thecontent, application type,work description but are
payment information, andnot needed for extensions.
mailing address),
3. If the required information
employer information
is not filled out(e.g. unit name, unifiedcompletely, ask thebusiness number, owner,
employer to make aunit seal (chop) andsupplementarysubmission.
owner’s seal (chop),
4. If a private employment
employer qualifications,service agency isand contacts), specificcommissioned, the nameemployment reason, andand registration number of
positive benefits of
the agency, professionals,
foreign worker
the stamp, signature andemployment (extension
telephone number shall befilled out.
application excluded).

1. In the application form,

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Notes

2. The name of application
unit shall be consistent
with the seal of unit.
3. If foreign workers to be
employed engage inartistic work or
performance in Taiwan asa group, the employer
shall tick “group” and fillin the group name.
4. If a private employment
service agency iscommissioned, the nameand registration number of
the agency, professionals,
the stamp, signature andtelephone number shall be
provided.
3

Roster of
Foreign
Employees

1.“Occupation Classification
Code” does not need to be
roster include name offilled in.
application unit, unified
2. “Monthly salary” shall bebusiness number, English
entered with the actual
name, gender, nationality
amount specified in an(or area), date of birth,
employment contract
signed between the
passport number,
employer and theemployment period,
employed foreign worker,
education, monthly salary,“as specified in thetitle, work content, andcontract,” “group
work address.
expense,” or “gratis.”

1. The required fields in the

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RequiredDocuments

Responsible
personidentification
documents

Review Principles

Notes

2.Personal data must be filledin accurately based on
information in passport ortravel document.
3. The start and end dates ofthe employment period
shall be consistent with theperiod of event or work
specified in the foreigner’s
employment contract orevent plan.
4.Wages should be consistent
with the information in theemployment agreement.
5. The work address shall be
the actual work address in
Taiwan. If the work
address is unconfirmed,
the employer’s registeredaddress shall be provided.
6.Entity seal should beaffixed.
1.Photocopy of ID Card. In
the case of an incorporated
association, a valid
certification of the electionof the responsible person
should also be attached.
2.A photocopy of the foreign
national’s passport or
ARC should be provided if

3.Either 1-inch or 2-inch
headshot photos are
acceptable, in color or inblack and white. If a photoroster is printed out, thephotos must be clear andrecognizable.
4.A level of educations
should be checked for the“highest level of
education” field.
Documentation of level of
education is not required.

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1.Passport or ARC must be
valid at the time of
application.
2.The responsible person
should be consistent withthe responsible person
listed on the company
registration (ororganization) registration.

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the responsible person is aforeign national.
Documentatio 1.Government agencies,n of company
public schools,(business) oradministrative institutions,organizationand public social,
registration
educational, and cultural
institutions are exemptedfrom providing
registration
documentation.
2.A company should submit
its company registration or
current updated company
or business registration;
the registered line(s) of
business shall meet Article
47 of the Review
Standards (as indicated in
Employer Qualifications
section).
3.A civic association such asa cultural and educationalorganization, a performing
arts organization, or an
academic, cultural, or arts
organization, should
submit its registration
certificate and charter (theassociation’s charteredpurpose should include
culture, arts, or education).

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Notes

Attach the documents require
under the “Employer
Qualifications” section of the“Application Qualifications.”
If there are concerns about
whether the employer’s
registered line(s) of businesscomplies with relevant laws
and regulations, thefollowing may serve as
standards for judgment: theactual circumstances of theemployer’s main line ofbusiness (determined by thecategory of business incomethat the employer files for tax
purposes), whether tickets
are sold for the event, thecontract to hold the artistic or
cultural event, and otherdocumentation of theorganization of the event.
Where necessary, theemployer can be requested toprovide documentation or an
explanation, an on-site
evaluation may be
conducted, or an inter-agency
consultation may be initiated.

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RequiredDocuments

Photocopy ofthe employedforeigner's
passport

Review Principles
A first-time applicant
should also submit its
Uniform ID Number
assignment letter toconfirm accuracy of the
Uniform ID Number.
1.The passport must be valid
on the date theemployment begins.
2. The identity information
page must be complete,
clear, and legible.
3.Mainland residents otherthan persons from Hong
Kong and Macau are
currently not permitted towork in Taiwan.

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Notes

1.Documents bearing words
such as "travel document","identity certificate" or"not passport" are inprinciple not accepted withthe exception of minors
from Ukraine: in principlea passport photocopy mustbe attached to an
application for a Ukranianminor, but a travel
document may besubstituted as an
exception. Travel
documents from othercountries will be reviewed
on a case-by-case basis.
2.A holder of a UK passport
marked with the word
"overseas" is a resident ofHong Kong.
3.Blank passport pages do
not need to be submitted.
If the passport number forthe current application isdifferent from that in theNo.

