A-107-V01

Operational Manual for Reviewing Employment
Permit Application of Foreign Professional andTechnical Workers

Published on January 2018

Contents
1. Job Items and Description.………………………………………. 2
2. Qualifications of Foreign Worker………………………………..10
3. Qualifications of Employer……………………………………...17
4. Documents for Application………………………………………28
5. Other Regulations………………………………………………..50
Appendix 1. Review Principles for Mainland China Education of
Foreign Workers Applying for Employment Permit to
Perform Professional and Technical Work................60
Appendix 2. Review Principles for Internationally Renowned
Culinary Institutes and International Licenses of
Culinary Instructors.....……………………….....…62
Manual Instructions:This operational manual was published to make information public and improve thetransparency of reviewing operation. It is compiled in accordance with relevant
Laws and Regulations, but the reviewing criteria are still subject to the recent Laws
and Regulations. In order to flexibly response various categories of application, it
will be continuously added and revised then announced for any incomplete issue.
1Category A (professional and technical work)
1. Job Items and Description(1) Itemsa. Construction and maintenance or architecture techniques (code 01)
b. Transportation (code 02)
c. Finance and taxation (code 03)
d. Real estate agency (code 04)
e. Immigration service (code 05)
f. Attorney or patent attorney (code 06)
g. Technician (code 07)
h. Healthcare (code 08)
i. Environmental protection (code 09)
j. Cultural, sports and recreational services (code 10)
k. Academic research (code 11)
l. Vet (code 12)
m. Manufacturing (code 13)
n. Wholesale (code 14)
o. Other works designated by central competent authority after consultation
with the central supervisory authority (code 15)(a) Foreign workers engaged in management, design, planning or
consultation in the professional, scientific or technical service business.
(b) Foreign workers worked as cook in the dining business.

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(c) Foreign workers teaching cooking in short-term cram schools establishedby corporations.
(2) Description
Code
A01

Job ItemConstruction andmaintenance orarchitecturetechniques

A02

Transportation
1. Jobs relevant tolandtransportation
business

2. Jobs relevant tomaritime andaviationtransportation
business

Detailed Description
Technical instruction or quality
control of construction andmaintenance as well as planning,
design, supervision or technicaladvice of architecture project.
1-1 Planning, design, supervision,
consultation, operation andmaintenance of railroad, road or
mass rapid transit project.
1-2 Installation, maintenance,technical instruction, test andoperation of passenger or cargotransportation machinery on therailroad, road or mass rapid transit
imported from abroad or
manufactured by foreign businessin the country.
1-3 Inspection and verification ofmachinery purchased from abroad
and any work which can help toimprove R&D of landtransportation techniques.
2-1 Planning, design, supervisionand evaluation of harbor, dock andpier.
2-2 Management of commercial
harbor facilities and salvage
business, building, maintenance,
installation, technical instruction,
test and operation of machinery as
well as any work which can help toimprove R&D of harbor operation
techniques.
2-3 Building and maintenance ofship, container and car frame as

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1. The category and job item
based on foreign worker’s
job description that
employer fills in theapplication form shall be
met with regulations ofreviewing criteria.
2. The job item filled in theapplication form shall be
determined by foreign
worker’s job description
and business item of
employer. For foreign
worker’s job involved withmore than two items,
application shall be basedon main business item of
employer. (e.g.: Foreign
worker’s job ismanagement and applicable
to both manufacturing andwholesale business, so theapplication shall be
determined by the businesswith larger annual
turnover.)3. In accordance with the
Article 11.3 of Regulations
on the Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Workers, the foreign
worker engaging in the jobsin accordance with the
Subparagraph 1 or 2,
Paragraph 1, Article 46

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Job Item

3. Jobs relevant topostal business

4. Jobs relevant totelecommunicat
ions business

Detailed Description
Review Principles
well as any work which can help toshall achieve practice
improve R&D of technology.
qualification. For those
who meet certain practice
2-4 Training and management ofmethod and condition, they
personnel engaged in the maritime
shall meet laws andbusiness as well as any work which
regulations of the Central
can help to improve development
Competent Authority withof maritime business.
jurisdiction as well. If
2-5 Planning and construction ofoccupational license orcivil aviation station and aviation
certificate issued by ouraid facilities.
country is required by the
2-6 Purchase and maintenance of
job items applied by theaircraft as well as inspection andforeign worker, his
technical instruction of civil
qualification and job shallaviation facilities which can help tomeet laws and regulations
improve R&D of aviationof the Central Competenttechniques.
Authority with jurisdiction.
2-7 Personnel training,
4. For those foreign workers
management, shipping and trial
engaged in shipping or trial
flight of aircraft, pilot, pilot training
flight of aircraft, aircraftand operation of aviation businesspilot training, aircraft
as well as any work which can help
aviation, pilot of general
to improve development of aviation
aviation business in thebusiness (pilot of non-tetheredcountry and visa relevant tohot-air balloon included).
aircraft engine, body or
3-1 Planning, design examination
communication electronics,
and construction supervision of
the application shall bepostal machinery and equipment
submitted under A02
system.
transportation business
3-2 Inspection and instruction of(maritime and aviation
production technology of postaltransportation business).
material and equipment purchased
However, the applicationfrom abroad which can help tofor the trainer job of Article
improve development of postal
13 of Review Criteria oftechnology.
Employment from Training
3-3 Research, design, technicalInstitution unmet Civil
support and maintenance of postal
Aviation Qualification shallmachinery and equipment as well
be submitted under A15.
as postal personnel training.
5. The employment of
4-1 Planning, design andnon-tethered hot-air balloon
construction supervision ofpilot shall follow thetelecommunication project.
Article 17 and 18 of
4-2 Inspection, manufacturing and

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Job Item

5. Jobs relevant totourism
business

6. Jobs relevant tometeorology
business

Detailed Description
technical instruction of
telecommunication equipment
purchased from abroad that canhelp to improve R&D of
telecommunication technology.
4-3 Research, design, technicalsupport, technical instruction andmaintenance of telecommunicationequipment.
4-4 Training of telecommunication
personnel.
4-5 Design and technical support of
telecom value-added network.
4-6 Planning, design, supervisionand instruction of radio technology
and equipment of radio andtelevision.
5-1 Management, tour guide andtour leader of tourist hotel, hotel
and tourism business as well as any
work which can help to improve
R&D of tourism skill.
5-2 Operation and cooking skill of
tourist hotel and hotel business
which was lacked in the country.
5-3 Planning, development andoperation of sightseeing or
amusement area.
6-1 Information collection,
research, determination, treatment,
supply and exchange ofinternational meteorology,
seismology and marine
meteorology.
6-2 Technical research andinstruction of meteorology,
seismology and marine
meteorology.
6-3 Inspection, maintenance andtechnical instruction of
meteorological, seismic and marine
meteorological equipment

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Review Criteria. If theemployer is generalaviation provider, theapplication shall be
submitted under A02. The
employer of hot-tethered
hot-air balloon pilot
without qualification ofgeneral aviation provider
shall submit application
under A15.
6. The job definition of A02
transportation business(tourist hotel business) andA15 (restaurant business)
cook is as below (inaccordance with Standard
Industrial Classification by
Directorate-General of
Budget, Accounting andStatistics, Executive Yuan):(1) Executive Chef: his/herwork is to supervise andplan events relevant tocooking in the dining
places as well as design
menu and creative
dishes. Cooking is notincluded.
(2) Chef: the person
engages in cooking in
the hotel, restaurant andother places. Those who
engage in simple foodpreparation or preparing
fast food in advance are
not included (e.g.:
Commis III andAssistant Cook).

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A03

Job Item

7. Planning andmanagement
relevant to thebusinesses
above
Finance andtaxation
1. Jobs relevant tosecurities andfutures business

2. Job relevant tofinancialbusiness

3. Job relevant toinsurancebusiness

Detailed Description
purchased from abroad that canhelp to improve R&D of
meteorological, seismic and marine
meteorological technology.
6-4 Cultivation and training of
meteorological, seismic and marine
meteorological technician as wellas the fact identification of
meteorology, seismology, marine
meteorology, volcano and tsunami.
Planning and management of items
above.

1-1 Planning, research, analysis,
management or new technology
introduction of securities as well as
finance and securities business.
1-2 Transaction, investment,
analysis, finance and business audit
or new technology introduction of
futures.
Financial business: deposit, credit,
investment, trust, foreign exchange
and other relevant financial
business identified by centralcompetent authority after
consultation with central
supervisory authority as well asplanning, research, analysis,
management and consultation ofbusinesses above.
Insurance business: claim,
underwriting, actuarial science,
investment, information,
reinsurance, agency, brokerage,
training, notary, engineering, risk
management or new technology
introduction of life and property

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A04
A05

A06

A07
A08

A09

Job Item
4. Job to assist
treatment ofaccounting
issues
5. Jobs to treat
businessregulated by
Certified Public
Accountant Act
Job relevant to Realestate agency
Job relevant to
Immigration
service

Job relevant toAttorney or patent
attorney
Technician
Jobs relevant to
Healthcare

Jobs relevant to

Detailed Description
insurance.
Job to assist treatment ofaccounting issues.

Job to treat business regulated by
Certified Public Accountant Act.