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Notes
previous application as aresult of passport
renewal/change, aphotocopy of the new
passport only is
acceptable.
4.If the passport number
changes after the work
permit is issued, a separate
application to update thisinformation is required.

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Photocopy of
ARC

An extra must attach aphotocopy of a valid ARC.

Photocopy of
employment
agreement

1.The employment
1. The employment contract
agreement must specify(or work contract) shall be
the employer’s company,
one of the following
the name of the employed
documents entered into byforeigner (or stage nameand between the employer
or name of foreign group),
and the foreign worker:
work description,
employment period, wages(1) The document enteredand compensation, andinto between themust be executed by both
employer and thethe employer and theforeigner.
employee.
(2) The document entered
2. The work shall meet the
into between thenature of art or performing
employer and thearts.
3. The period of work shallrepresentative of the
not exceed the contract
foreign agency (such as
period; in addition, theagency or agent) wherecontract shall specify the

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Notes

exact start and end dates ofthe foreigner belongs.
employment, or it may be (3) The document enteredspecified according to theinto between the employer,
Civil Code that thethe domestic (business)
contract shall take effectunit (or national) and theafter the employment
foreigner.
permit is approved by
2. If a work contract is
Ministry of Labor (thesigned in the form of aperiod of foreigner roster
foreign group, the person
application shall specify
in charge (orthe start date ofrepresentative) may sign
employment).
on behalf of the group.
3. If a foreign worker is
employed to engage inartistic work or
performance for less than
30 days (exclusive), an
invitation letter (shall
include the foreign
worker’s letter of signing
consent or reply) or e-mailcorrespondence may besubstituted. The letter or email must specify thename(s) of the invitee(s),the employment period, adescription of the work,
wages and compensation,
the inviting entity, andconfirmation by theinvitee(s). (30 July 2015
Letter No.

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RequiredDocuments

Event Plan

Review Principles

1.The Event Plan mustclearly describe theemployed foreigner’sname (or stage name orgroup name) and work
agenda in the employment
period (including date andwork).
2. If foreign workers are

Notes
LaborWorkforceAffairs1040508752).
1.The Event Plan must
contain the foreign
national’s itinerary in
Taiwan. It should notcontain the employer's
plan for the event or a
private itinerary.
2. If foreign workers who areemployed to engage in

employed for more than 30

artistic work ordays (inclusive) and it isperformance have one of

impossible to confirm their

the following situations,specific work agenda

applications shall beduring employment, thehandled separately:scheduled work agenda and(1) Foreign workers havework content shall be at

not worked for moreleast specified by year andthan 7 days due tomonth.
3. The period of work agenda
shall be consistent with theperiod of employment
specified in the foreigner
roster.

private events or otherfactors in the work
agenda.
(2) Foreign workers havedifferent work addresses
in Taiwan due todifferent work agendas.
3. Foreigners’ work or
performance:(1) If foreigners’ work or

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Notes
performance involves
adult issues, is notsuitable for children, or
may violate the Social
Order Maintenance Act
and public decency,
Ministry of Labor may
ask for the employers’
statement (that the workor performance does not
violate the Social Order
Maintenance Act or theprotection of children
and youths) before
granting approval; theletter of approval shouldnote reservation of theright to revoke theapproval.
(2)If there are obvious
concerns, the Ministry ofLabor may, pursuant to
Article 6, paragraph 2 of
the Regulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Workers, consult with
relevant agencies,groups, and experts
before granting
approval; the letter of

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RequiredDocuments

Specific
artistic or
publicperformancework
experience of
foreignworker(s)Review Principles

1.Documentation of artistic
or performance work
experience including CDs,
VCDs, posters, albums,
promotion or advertisingmaterials or promotional
media reports or videos of
public performance.
2.The name of the group or
performer should be noted
for performing work
experience.

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Notes
approval should notereservation of the rightto revoke the approval.
1.Refer to the “Qualificationsof the Foreign National” in“Application
Qualifications” fordocumentary evidence that
may be submitted for
different types of work.
2.A video file for submission
may be in the RM, MPEG,
or AVI formats. The filesize may be up to 5MB. If
there are two or more
foreign nationals, a written
explanation of the time of
appearance along with ascreen capture must also
be submitted.
3. For written applications,audiovisual files of artistic
work or performance shallbe provided by disks orother storage (such asUSB); for online
applications, the files shallbe uploaded in an
acceptable format. The
provision of URL or
screenshots of audiovisual
files is unacceptable.