Perform real estate agency orconsignment business.
1. Consultation and agency
business of immigration funds
relevant to investment
immigration and subject toprotection of immigrant rights.
2. Other consultation businesses
relevant to immigration.

1. Doctor, traditional Chinese
physician, dentist, pharmacist,
medical laboratory scientist,
radiologist, physical therapist,
occupational therapist,
registered nurse, nutritionist,clinical psychologist,
consultative psychologist,
respiratory therapist, speechtherapist, audiologist, certified
dental technician and midwife.
2. Other medical professionals or
technicians identified to be
recruited for medical and healthbusiness by central competentauthority after consultation withcentral supervisory authority.
1. Talent training

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Job Item
Environmental
protection

A10

Cultural, sports andrecreational
services
1. Job of
publishingbusiness

2. Job of movie
business
3. Job of wireless,
cable andsatellite radio
and televisionbusiness(program
supply businessincluded)
4. Job of arts andsports services
business

5. Job of library
and archive
business

6. Job of museum,historic site andother cultural
assetspreservation

Detailed Description
2. R&D of technology
3. Installation, operation andmaintenance of pollution
prevention machinery.

Management of newspaper,magazine and book as well as
writing, editing, translation andpublication of foreign articles;
management, production,
arrangement and new equipment
and technology introduction ofaudio publication.
Production, editing, directing, art,
promotion, management or new
technology introduction of movie.
Planning, production, writing inforeign languages, editing,broadcasting, directing, presiding,management or new technology
introduction of program.

Creation and review of literature,
management of cultural events,
brokerage of artists and models,management of sport venue, sports
referee, sports training instruction
or planning of sports events.
Collection and maintenance of avariety of information as well as
information preservation by photo,map, tape, video and other forms orinformation management.
Preservation, maintenance, display,
exhibition, education or
management of a variety of cultural
assets or other assets with culturalpreservation value

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7. A10 cultural, sports andrecreational services:(1) For the foreign worker
who was recruited to
Taiwan for A10 sports
training instruction,
his/her instruction
objects shall be relevant
technicians (e.g.: seeds
teachers, artists).
Relevant sports training
courses directly to the
public are not allowed.
(2) For reporters who weresent to Taiwan byforeign media without
employment
relationship andconsented by the
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs with reporter
permit, they may
directly apply forresidence to National
Immigration Agency
other than applying for
permit to Ministry ofLabor.

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A11
A12
A13

A14
A15

Job Item
institutions
7. Job ofrecreational
servicesbusiness
Academic research
Vet
Job relevant to
Manufacturing

Job relevant toWholesale
Other jobs
designated bycentral competentauthority after
consultation withthe central
supervisory
authority

Detailed Description

Review Principles

Operation and management of
amusement park business.

Management, research, analysis,planning, design, planning,
maintenance and repair,consultation, machinery installationand technical instruction.
Management, design, planning andtechnical instruction.
1. Management, design, planningor consultation of professional,
scientific or technical services
business.
2. Cook in the dining business.
3. Cooking instructor inshort-term cram schools
established bycorporations.

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8. A11 academic research: For
employers who are college
or above or academic
research institution orteaching hospital approvedin accordance with law by
central supervisory
authority, their foreign
worker employment
application for researchshall be submitted underA11. However, foreignscholars come to Taiwan
for research on their own orwith professors in ourcountry based on foreign
budget may not apply for
permit.
9. Where there is any concernthat the work of foreign
worker applied by
employer is similar withthat of blue-collar, county
and city government will be
invited to visit or aconsultation will be
initiated.

2. Qualifications of Foreign Worker
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Qualifications
Generalqualifications

Relevant Regulations
1. One of subparagraphs of Article
5 of Review Criteria shall besatisfied:(1) Subparagraph 1: those whoachieved certificate orpractice qualification inaccordance withProfessionals andTechnologists
Examinations Act.
(2) Subparagraph 2: those whoachieved bachelor degreeof relevant departments indomestic and foreign
universities with working
experiences more than 2
years or master degree orabove.
(3) Subparagraph 3: those whohave worked in
multinational company
over one year and weresent to our country.
(4) Subparagraph 4: those whohave been professionallytrained or studied on theirown with relevant working
experiences more than 5
years, creativity andspectacular performance.
2. There’s additional ad-hoc
consultation mechanism forthose foreign workers unmet
regulations in eachsubparagraph. Please refer to“5. Other Regulations – ProjectConsultation”.

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1. The Subparagraph 1 refers
to those who achieve avariety of exam
qualifications of Ministryof Examination, R.O.C.
2. The recognition ofacademic system at eachcountry in Subparagraph 2
shall be subject toeducation administration
organization and academic
system in each country andReference List of Foreign
Universities by Ministry of
Education.
3. Where the working
experiences more than 2
years refer to the relevant
working experiences since
graduation. The internshipor work-study during study
shall not be counted.
(Executive Order No.
0930201811 on 19 April
2004 by Ministry of Labor)
4. The multinational company
in the Subparagraph 3
refers to that the company
builds subsidiaries orbranches at more than 2
countries. The parent
company or the company
conducts effective control
and aggregate decisions toengage in cross-borderproduction or operation.
The parent company sets
up subsidiaries or branches
in Taiwan and is an
economic entity met one ofrequirements below( Explanation No.

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1010504602 on 9 April
2012 by Ministry ofLabor):(1) Held USD 2 billion ormore of theworldwide assets one
year before theapplication.
(2) Held certification
letter of operation
scope of corporate
head office issued byIndustrial
Development Bureau,
Ministry of Economic
Affairs.
(3) Have more than 100
local employees
among which morethan 50 employeeswith college degree orabove.
(4) Have NTD$1 billion
or more of annual
local net turnover.
(5) Have NTD$1.5 billion
or more of annual area
net turnover.
5. The review principles for
Subparagraph 4 are as
below:(1) Those foreign workers
who have been
professionally trainedor studied on theirown with creativity
and spectacularperformance refer toforeign workers withprofessional
certificate,professional training
proof, books, papers,
patents and inventions
or award of global

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skill competition
relevant to the work.
Therefore, employer
shall attach one proof
for above documents
and proof for 5 years
working experiences
relevant to specialty(the working
experiences shall be
relevant to the appliedwork).
(2) For those foreign
workers who have 10
years or more ofworking experiences
and NTD$80,000 or
more of salary without
proof of training or
spectacularperformance,
reference document ofwork performanceissued by original(current) employedcompany can be
replaced. The
reference document
shall specify title,
work, work period
and special
contribution or
performance of theforeign worker.
a. For those foreign
workers who wereapproved after
examination andgiven work permit,
their actual paid andoriginal arrangedsalary will be
reviewed to see if
there is any
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Specificqualifications

Relevant Regulations

Review criteria:
1. A culinary instructor as
mentioned in Paragraph 15,
Article 4 shall meet thefollowing requirements:(1) Certified by an international
culinary institute having

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they submit
extension
application. Central
supervisory
authority will be
asked to provide
review opinion whennecessary if theemployer couldn’t
provide specific andreasonable
explanation.
b. If foreign workers
reference letter andwork experience of 5
years or more before
November 2015
meet therequirements
mentioned in theparagraph, thesubsequent
application is not
subject to work
experience of 10
years or more and asalary of NT$80,000
or more.
(3) County and city
government will be
asked to visit if there
is still concern for theabove information
after recognition.
1. The professional
qualification or certificate
required for the foreign
worker shall be identified
based on eachsubparagraph.

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been established for 15
years or more or having
overseas branches in 3
countries or more
(excluding Taiwan).
(2) Having international
culinary licenses.
(3) Working in the foreign
catering industry for 5 years
or more and teaching ininternationally renowned
culinary institutes for 2
years or more. (For review
principles, see Appendix 2)
2. Transportation business in
Article 11-20(1) The tour guide or leader oftourism business shallachieve practice license;
manager of travel businessshall achieve certificate ofmanager.
(2) The personnel of aircraftshipping or trial flightshall achieve pilot
qualification, valid test
certificate of model
employer required andmedical certificate.
(3) The pilot of aircraft shallachieve trainer
qualification, valid test
certificate of model
employer required andmedical certificate.
(4) The pilot of aircraft
operation shall achieve
qualification of civil
aviation pilot, valid test
certificate of model
employer required and

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2. The certificate, valid test
certificate and medical
certificate of the foreign
worker listed at left side
engaged in tour guide, tour
leader, aircraft shipping ortrial flight, aircraft pilot
training, aircraft operation,pilot of local generalaviation business and visa
of aircraft engine, body orcommunication electronics
shall be still valid during
application of employment
permit.
3. The application for pilot of
hot-air balloon shall attach
certificate of foreign
worker engaged in
hot-tethered hot-air
balloon operation issued
by Civil Aeronautics
Administration, Ministryof Transportation andCommunications.