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Notes
4.Work experience as an
extra may not be deemed
to be professional
performance work
experience.
5. Artistic work or
performance completed byforeign students in Taiwan
during study does notbelong to the specificresults of artistic work or
performance.
6. If foreign workers' work
experience in art or
performance is during thestudy in art or
performance-related
departments and thus
cannot be proved, theemployers may submit thefollowing documents forverification:(1) The attached contract
for foreign workers toengage in such artistic
work or performance(e.g. employment
contract, appointment
contract, and

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Notes
performance contract)or the certificate ofservice issued by theemployer (or service
receiving unit).
(2) The diploma obtainedby foreign workers
studying art or
performing arts or thecertificate of work
issued by the schools
which is not for aninternship or a degree.
7. When foreigners
employed to engage inartistic work (F02) or
performance (F03 andF04) with the approval of
Ministry of Labor apply
for new employment
permits for different
employers or the same
employers due to theinterruption of
employment, they are notrequired to provide thespecific results of artistic
work or performance.

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Consent byguardian and

Applying for a foreign
worker under 20 years old,

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1.These documents are
required only if the foreign

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RequiredDocuments

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Notes

photocopy of
legal
representative’s passport

legal representative consent
and a photocopy of legal
representative’s passportshall be attached.

national is less than 20
years of age on the datethat the employment
period begins (not the dateof the application). For aforeign worker under 20
years old, the documents
specified in this paragraphshall be attached.
2. Legal representative
consent shall specify thename of employer, work
content required of theforeign worker, and date ofconsent (or employment
period).
3.If the guardian is not able
to provide the guardian’s
passport, attach othersupporting identification
documentation such as alocal ID or driving license.
4.A written undertaking by
the employer can besubstituted for a short-term
performance (30 days orless) other than aperformance as an extra.
The written undertaking
affidavit should state the

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Copy of priorwork permit

12Translation

Review Principles

Notes

number of foreigners lessthan 20 years of age, theemployment period, and aguarantee of the foreign
national’s personal safety
and the relevant legal
liability.
1.The employment period for According to Article 8 of thean extension should
Regulations on thecontinue the prior work
Permission andpermit’s employment
Administration of theperiod without
Employment of Foreigninterruption.
Workers, foreigners’
2. The copy of prior work
application for the extension
permit is required forof employment permits
applications to extend
should be filed no sooner
employment or to update than four months before theinformation on prior work work permit expires. If thepermit.
employment period is lessthan six months, theemployer may apply for an
extension only after two
thirds of the employment
period has elapsed. Early
applications will be rejected.
Chinese translations shall
1. For all required
be provided if the required
documents that are madedocuments are notin foreign languages,
prepared in Chinese by theabridged translations may
employers (Order No.
be submitted, provided
10805114651 issued bythat the scope of abridged
the Ministry of Labor on28

November 5, 2019).

translations shall include
the necessary content
related to thequalifications specified in
the regulations (e.g. nameof employer, name offoreign worker, work
content and title,
employment period, andsalary), and the issuer orsigner of document,
signer’s name and title,and date of signing(foreign name of signer
shall be specified in the
Chinese translation). The
abridged translations shallnot be contrary to thefacts contained in theoriginal documents.
2. As proof of Foreigners
who are engaged in thearts and performing arts,
translation of articles
from the internet, or
relative reports fromnewspapers andmagazines, may be an
abridged version withessential content related
to the qualifications

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Notes
specified in theregulations. The sources
shall be also cited in the
Chinese translation.

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4. Other Rules
No.

Item

Rules and Explanations

Notes

1

In-person
Pick Up
Declaration

If the applicant wishes topick up the work permit inperson, the applicant should
apply in person at one of thecounters at the Ministry andfill out a declaration for pickup in person. The declaration
may not be filed via
registered mail.

2

Use of seals

The seals of application unit

In principle, documents

and employer shall all be

attached by the employer

affixed to each page of an

shall be affixed with the seals

application. For photocopies

of employer’s unit andattached to the application,

owner. The application andthe words of “in conformity

list shall be affixed with anwith the original” shall be

official seal of a government

added.

agency or school, and theseal of employer’s unit or
department may be affixed toother documents.