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medical certificate.
(5) The pilot of local generalaviation business shallachieve pilot qualification,
valid test certificate ofmodel employer required
and qualified medical
certificate.
(6) The personnel who engage
in visa relevant to aircraft
engine, body orcommunication electronics
shall have valid test
certificate and 5 years ormore of working
experiences relevant toaircraft maintenance orrelated technical areas.
3. The personnel of real estate
brokerage in Article 22 shallachieve real estate broker
certificate issued bymunicipality or county (city)
competent authority or realestate broker certificate issued
by the institution or group
designated by central
supervisory authority.
4. The personnel of immigration
businesses mentioned in
Article 23 shall meet one of thefollowing requirements:(1) have engaged inconsultation and brokerageassociated with investment
immigration (for theprotection of immigrants’rights and interests) orother consultation
associated withimmigration for two years
or more.
(2) worked as immigration
officer responsible for
immigration visa for one

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year or more.
(3) are qualified as lawyers
and have engaged in thebusiness relevant toimmigration for one year
or more.
5. The attorney in Article 24 shallbe attorney of R.O.C. orsolicitor of foreign law.
6. The patent attorney in Article
25.1 shall have qualification ofpatent attorney.
7. The practice technician in
Article 26 shall achieve thepractice license issued bycentral supervisory authority inaccordance with Professional
Engineers Act.
8. The personnel at medical
institution in Article 27 shallbe doctor, traditional Chinese
physician, dentist, pharmacist,
medical laboratory scientist,
radiologist, physical therapist,
occupational therapist,
registered nurse, nutritionist,clinical psychologist,
consultative psychologist,
respiratory therapist, speechtherapist, audiologist, certified
dental technician and midwife
with professional medical
certificate.
9. The vet in Article 33 shallachieve vet certificate issued
by the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction.

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4. The application for the
personnel at medical
institution in Article 27 of
Examination Standard:
Before the foreign worker
took technical exam andachieved medical
certificate issued bycompetent authority,
he/she may attach
acceptance transcript by
Ministry of Examinationas alternative one. (Thereare 2 tests for doctor
examination. It shallsubject to the pass mark in
the 2nd test.)

3. Qualifications of Employer
The employer who recruits foreign workers to engage in professional and technical work shall meet
the three conditions below at the same time; the employer who recruits foreign spouses of foreign
workers residing in company with the foreign workers to engage in part-time work shall meet theconditions in (1) and (2) below:(1) The salary of foreign worker employed by the employer shall be equal to the amount announced
by Ministry of Labor or above.
(2) The employer who shall meet the professional and technical work regulations for each businessor sector (e.g.: the employer of cultural, sports and recreational services shall include publishingand movie business in the operation registration items in the company registration form.) andrecruits foreign workers to engage in A1, A2, A3, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10 (Subparagraph 5 and 6,
Article 31 of Examination Standard), A11, A12, and A15 (cooking instructor in short-term cramschools established by corporations) work shall receive permit, practice license or filing approvalissued by supervisory authority.
(3) The employer shall be subject to the relevant regulations of examination standard respectively by
the conditions below:
a. The employer who recruits foreign workers to engage in A4, A5, A9, A10 (Subparagraph 1, 2,
3, 4 and 7, Article 31 of Examination Standard), A13, A14 and A15 work shall meet one of
the conditions below (Article 36 of Examination Standard):(a) The capital/ turnover/ import and export performance/ agency commission of local
company shall reach certain standard.
(b) The capital/ turnover/ import and export performance/ agency commission of Taiwan
subsidiaries of foreign or mainland China company shall reach certain standard.
(c) Foreign or mainland China company sets up office in Taiwan with performance.
(d) R&D center or corporate head office approved by central supervisory authority.
(e) Making substantial contributions to local economic development or recognized bycentral competent authority after consultation with central supervisory authority forspecial condition.
For consultation based on (e), please refer to the consultation regulations of “5. Other
Regulations: Ad-hoc Consultation” .
b. The employer who recruits foreign workers to engage in professional or technical work andis foundation, association, administrative corporation or international non-governmentorganization shall meet Article 37 of Examination Standard.

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Qualifications
Regulations forthe salaries of
employed foreign
workerRelevant Regulations
Examination Principles
1. the average monthly salaries
1. The average monthly
shall be no less thansalaries includes “regular
NT$47,971 except under thesalary” and “irregularfollowing conditions:salary”. The regular salary(1) Average monthly salary of aincludes basic salary,full-time research assistantprofessional allowance, aemployed by public orvariety of bonuses released
privateeach month and fixedcolleges/universities orallowance such as house,academic institutions forutility, transportation andresearch programs: no lessaccommodation or in-kind
than NT$31,520 for
discount. Irregular salary
Bachelor and NT$36,050
includes overtime pay,for Master.
bonuses and allowances(2) Average monthly salary of
not released monthly suchoverseas Chinese students
as holiday bonus, special
graduating in Taiwan after
holiday bonus and meal
August 2011 and having
subsidy.
obtained the extended
2. Notwithstanding no lower
employment permit based
limit of salary for theon Notice Lao-Shi-Guan-Zi
Points System, it shall be
No. 1010512093 dated
met with regulations ofJune 14, 2012 of theLabor Standards Act.
Ministry of Labor
Please refer to the(formerly the Council ofdescription in the Points
Labor Affairs, Executive
System.
Yuan): no less than
NT$37,619.
(3) Those meeting therequirements in Paragraph
1, Article 5-1 of
examination
standard(evaluation ofoverseas Chinese students
graduating in Taiwan).
2. The foreign spouses of foreign
workers employed to performthe work prescribed in
Subparagraphs 1~6, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of the Act, who
reside in company with themshall receive an average hourly

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(2)

Qualifications

The businessemployer required
to correspond andadditional permit,
practice license orfiling approvalhe/she required toachieve

Relevant Regulations
salary of no less than NT$200
for part-time work prescribedin Article 4 of examination
standard.
(Announcement
Lao-Dong-Fa-Guan-Zi No.
10605154981 dated August 14,
2017 by the Ministry of Labor)
Review criteria:
1. The employer shall have one of
the following qualifications
when hiring foreign workers toengage in construction
business (A01, Article 9):(1) The construction company
with permit andregistration issued by theCompetent Authority withjurisdiction.
(2) Achieved architectbusiness certificate and 2
years or more ofconstruction experiences.
2. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage intransportation business shallachieve certificate of business
operation issued by the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction (A02, Article 10).
3. Finance and taxation (A03,
Article 21):
(1) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in securities, futures,finance, insurance andaccounting business shallachieve certificate of
securities, futures, financeor insurance business
operation issued by the19

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1. The 2 years or more ofconstruction experiencesin Article 9 refers to theworking experiences after
the employer achieved
business license.

2. The license which was
issued by local
government such as hotelor bed and breakfast
license issued by county(city) government shall not
be recognized as thepermit issued by theCentral Competent
Authority with jurisdiction
for transportation businessin Article 10.

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Central Competent
Authority withjurisdiction.
(2) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in business regulated in theCertified Public
Accountant Act shallachieve the practiceregistration of accountant.
4. The employer who recruits
foreign workers to engage inimmigration service shall be
the immigration service
provider (A05, Article 23).
5. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inattorney shall be attorney of
R.O.C. or solicitor of foreignlaw (A06, Article 25).
6. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inpatent attorney shall be patent
attorney firm and patent
attorney of R.O.C., attorney of
R.O.C. or patent agent of
R.O.C. (A06, Article 25-1).
7. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage intechnician business shall haveregistration certificate ofengineering and technology
consulting firm or certificate ofengineering and technology
business operation issued theCompetent Authority withjurisdiction (A07, Article 26).
8. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inthe medical institution shall be
medical institution, nursery
institution, pharmaceutical firm20

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and pharmacy, healthfoundation or other institutions
recognized by the Central
Competent Authority after
consultation with the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction (A08, Article 28).
9. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inenvironmental protection shallbe environmental inspection
agency, waste water processing
service provider, building
sewage treatment and facilities
cleaning agency, waste
clearance agency or otheragencies recognized by theCentral Competent Authority
after consultation with theCentral Competent Authority
with jurisdiction (A09, Article
30).
10. Cultural, sports andrecreational services (A10,
Article 31):
(1) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in management ofnewspaper, magazine andbook, writing, editing,translation and publicationof foreign articles as wellas management,
production, arrangement
and new equipment
introduction of audio
publication shall be inpublishing industry.
(2) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
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management or new
technology introduction ofmovie shall be in movie
industry.
(3) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in planning, production,
writing in foreign
languages, editing,broadcasting, directing,presiding, management or
new technology
introduction of program
shall be in wireless, cableand satellite radio andtelevision industry.
(4) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in creation and review ofliterature, management of
cultural events, brokerageof artists and models,management of sport
venue, sports referee,
sports training instructor orplanning of sports events
shall be in cultural andsports service industry.
(5) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in the library and file
preservation shall achievecertificate of library or file
preservation business
operation issued by theCompetent Authority withjurisdiction.
(6) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in the museum, historicalsite and other culture
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achieve certificate ofmuseum or historical sitebusiness operation issued
the Competent Authority
with jurisdiction.
(7) The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage
in operation andmanagement of
amusement park shall bein recreational services
industry.
11. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage in
research shall be college orabove or academic research
institution or teaching hospital
approved by the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction in accordance withlaw (A11, Article 32).
12. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage invet shall be practice institutionof vet or other institutions
recognized by the Central
Competent Authority after
consultation with the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction (A12, Article 33).
13. They employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inoperation, management,
research, analysis, design,planning, maintenance,
consultation, machineryinstallation and technicalinstruction of manufacturingbusiness shall be in
manufacturing industry (A13,
Article 34).
14. The employer who hires

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Regulations forcapital, turnoverand performance