3

Extensions
after
expiration

Process these under Article
46-1 of the Regulations on
the Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Worker31

1.If the employer files for an
extension after the prioremployment period
expires, the application
should be treated as a
new-hire application.
2.Exception: if the employer
invokes Article 46-1 of
the Regulations on the

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Item

Standards for
deciding theduration ofwork permits

Rules and Explanations

Notes

Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Worker and files theapplication no later than
15 days after the
expiration of the prioremployment period (theemployer should also
submit an explanation;
this exception is only
allowed once), theapplication for extension
may be approved with theextension beginning
retroactively from theoriginal expiration date
(The reviewer should put
a note in the system forcontrol. The employer
may not invoke a
supplemental application asecond time).
1. Pursuant to Article 52 of the Work permit period for extras
Employment Service Act, should not exceed 7 days. To
the duration of a work
make an exception, please
permits for a foreignstate in detail in the event plannational is approved based that on what basis the shooting
on the employer's
period should be more than 7
application and the contract days.(attach document asperiod for a maximum of
proof when necessary)
three years.

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Rules and Explanations

Notes

2.Extras:in principle seven days.
Documentation In accordance with Article 53
of Employment of the Employment Service
Transfers
Act, ask the new employer toconfirm with the foreign
national whether he or she willchange employers if theforeign national is already
employed by another
employer during the period forwhich the work permit
application is made:1.Yes: Provide a certificationof employment termination
or ask the previous
employer to proceed withthe employment
termination procedure.
2.No: Deem it a part-time
position. No documentationis needed.
Support staff 1.An employer may apply for In order to safeguard thethat come towork permits based on
employment opportunities for
Taiwan with aartistic and performance
Taiwan nationals, the Ministry
work regulations forof Labor may evaluate andperforming
group (Per 30
support personnel who are approve the necessity of theJuly 2015
indispensable, integral and support staff based onnecessary to theconsideration of the number ofLetter No.
Laborperformances of performing support personnel, the naturegroups that come to Taiwan of the performance, the venue
WorkforceAffairsto perform and fall within and the employment period, or

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Item

Rules and Explanations

Notes

1040509278)

the scope of support
initiate consultations with thepersonnel listed in thecentral government competentauthority for the industry
Letter of Declaration.
2.Job title and description in concerned to seek its views.
the Roster of Foreign
Employees should becompleted factually.
3.A “Letter of Declaration on
the Necessity of the
Support Staff for a Foreign
Arts/Performing Group
Coming to Taiwan” mustbe submitted. The Letter
must list the group’s
industry, the number of
support personnel and aserial number for eachsupport person on the rosterof foreign nationals.

Document

1. Attached documents (e.g.

Verification

recommendation or
certificate issued by theofficial organ of thecountry file about
Foreigners who are
engaged in the arts andperforming arts, proof of
education or work
experience of foreign
workers engaging in artistic

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Rules and Explanations
work or performance)
issued by the government
agencies of Afghanistan,
Algeria, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Myanmar,
Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq,
Laos, Nepal, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal,
Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria,
Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Malaysia, orIndonesia shall be verified
by the overseas embassies(Order No. 10805088081
issued by the Ministry ofLabor on July 17, 2019).
2. If the attached documents
are made in the Mainlandarea, they shall beauthenticated by theinstitution set up or
designated, or by theprivate organization
entrusted by the Executive
Yuan in accordance with
Article 7 of the “ActGoverning Relations

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Rules and Explanations

Notes

between the People of the
Taiwan Area and theMainland Area.”
3. Attached documents otherthan the above shall behandled in accordance with
Paragraph 3, Article 7 of theRegulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Workers. In case of any
doubts, employers may be
asked to certify as needed.
8

Review Days

The days required to review

1. According to Article 43 of

the applications for thethe Employment Service

employment of foreigners

Act, no foreign worker may(according to theengage in work within the

Announcement Lao-Dong-Fa-

Republic of China if his/her

Shi-Zi No. 1040516707 dated

employer has not yet

January 29, 2016) are as

obtained a permit. Ministryfollows:of Labor will grant the

1. Online application: If

permit after reviewing theapplication documents are

employer’s application, andcomplete, and both thethe period of employment

employer and the foreign

permit starts from theworker meet the stipulated

employment application

qualifications anddate on or after the issue

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Rules and Explanations
conditions, the Ministry of

Notes
date.

Labor shall review the

2. To avoid any violation of

applications within 7

the aforesaid regulation,

working days from the next

employers shall apply early

day of receipt.

in consideration of the

2. Written application: If
application documents arecomplete, and both theemployer and the foreign
worker meet the stipulated
qualifications andconditions, the Ministry ofLabor shall review theapplications within 12
working days from the next
day of receipt.

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review days required by
Ministry of Labor.