Relevant Regulations
foreign workers to engage inoperation, management,
design, planning and technicalinstruction of wholesale
business shall be in wholesaleindustry (A14, Article 35).
15. The employer who hires
foreign workers to engage inwhich is one of the job
designated by Central
Competent Authority after
consulting with the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction.
(1) The employers of foreign
workers cooking in dining
business shall be in dining
business.
(2) The employers of foreign
workers teaching cooking
shall be cram schools
established in accordancewith the Supplementary
Education Act and havesigned a contract withinternationally renowned
culinary institutes.
(A15, Subparagraph 15, Article4).
1. Local company:(1) Established less than 1 year:
a. NTD$5 million or more ofpaid-in capital.
b. NTD$10 million or more ofturnover.
c. USD$1 million or more ofimport and export
performance.
d. USD$400,000 or more ofagency commission.
(2) Established more than 1 year:

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3. The employers of foreign
workers employed to teachcooking in accordancewith Paragraph 14, Article
4, shall be corporations(application subject)established in accordancewith the Company Act,and the workplace shall be
the cram schools
subordinate to thecorporations.
The performance certificate
of representative officeincludes such documents astechnical cooperation,
contract or trade agreement,
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a. NTD$10 million or more ofturnover for the recent year
or average turnover forprevious three years.
b. USD$1 million or more of
average import and export
performance.
c. USD$400,000 or more of
average agency
commission.
2. The subsidiary of foreign andmainland China company in
Taiwan: same as those of local
company.
3. The representative office: work
performance in Taiwan.
4. Organizations making asubstantial contribution todomestic economic
development or recognized by
the central competent authority
in consultation with the centralcompetent authority in chargeof related business due tospecial circumstances.
5. Employers not meeting therequirements in the aforesaid
Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 may
propose the consultation
mechanism according to theregulations in Paragraph 4. (See
5. Other Regulations - Ad-hoc
consultation)
6. The foreign spouses of foreign
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work prescribed in
Subparagraphs 1~6, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of the Act,
residing in company with them
may perform part-time work
prescribed in Article 4 of
examination standard without
being subject to the aforesaid
restrictions on capital, turnoverand performance.
R&D center or
Receiving Official Letter ofcorporate headcertifying the Scope of
office approved by Corporate’s Operation Headthe Central
Office or Official Letter ofCompetent
approving Local and Foreign
Authority with
Corporate to Set Up R&D Center
jurisdictionin Taiwan issued by the Ministryof Economic Affairs.
Foundation,
1. Foundation: NTD$10 million
Association,or more of establishment fund
Administrative
for those foundations
Corporate or
established less than 1 year andInternational
NTD$5 million or more of
Non-government
business expenses for theOrganization
recent year or average business
expenses for the last 3 years
for those foundations
established more than 1 year.
2. Association: Members shall be
no less than 50 persons.
3. Administrative Corporate:
Administrative Corporate
established by law.
4. International non-governmentorganization: The office,secretariat, head office orbranch approved to set up in
Taiwan by the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction.
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The validity period of Official
Letter of certifying the
Corporate’s Operation Head
Office is generally 3 years. It
shall be still valid during
application.

The International
Non-government
Organization indicates theemployer who receives theestablishment document or
certificate issued by theCentral Competent Authority
with jurisdiction.

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Subparagraphs 1~6, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of the Act, theirforeign spouses residing incompany with them may
perform party-time work
prescribed in Article 4 of
examination standard without
being subject to the aforesaid
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Documents
Original receipt
of review fee

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1. Information on receipt of theexamination fee shall be
specified in the application
form, so receipt of theexamination fee may be
exempted. However, it shall be
subject to the case and theemployer may be asked toattach it. (Announcement No.
10405118501 on 23 September
2015 by Ministry of Labor)
2. Review fee is NTD$500.

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Notice1. The review fee for
employment of foreign
professionals is calculated
by unit other than number
of applicant. The
application from the same
company (work permit
application for more than
2 foreign workers) is
required to pay $500 ofreview fee only.
2. The new employment andextension shall not betreated as one application.
Applicant shall apply
separately and pay the
supplementary review fee.
3. Those who apply for
information change do notneed to pay review fee.
Those who withdraw
application will not be
refunded.
4. Those who overpay orunderpay review fee or do
not pay it at post officewill be asked to repay it inaccordance withregulations.
5. The refund method for
overpaid (mistakenly paid)
review fee: The employer
will be asked to fill out
application form, checkrefund type and attachoriginal receipt ofoverpaid (mistakenly paid)
review fee for refund.
6. For profit-seeking
enterprises or businesses
paying the examination fee
for the employment permit

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2

Application
form

3

List ofemployedforeign workers

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Noticeof a foreign worker by
postal deposit slip in
accordance with the Letter
Tai-Shui-Yi-Fa-Zi No.
0930450078 dated
February 11, 2004, theexamination fee may berecognized as an expensewith the deposit receipt.
1. The fields in the application
1. The application form ofform such as category, job
new employment anditem, unit name of application,
extension shall be
unified business no. of
separate.
application unit, owner, unit
2. The field of positive
address, mailing address,
benefits of foreigncontacts, receipt of
professional employment
examination fee, as well as
shall be specificallyspecific reasons forentered and relevant to theemployment and positive
work. The extension
benefits of foreign worker
application is excluded. In
employment (extension
addition, the field of
application excluded) must be
positive benefits in thecompleted.
application of new
2. The name of application unit
employment for researcher
shall be consistent with the sealin A11 academic researchof unit; unit address shall be
and under the program ofthe same as that in thethe Ministry of Sciencecertificate of company
and Technology with its
registration or agency filing
approval letter may not beregistration.
entered.
3. For those who commission
3. The employer will be asked
private employment service
to complete the application
agency for treatment, the field
if the required fields areof agency name, number,not completely filled up.
professional signature, agency
seal, person in charge’s seal
and contact phone number
shall be filled up.
4. The seal of unit and owner shallbe affixed.
1. The field in the list such as
1. The field of occupationalname of application unit,classification code may
unified business no., name,not be entered.
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Passport orresident
certificate
photocopy of
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employment period, education,monthly (hourly) or session
salary, title, work and address
in Taiwan, and information on
foreign professionals must not
be empty and the photo offoreign worker must be
attached.
2. The personal information shallbe correctly entered based on
passport or travel document.
3. The period of work shall beconsistent with or less than thatof contract.
4. The salary shall be consistent
with the employment contract
and the regulations governing
the employment of foreign
workers (see page 18 fordetails).
5. The address in Taiwan shall beconsistent with that in thecorporate business registration.
6. The seal of unit shall beaffixed.
1. The passport or resident
certificate shall be valid at thecommencement date of
employment.
2. The information page shall becomplete, clear andidentifiable.
3. It is not permitted for the
resident of Mainland China towork in Taiwan except thosefrom Hong Kong and Macau.
4. When foreign spouses residing
in company with foreign
professionals are employed toperform part-time work, theyshall submit the copy of a valid
dependent alien resident
certificate issued by theimmigration authority.

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Noticeemployment contract.
3. 1” or 2” and color or black
photo are all acceptable.
The photo which wasprinted along with the list
shall be clear andidentifiable.
4. The employer will be asked
to provide documents suchas the copy of factory
registration, operation
facility registration orlease contract for proof
when the address isinconsistent with that in
the business registration.

1. Principally, the documentwith words such as travel
document, identify
certificate or not passport
will not be recognized.
However, for minority of
Ukraine, the copy of
passport shall be attached
and it can be replaced bytravel document in certain
circumstance. It shall berecognized by case forother countries.
2. The UK passport withoverseas mark is forresident in Hong Kong.
3. The empty page of passport
may not be attached.
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document of
legal
representative

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Noticepassport number for thisand previous application
because of passport
replacement, only thephotocopy of new passportshall be attached.
4. If the passport number waschanged after issuance ofapproval letter, theapplication of information
change shall be madeseparately.
For foreign worker under 20 years 1. The calculation of under 20
old, the consent document andyears old is made from thepassport of legal representative
commencement date ofshall be attached.
employment other thanapplication date. For
foreign worker under 20
years old, the document
shall be attached.
2. If legal representative
cannot attach passport,other document such as
local ID or driving license
which is enough to proof
his/her identity can bealternative one.
1. Education attainment may be
1. Principally, the recognized
exempted for foreign workers
document for education
having received the permit
attainment of foreign(Class A) from the Ministry ofworker shall be diploma,
Labor by meeting theand certificate or transcript
requirements in Paragraph 2,
certificate issued by the
Article 5 or Article 5-1 ofschool may be recognizedexamination standard.
in certain circumstance
Employers may be requested to(graduation or degree datesubmit education attainment on
shall be specified).
a case-by-case basis.
2. For the degree made in
2. The foreign worker name in the
Afghanistan, Algeria,
certificate shall be consistentBangladesh, Bhutan,
with that in the list.
Burma, Cambodia,
3. The degree and graduation
Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana,
years shall be ensured (It shallIran, Iraq, Laos, Nepal,
be Bachelor, Master or above
Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,in accordance with
Senegal, Somalia, Sri

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Subparagraph 2, Article 5 ofExamination Standard).

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NoticeLanka, Syria, thePhilippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Malaysia andIndonesia shall be verified
by our missions. The
certificate of foreign
worker working
experiences issued bymultinational company
and certificate of degree
which was recognized asthat of foreign university
or independent college by
central supervisory
authority for foreign
worker engaged in A11
academic research may not
be verified (Executive
Order No. 1040508120 on
21 July 2015 by the
Ministry of Labor).
3. Academic diploma issued
in Mainland area will
suffice only when theschool is on the List ofrecognized universities
published by the Ministryof Education (webaddress：
http://emhd.nchu.edu.tw/V
MHD), and will be
reviewed and recognized
as to the criteria of“Regulations Governing
the Examination and
Recognition of
Educational Qualifications
from Mainland Area”. (Forreview principles, see
Appendix 1)
4. If schools foreign workers
graduated from are notincluded in the list of the
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Noticeprovide a document issued
by the local authority incharge of education
proving that education isequivalent tocollege/university. If thesaid document requires
certification, the document
shall be sent to the local
representative office forcertification first; then, theoriginal certification
document (to be returned
upon verification) shall be
submitted to the Ministryof Labor for review.
5. For the education offoreign worker not underthose required forverification mentioned
above, the employer will
be asked for verification if
necessary in accordancewith Paragraph 3, Article 7
of Regulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Workers.
6. The credits for a degree ofa foreign worker obtained
through distanceeducation, whether theschool is included in thelist of the Ministry of
Education, shall not be
more than 1/2 of total
graduation credits inaccordance with
Regulations Regarding theAssessment andRecognition of Foreign
Academic Credentials for
Institutions of Higher
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NoticeImplementation
Regulations Regarding
Distance Learning by
Universities (Executive
Order No. 0950506890 on
15 December 2006 by
Ministry of Labor).
7. The degree achieved:
Doctor, Master (called“Xiu Shi” in Japan) andBachelor; in addition,please pay special
attention that the degree ofjunior college in Japan or
associate does not belong
to the degree of Bachelor;an expert (or professional)
degree in Russia isrecognized as Master
before 1994 and Bachelor
after 1994.
8. Diploma is only for proofof degree and theeducation system oflocated country shall bereferred for determinationof education. The website
of Reference List ofForeign Universities by
the Ministry of Educationiswww.edu.tw/bicer/consent.aspx?site_consent_sn=84
87. Please pay special
attention that the degree
certificate in European
countries (especially inGermany) is harder to
identify the educationlevel.
9. The format and signatureof degree certificate will
be verified to see if there
is any abnormality orsuspect of fraud.

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Notice10. The degree of thoseforeign workers with aprevious work permit(Class A) in Taiwan may
not be reviewed again
when:(1) Application for new
employment is made by
the same employer
because of interruption

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Workingexperiences offoreign workerof employment(2) Application for new
employment is made bydifferent employers
because foreign
workers met therequirements in
Paragraph 2, Article 5
or Article 5-1.
1. Work experience may be
1. The meaning of “2 years or
waived for foreign workers
more of working
receiving an employment
experiences” in thepermit in accordance with
Subparagraph 2, Article 5
Paragraph 2, Article 5 ofof Review Criteria refers
examination standard.
to the working experiences
Employers may be requested toafter degree achieved. The
submit work experience on ainternship or work-study
case-by-case basis. (Order
during study shall not be
Lao-Dong-Fa-Guan-Zi No.
counted. In addition, for10605185961 dated October
those who entered public
11, 2017 by the Ministry ofor filed private university
Labor)or independent college and2. The certificate of work
achieved Bachelor degree
experience shall be issued byin accordance with Degree
the employed company or the
Conferral Law after
document sufficient to prove
graduated from highemployment.
school or occupational
3. The working experiences shallschool and worked forinclude the foreign worker
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basic information, work andtitle, work period, company
name and company seal with
officer signature or seal.

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Noticeworking experiences are
not relevant to the workand shall not be counted
due to these working
experiences were achieved
before achievement ofBachelor degree, theprofessionalism at thesector at that time was notestablished (Official Letter
No. 0930201811 on 19
April 2004 by the Ministryof Labor).
2. The foreign worker
working experiences listed
in the Subparagraph 8-10,
Paragraph 1, Article 46 of
Employment Service Act
shall not be counted(Official Letter No.
1031810869 on 15 May
2014 by the Ministry ofLabor).
3. For the working
experiences in
Afghanistan, Algeria,
Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana,Iran, Iraq, Laos, Nepal,
Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,Senegal, Somalia, Sri
Lanka, Syria, thePhilippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Malaysia andIndonesia shall be verified
by our missions. The
certificate of foreign
worker working
experiences issued bymultinational company
and certificate of degree
which was recognized asthat of foreign university
or independent college by

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Noticecentral supervisory
authority for foreign
worker engaged in A11
academic research may not
be verified (Executive
Order No.1040508120 on
21 July 2015 by Ministryof Labor).
4. According to Article 7 of
Act Governing Relations
between the People of the
Taiwan Area and theMainland Area, the foreign
worker working
experiences in themainland China shall be
reviewed and recognized
after verified by Straits
Exchange Foundation.
5. The relevant working
experiences refer to theforeign worker’s local orforeign working
experiences which are
relevant to the work scope
and area of application(e.g.: those who engage inEnglish teacher in thecram school in Taiwan
apply for writing, editing,translation and publicationof foreign language in A10
publishing business).
6. For those unemployedindividual workers ofcultural and artistic
creation such as director
and writer, their working
experiences which
couldn’t be issued by theemployed company but
were publicized and could
be found in the internet
shall be recognized.

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Employment
contract

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1. Content of employment
contract: The name, job title ordescription (sufficient to
identify the scope of work
actually performed by theforeign worker), employment
period and salary of employedforeign worker shall be
specified with signature of
employer and employee.
2. Title and work: they shall meetthe job of foreign professional.
3. Employment period:(1) The application work
period shall not be longer
than the employment
period. In case of any
discrepancy, the work
period of the application
shall prevail.
(2) The contract shall specify
the start date of
employment or that thecontract shall take effectupon the Ministry ofLabor’s approval of theemployment permit
according to the Civil
Code (however, the work
period of application in thelist of foreign workers
shall specify the start dateof employment).
4. Salary: The regulations offoreign workers’ salaries shallbe complied with (see Page 18
for details).

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Notice1. The job of foreign worker
shall meet Article 4 of
Examination Standard.
2. If the salary is the sum of avariety of allowances suchas overtime pay,
performance bonus andannual bonus to achievemonthly announcement
standard, the detailedsalary structure shall belisted.
3. School shall attach letter of
appointment withspecification of
employment period andprovide certificate ofsalary standard (e.g.:
approval letter of Ministryof Science andTechnology) if it does nothave employment contract.
4. The employment contract
or the document of
assignment to Taiwan
branch that the foreign
worker signed with foreign
head office can be deemed
as employment contract
and local application unit
(branch) may not need toenter additional contract
with the foreign worker.
5. The labor contract shallmeet the laws andregulations of R.O.C. Anylabor contract in violationof the laws and regulations
shall be invalid.
6. Considering the diverse
types of service,contractual documents
submitted by employers inassociation with
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Noticeor contract shall beapproved. To implement
employers’ responsibilities
under the Labor Standards
Act, the Ministry of Labor
adds the following
instructions to the letter ofapproval: “Employers andforeign workers shallfollow the regulations ofother applicable laws, ifany, during the review andissuance of theemployment permit.”
Salary1. The salary withholding
1. For extension application,
withholding
certificate may be waived due
the total foreign worker
certificate (taxto the data transfer from thepayment shall be ensured.
withheld at
Ministry of Finance. However,If the average monthly
source included)
the employer may be subject tosalary is less than that(may bethe case circumstance and beprescribed in the
exempted)
asked to provide it
regulations of foreign(Announcement No.
workers’ salaries (see Page
10405118501 on 23 September18) or less than
2015 by Ministry of Labor).
NT$80,000 for the
2. Based on the indirect
application applicable toinformation from the Ministry
the method of referenceof Finance, the name andletter in the Subparagraphunified business no., of4, Article 5 of Review
withholding unit, name of
Criteria, the employer
income recipient and total
shall provide description
payment shall be ensured.
and attach relevant
3. The year on the information
supporting document. If
shall be examined:
no income occurred in(1) New employment: Salary
Taiwan or local income
withholding certificate
doesn’t meet the
may be exempted
regulation, proof ofprincipally. However, theoffshore payment shall be
employer may be asked toattached. The Competentattach the salary
Authority with jurisdiction
withholding certificate forwill be asked to provide
previous year or the recent
review opinion whenyear or the local
necessary.
government may be
2. When the employer isinvited to have a field visit
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Certificate ofowner identity

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Noticeapplication.
list of income or(2) Extension: The employer’s
consolidated income tax
salary withholding
electronic return or receipt
certificate for previous
specifying the salary paid
year or the recent year
to the foreign worker may
shall be attached. The
be recognized as well.
“previous year or the
3. According to the regulation
recent year” mentionedof tax law, for those who
above shall be identified
stayed in Taiwan fewer
by return period. For
than 183 days at previous
example,year shall take tax
a. The employer who
withheld at source withsubmits employment
seal verification by
application from 1
national taxation bureau.
January to 31 December
2015 shall attach 2013 or2014 salary withholding
certificate.
b. The employer who
submits employment
application after
February 2015 shallattach 2014 salary
withholding certificate.
c. The employer of aforeign worker with 10 ormore years of work
experience and a monthly
salary of NT$80,000 or
more with a reference
letter shall attach thesalary withholding
certificate in the previous
period of employment
permit or related
documents (such as proofof overseas payment
certificate, proof of
payroll or proof of salary
payment) whenever theapplication for
employment is made.
1. The photocopy of ID. The
1. The passport or photocopy
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Certificate ofcompany
registration(businessregistration) or
institution
registration

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Permit, practicelicense orregistration
approvalcertificate

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election.
2. For the owner who is aforeigner, his/her passport orphotocopy of residence
certificate shall be provided.
1. Government agency and publicschool may not attach it.
2. For those companies whichshall attach establishment(change) registration form:(1) Whether the company
name is correct.
(2) Date of approving
establishment:a. Established less than 1
year: examine paid-in
capital or turnover.
b. Established over 1 year:
examine turnover, importor export performance oragency commission.
c. Private association or
corporation shall attach
filing or registration
certificate.
d. For those who submit
application for the firsttime, allocation notice of
unified business number
shall be attached toensure its correctness.
1. The employer under A1, A2,
A3, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10-5,
A10-6, A11 or A12 shall attach
this document. For example,
permit of construction
business, operation license ofbanking business, operation
license of securities business,
operation license of insurance
business, practice license of
medical institution andregistration approval certificateof academic research
institution.

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2. It shall be consistent withthat in the company
registration (or institution
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These
certificateslisted in Article
36 of Review
Criteria (capital,
turnover andperformance)

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2. The name in the permit shallbe consistent with that ofapplication unit.
3. The permit specified withvalidity shall still be valid
during application.
1. Due to the data transfer from
the Ministry of Finance, thecertificate of turnover may be
waived for the application
dated 1 September at the year
to 31 May of the following
year. However, the employer
may be subject to the case andasked to attach it(Announcement No.
10405118501 on 23 September
2015 by Ministry of Labor).
2. For new employment andextension application, one of
the following documents shallbe examined to ensure thename, unified business no.,year and amount of application
unit meeting the standard:(1) Capital:a. Attach company
establishment (change)
registration.
b. The company shall beestablished less than 1
year.
c. NTD$5 million or moreof the specified paid-in
capital.
(2) Turnover:a. Examine annual
profit-seeking enterpriseincome tax return(income and tax
calculation sheet) or
Declaration of Sales andBusiness Tax (401, 402,
403 or 405 statements)
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NoticeAccording to the Letter
Explanation on 13 February
2012 by Ministry of Finance,
triangular trade is not the item
under monthly 401 statement.
Due to it is required to be
counted in the calculation ofbusiness tax, turnover shall berecognized firstly. However,the provision for reservationof administrative abolishment
right was noted in theapproval letter of
employment application inaccordance with
Subparagraph 3 and 4,
Paragraph 2, Article 93 of
Administrative ProcedureAct. The employer shallsubmit to Ministry of Labor
for reference within 15 days
after the due date of businesstax return at the year. Any
approval of employment
application unmet regulations
will be abolished inaccordance with Employment
Service Act.

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monthly (bi-monthly).
b. The information shall beverified by National
Taxation Bureau withseal if it was attached by
the employer.
c. It shall be subject to thesales or operating
income, whichever islarger.
d. $10 million or more ofturnover for the recent
year or average turnoverfor the last 3 years.
(3) Import and export
performance or agency
commission:a. The certificate ofImporter and Exporter –Classified by Trade
Performance provided by
Bureau of Foreign Trade,
Ministry of Economic
Affairsb. For the application
involved with triangulartrade, one of invoice,bank bill and bankmoney order shall be
attached.
(4) Performance of office: The
performance proof
documents such as signed
contract, productquotation, negotiation,tender and procurement for
the recent year shall be
attached. It may be
exempted from the otherapproved applications
within the same year.
3. The year on the information of
turnover, import and export
performance or agency
commission shall be examined:

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NoticeSerial No.

Documents

Review Content(1) The returned information
for the recent year or thelast 3 years based on thisapplication date and return
period of tax law shall be
examined. All of the otherapplications within thesame year are not required
to be examined after thisapplication approved.
(2) Taking the application
dated in 2017 (currentyear) and returned at May
as an example:
a. The application timefrom 1 January 2017 to
31 May 2017: 2015
Income and Tax
Calculation Sheet or thatfrom 2013 to 2015 shallbe attached.
b. The application timefrom 1 June 2017 to 31
December 2017: 2016
Income and Tax
Calculation Sheet or thatfrom 2014 to 2016 shallbe attached.
c. The Declaration of Sales
and Business Tax by aBusiness Entity shall
include the return data ofsequential 12 months
before application month.
For example: theapplication at September
2017 shall include returndata from July 2016 toAugust 2017 or fromJanuary 2016 to
December 2016.
4. For some employers returning
the data which is not within
return period (May) inaccordance with tax law, those

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14

15

Documents

Review Content
documents shall be attachedsubject to the return period.
The official approval letter issued
by the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction shallbe in validity at the application
date.

Certificate of
R&D center or
corporate head
office approvedby the Central
Competent
Authority withjurisdiction
Documents
1. Foundation:
relevant to(1) Due to the data transfer
Article 37 offrom the Ministry ofReview Criteria
Finance, the application(foundation,from 1 January to 31 May
association,at the year may be
administrative
exempted from being
corporate or
attached to the tax returninternationalof the agency, association
non-government
and its operation
organization)organization. However,subject to the case theemployer may be asked toattach it (Announcement
No. 10405118501 on 23
September 2015 by
Ministry of Labor).
(2) The information shall beverified by National
Taxation Bureau with seal
if it was attached by theemployer.
(3) $5 million or more ofbusiness expenses for the
recent year or averagebusiness expenses for thelast 3 years.
2. Association(1) The member list for the
recent year shall be
attached. However, it may
be exempted from theother approved
applications within the45

NoticeAlthough foundation istax-exempt entity, thebusiness expenses are
required to be returned inaccordance with tax law.

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Review Content
same year.
(2) Members shall be 50 or
more.

Notice3. Administrative corporate:
Approval of establishment ofadministrative corporate issued
by the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction inaccordance with law.

16

17

18

Original
employment
approval letter

4. International non-governmentorganization: certificate or
approval letter of establishment
of office, secretariat, head
office or branch in Taiwan by
the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction.
1. The employment period ofextension application shall be
succeeded by that of original
employment.
2. The original employment
approval letter shall be
attached for the application ofextension and information
change.

The extension application
shall be submitted 4 months
before the expiration of
employment approval. For
the employment period lessthan 6 months, the employer
shall submit application after
2/3 of employment period
passed. Any application
submitted earlier will be
returned.
The description 1. Each field must not be empty
1. The application ofof specificfor cook application in A02
administrative chef ofreason andtransportation businesstourism hotel may bepositive benefits(tourism hotel business) or A15
exempted.
of foreign cook(dining business).
2. The dining preparation
employment
2. The description and list of
staff listed in theand employee
actual dining preparation staff
description shall not
list
include the number ofinclude cleaners andemployed locals and foreign
waiters.
workers as well as foreign
workers in this application.
Contract entered Employers employing foreign(For the review principles forinto by theworkers to teach cooking in craminternationally renowned

company andschools under A15 shall submit

culinary institutes and46

Serial No.

Documents

Review Content

thethe contract; the cram schools

international licenses, seeinternationallyshall be established in accordanceAppendix 2)

renownedwith the Supplementary Education

culinaryAct.

institute
19

Certification

Foreign workers employed to

documentteach cooking in short-term cramissued by theschools under A15 shall submit

internationallythe certification document.

renowned
culinary
institute
20

International
culinary license

21

Proof of work inforeign catering
industry for five
years or more

22

Proof ofteaching in theinternationallyrenowned
culinary
institute for twoyear or more

23

NoticeProof of good
conduct

1. Foreign workers employed toteach cooking in short-term
cram schools under A15 forthe first time shall submit

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Noticeproof of good conduct.
2. The proof of good conduct
without criminal records
nationwide shall be issued by
the country of the employedforeign worker in the last six
months.
3. The proof of good conduct iswaived for foreign workers
having received the full-time
employment permit to teachforeign languages inshort-term cram schools from
the Ministry of Labor.
24

Proof of marital

Foreign spouses residing in

Foreign spouses are required

relationshipcompany with foreign

to submit proof of maritalprofessionals shall submit proof

relationship when applyingof marital relationship with thefor the dependent alien

foreign professionals when being

resident certificate with theemployed to perform part-time

National Immigration

work.

Agency, Ministry of theInterior. In case of any doubts
about the review, please seek
advice from the agency.

25

Statement of

1. Foreign spouses residing in

The statement shall specify

total working

company with foreign

the total working hours of thehours in theprofessionals shall receive theforeign worker and the period

most recent year

hourly salary or income no less of work; the period of workthan that announced by the48

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Noticecentral competent authority

specified in the copy of salary

when being employed towithholding certificate.

perform part-time work.

(Taking the salary from

2. To review the compliance ofJanuary to December 2017hourly salaries paid to foreignfor example, the total

spouses, employers shallworking hours in the said

submit the statement of total

period shall be calculated)working hours in the mostrecent year at the time ofextension. The hourly salary is
calculated by the total salarypaid in the previous year or themost recent year divided by
the total working hours.

495. Other Regulations
Serial No.
1

Item
Ad-hocconsultation:
foreign worker
qualifications (2and 5 years
workingexperiences
exempted)

Relevant Regulations and
Description
1. Ad-hoc consultation refers to
those foreign worker
qualifications exempted fromadministrative rules by the
Ministry of Labor:(1) Those who have Bachelor
degree and were exemptedfrom 2 years working
experiences including:a. who were employed by thecompany achieved
Certification Letter ofOperation Scope ofCorporate Head Office orApproval Letter of Local
and Foreign Corporate to
Set Up R&D Center in
Taiwan issued by Ministryof Economic Affairs or
Certification Letter of
Outstanding Manufacturer
for Electronic Information
International Partner which
is valid within one year
from the next day of award
date or are under 10
technical service providers
listed in the attachment 9,Paragraph 1, Article 5 ofPart Reward Regulations
for New, Important andStrategic Industry under
Manufacturing andTechnical Service Sector.
b. who were employed by thecompany located in thescience park and engage indesign, improvement ofindustry technology or
R&D, management andrelevant research, businesspromotion in foreign

50

NoticeThe working experiences
which were exempted fromproject consultation shall be
proposed by the employer
with supporting documents inthe application.

Serial No.

Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description
special language area andmarket research requiredby production of goods orservices.
c. who were employed by thecompany located in thefree economic pilot zones.
d. who were employed by the
new company founded lessthan 5 years and satisfied
Identification Principles
for New Business with
Innovation Capacity in theoutstanding venture
proposal (see page 52 fordetails).
e. who are foreign students,
overseas Chinese students
and other Chinese students
graduated from local
public or filed private
universities or colleges
since August 2011
(Executive Order No.
10398016741 on 7 January
2015 by the Ministry ofLabor).
(2) Those who were exemptedfrom 5 years working
experiences: foreign
workers employed by a new
business with innovation
capability specificallyconsented by centralcompetent authority after
consultation with central
supervisory authority inaccordance with
Subparagraph 4, Article 5(Executive Order No.
10405050451 on 1 May
2015 by the Ministry ofLabor).
2. Case consultation (Paragraph51

NoticeSerial No.

2

Item

Ad-hocconsultation:
employerqualifications(capital, turnoverand performance
exempted)

Relevant Regulations and
Description
1, Article 6 of Examination
Standard) refers to theapplication submitted by theemployer for the foreign worker
graduated from university andexempted from 2 years working
experiences after consultation.
1. Ad-hoc consultation refers to
those employer qualifications
exempted from administrative
rules by the Ministry of Labor
including:(1) the company in the freeeconomic pilot zones withbusiness registration issuedby competent authority.
(2) the new company founded
less than 5 years andsatisfied Identified
Principles for New Businesswith Innovation Capacity inthe outstanding venture
proposal with the certificate
for following circumstances:a. Acquired NTD$2 million
or more of local or foreign
venture capital.
b. Registered at Go
Incubation Board in Taipei
Exchangec. Applied for patent in ourcountry or transferred or
authorized patent by theowner with registration atIntellectual Property
Office, Ministry of
Economic Affairs.
d. Entered Taiwan Startup
Stadium (TSS) approved
by Executive Yuan andbusiness incubator
operated by, cooperated
with or evaluated as
excellent for the recent 3

52

Notice

The capital, turnover, andperformance which were
exempted from project
consultation shall be
proposed by the employer
with proof documents in theapplication.

Serial No.

Item

3

Other
consultations:foreign worker
qualifications

4

Other
consultations –employer

Relevant Regulations and
Description
years by Ministry of
Economic Affairs.
e. Application company orowner was awarded at
local or foreign
representative venture or
design competition(Executive Order No.
10405033951 on 1 May
2015 by Ministry ofLabor).
2. Case consultation (Subparagraph
5, Article 36 of Examination
Standard) refers to theapplication submitted by theemployer and exempted fromthe limitation of turnover, capitaland performance after
consultation.
1. Subparagraph 2, Article 19 of
Examination Standard: Themodel of single pilot seat unmet
the regulations at preceding
paragraph in the same
subparagraph but with special
work nature and skills may beapproved by the Central
Competent Authority after
consultation with the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction.
2. The healthcare professional or
technical personnel in the
Subparagraph 2, Article 27 of
Review Criteria unmet theregulation of Subparagraph 1
may be recognized by theCentral Competent Authority
after consultation with theCentral Competent Authority
with jurisdiction..
1. The medical institution in Article
28 of Examination Standard
unmet subparagraphs 1 to 4 may

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5

Item

Relevant Regulations andNoticeDescription
qualifications
be recognized for foreign worker
employment in accordance with
Subparagraph 5 the Central
Competent Authority after
consultation with the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction..
2. The environmental protection
business in Subparagraph 5,
Article 30 of Examination
Standard unmet Subparagraph 1
to 4 may be recognized forforeign worker employment inaccordance with Subparagraph 5by the Central Competent
Authority after consultation with
the Central Competent Authority
with jurisdiction..
Validity period of 1. According to Article 52 of
1.The Ministry of Labor may
the work permit
Employment Service Act, thedecide it based on thelongest validity period of work
application of employer andpermit is 3 years. The validity ofcircumstance of the case aswork permit shall be approved
well as visit or activate
based on the above regulation,
consultation mechanism
application by the employer andwhen necessary.
the signed contract.
2. For those foreign workers who
apply to work in Taiwan withrelated work experience of 10
years or more and salary of
NT$80,000 or more with areference letter in accordancewith Subparagraph 4, Article 5of examination standard:(1) New employment: a work
permit with up to one year
validity will be granted.
(2) Extension: a work permit withup to three years validity will
be granted.
3. Those foreign workers who
apply to work in Taiwan bymeeting the Qualifications of
Employer – Consultation

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6

Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description(Paragraph 5, Article 36 of
examination standard) will be
granted a work permit with one
year validity:(1) New employment: a work
permit will be granted for ayear from the date of issuance(to the end date prescribed in
the application and contract).
(2) Extension: a work permit will
be granted on the date ofissuance for a year to the end
date of the employment permit(or the end date prescribed in
the application and contract).
(3) For applications for new
employment or extension ofother foreign workers
submitted by employers during
the review period, the periodof the work permit shall be up
to the same period of the casethrough consultation.
4. The foreign spouses of foreign
workers employed to perform
work prescribed in
Subparagraphs 1~6, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of the Act, who
reside in company with themshall perform part-time work
prescribed in Article 4 of
examination standard for aperiod less than the approved
period of work of the foreign
professionals.
Limitation of
1. Category A worker of businessapproved persons
office: Principally, one category
B representative and one
category A professional andtechnical worker will beapproved for the application offoreign business office.
2. The approval percentage of
cooks: the total valid number of55

Notice2. If foreign professionals
have multiple work permits,
the employers of theirforeign spouses may request
the period of multiple work
permits in one application.
The Ministry of Labor willapprove the multiple
part-time work permits withthe periods of employment
separately attached to thework permits of foreign
professionals.
3. If the work permit of aforeign professional isrevoked due to early
dismissal or other causes,
the part-time work permitof the foreign spouseresiding in company withthe foreign professional
shall also be revoked.
1. If two or more category A
professional and technicalworkers were required by
the office, the approvalshall be reviewed after the
specific description wasprovided.
2. One staff will be approved
for new dining company

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7

Item

Relevant Regulations andNoticeDescription
persons approved (including theor department which was
number of persons requested infounded less than 1 year
this application and approved)
without the limitation ofshall not exceed 1/2 of the actual
1/2 number of persons.
dining preparation staff.
3. Please refer The Statistics
3. According to Article 15 ofof Local Trained Pilots
Review Criteria, the number ofand Employed Foreign
total foreign pilots shall not be
Pilots in Our Civil
exceed the number of local
Aviation Transportation
pilots self-trained for the last 7
Industry provided by Civil
years since application date andAeronautics
2.5 times of the number of
Administration, thepersons in the self-train local
Ministry of Transportation
pilot program in the year.
and Communications toapprove the upper limit of
total number of foreign
pilots in the year for eachairline company.
4. Except for thecircumstance listed in theleft side, the employer
shall be asked to provide
description for thenecessity of employment if
there is any doubt for thenumber of employedforeign workers by theemployer. A visit orconsultation with theCentral Competent
Authority with jurisdiction
will be activated whennecessary.
The treatment
It shall be treated in accordance
1. For the employer who
principle ofwith Article 46-1 of Regulations on
submits extension
extension
the Permission and Administration
application when original
application for an of the Employment of Foreign
employment expired, it
overdue
Workers.
shall be treated as new
employment
employment application,and the salary shall be
reviewed.
2. For exceptional cases thatthe employer submit
re-application within 1556

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Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description

Noticedays from original
employment overdue date(description letter shall be
attached and it is limited toonce only) in accordancewith Article 46-1 ofRegulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of Foreign
Workers, the extension
application shall beconsented andemployment period shallbe traced (Examiner shallnote in the system so thatno re-application shall be
submitted based on thisnext time).

8

Document for
employmenttransfer

9

The repeal
sanction forcompany
dissolution

According to Article 53 of
Employment Service Act, newemployer will be required to ensure
whether the foreign worker replaces
employer if he/she was employedby other employers during
employment application:
1. Yes: please provide termination
certificate between the foreign
worker and original employer.
2. No: it will be regarded as parttime work and documents may
be exempted.
The sending object of repeal letter
1. For those employers whoof employment approval and thewere known to betreatment principles for dissolved
dissolved and are undercompany with valid foreign worker
liquidation through theemployment record in the system of
website relevant to the
Ministry of Labor are as below:
court, it shall be known
1. Employer:that whether the company(1) Dissolved and under
had liquidated, bankrupted
liquidation: Its object isor settled debt.
application unit (owner) and 2. The foreign worker’s
it was sent to the address of
immigration status shall bebusiness registration.
known through the website

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Item

10

Statement ofpicking up in
person11

Principle ofaffixing with seal

Relevant Regulations and
Description(2) Bankrupted and under debt
cleanup: Its object isinsolvency administrator
and it was sent to contact orpermanent address provided
by the court of local
jurisdiction.
(3) Dissolved and liquidated or
bankrupted and debt settled:
it doesn’t need to be sent
due to the legal person iseliminated and there is noobject for sanction.
(4) Original company
discontinued fromreorganization or merger: it
doesn’t need to be sent due
to the legal person iseliminated and there is noobject for sanction.
2. Foreign worker:(1) still in the country: it wassent to residence address inthe application or address ofcompany operation
registration if it is notprovided. However, service
by publication shall be used
for company with conditionof 1(3) and (4) above.
(2) left our country or neverenter to work: it was sent toaddress of company
operation registration basedon service by publication.
For those would like to pick up in
person, please fill out and submit
your statement of picking up in
person at the counter in the
Ministry of Labor. Registered mailis not accepted.
For the copied document attachedin the application, the words of “inconformity with the original” shall58

Noticeof National Immigration
Agency, the Ministry of
the Interior.

Principally, the document
attached by the employer
shall be affixed with the seal

Serial No.

12

Item

Documents
translation

Relevant Regulations and
Description
be noted with the seal of
application unit and owner.

The Chinese translation for
documents submitted by theemployer shall be attached if those
documents are not made in
Chinese.
(Lao-Dong-Fa-Guan-Zi Order No.
10605185961 dated October 11,

13

Documents
verification2017 by the Ministry of Labor)
If the certificate was issued by thecountry in the announced list,
verification from our missions shallbe made first (Executive Order No.
1040508120 on 21 July 2015 by
Ministry of Labor).

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Noticeof application unit and owner.
However, except that theapplication and list shall beaffixed with official seal, theseal for other documents inthe application fromgovernment agency or school
may be replaced by the sealof unit or department.

Appendix 1. Review Principles for Mainland China Education of Foreign
Workers Applying for Employment Permit to Perform Professional
and Technical Work
1.

2.

3.

The Ministry of Labor adopts the same approach as the Ministry of Education regarding thedegree of a foreign worker conferred in mainland China. The colleges/universities where foreign
workers received their degrees in mainland China shall be included in the list of the Ministry of
Education, and their degrees shall be in accordance with the Regulations Governing Recognitionof Degrees Conferred in Mainland China. Foreign workers having studied in colleges/
universities or institutes in mainland China from September 18, 1992 to September 3, 2010 are
required to apply for a degree examination; those studying in colleges/ universities or institutes
in mainland China after September 3, 2010 are required to apply for degree recognition(verification).
According to Articles 4 and 5 of the Regulations Governing Recognition of Degrees Conferredin Mainland China, those applying for the recognition of degrees received from colleges/
universities or institutes in mainland China shall submit related proof of graduation to the unit
(National Chung Hsing University) designated by the Ministry of Education. For related
procedures, visit the website at http://emhd.nchu.edu.tw/VMHD.
To avoid making degree examination and recognition an obstacle to corporate recruitment,
applications with degrees conferred in mainland China attached shall be reviewed according to
the following regulations:(1)

If foreign workers receive the proof of graduation from colleges/universities in mainland
China included in the list of the Ministry of Education, their degrees shall be recognized inprinciple; in addition, the letter of approval shall specify the right of revocation and thatthe applicant shall submit the data within the given time limit after the degree isrecognized in accordance with the Regulations Governing Recognition of Degrees
Conferred in Mainland China. Where applications meet the aforesaid requirements fordegrees, the letter of approval shall specify the following: “According to the Regulations
Governing Recognition of Degrees Conferred in Mainland China, the applicant shallsubmit the qualified proof of education by ○○(mm) ○○(dd), ○○○○(yyyy). If the proof of
education is not submitted within the said time limit or the proof of education is notrecognized, the Ministry of Labor will revoke the employment permit.”(2) The time limit mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be based on the degree
conferred in the mainland China. The time limit is as follows:
A. Having studied in colleges/ universities or institutes in mainland China from
September 18, 1992 to September 3, 2010:
a. For those holding a Bachelor’s degree and applying for the employment permit on or
before April 30, the Ministry of Labor shall specify that they shall submit the proof of
education issued by the Ministry of Education on or by November 30 of the same year60

as the review and issuance of the employment permit. For those holding a Bachelor’s
degree and applying for the employment permit after April 30, the Ministry of Labor
shall specify that they shall submit the proof of education issued by the Ministry of
Education on or by November 30 of the year following the review and issuance of theemployment permit.
b. For those holding a Master’s or doctorate and applying for the employment permit on
or before April 30, the Ministry of Labor shall specify that they shall submit the proofof education issued by the Ministry of Education on or by January 31 of the following
year as the review and issuance of the employment permit. For those holding a
Master’s degree or doctorate and applying for the employment permit after April 30,
the Ministry of Labor shall specify that they shall submit the proof of education issued
by the Ministry of Education on or by November 30 of the year following thereview and issuance of the employment permit.
B. Studying in colleges/ universities or institutes in mainland China after September 3,
2010:
At the review and issuance of the employment permit, the Ministry of Labor shallspecify that applicants shall submit the letter of approval of education issued by the
Ministry of Education within six months.
(3) Reviewers shall also mark in the Foreign Worker Submission and the Foreign Worker
Information Maintenance of the Foreign Professional Application Review System and(4)

review the status on a regular basis.
When the end date of employment of foreign workers is earlier than the time limit ofsubmission, it is known at the time of review that it is impossible for employers to submit
the data within the time limit regardless of the proof of graduation fromcolleges/universities in mainland China recognized by the Ministry of Education; in thiscase, employers are required to submit data within 30 days according to the principles forprocessing of general applications. The employment permit will not be granted if the said
data are not submitted within 30 days.

61Appendix 2. Review Principles for Internationally Renowned Culinary Instituteand International Licenses of Culinary Instructors
1.

The review principles for internationally renowned culinary institute and international licenses
are based on the list provided by the Ministry of Education below:(1) Internationally Renowned Culinary InstituteInternationally Renowned Culinary InstituteYear ofBranchFoundation

CountryType

US

Dessert/
Cooker 1984yCulinary Institute of America
http://www.ciachef.edu/about-the-cia/

US

Dessert/
Cooker 1946yCulinary Arts Academy
http://www.culinaryartsswitzerland.com/en/

Switzerlan Cooker
1997
d
y

International Culinary Center
http://www.internationalculinarycenter.com/

Lenôtrehttp://www.lenotre.com/l-univers-lenotre/notre-histoire. France
html
Tokyo Confectionery School

New York,
California,
Texas, andSingapore

Dessert 1971

Japan

Dessert 1954

Tokyo

US

Dessert/
Cooker 1980yVermont

Italy

Dessert/
Cooker 1991
y36
countries

Ferrandi| The French School of Culinary Arts
http://www.ferrandi-paris.fr/en

FranceDessert/
Cooker 1920
y

Paris

Ecole Nationale Superieure de Patisserie
http://www.ensp-adf.com/

FranceDessert 1984

YssingeauxFranceDessert/
Cooker 1974yFranceDessert/
Cooker 1990yhttp://www.tokyoseika.ac.jp/summary.html
New England Culinary Institutehttp://www.neci.edu/about-neci/
Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF)
http://www.icif.com/en/about-us/history/

Institut National de la Boulangerie Pâtisserie
http://www.inbp.com/
Institute Paul Bocuse
http://www.institutpaulbocuse.com/

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International Academy of Italian Cuisine in Lucca
Italy
http://www.italiancuisine.it/italian_cooking_school.php

Dessert/
Cooker 1985yVatel International Business School Hotel & Tourism
Management
http://www.vatel-madrid.es/en

FranceDessert/
Cooker1981
y/HospitalitySpain

Cookery/Hospi 1966
talityFranceDessert/
Cooker 1895y

H-e St POL Barcelona
http://santpol.edu.es/en/
Le Cordon Bleu
https://www.cordonbleu.edu/our-story/en

31
campuses /4
Continents

50 schools/ 20
countries(2) International Licenses

2.

Country

LicenseFrance

CAP: Certificat d'Aptitudes Professionelles

France

BEP: Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles

CanadaRed Seal Certification

Japan

Cook certificate

Japan

Confectionery hygienist certificate

America

CMC: Certified Master Chef

Italy

ICMC: International Certified Master Chef

Institutes not listed above and cases in dispute will not be reviewed and approved. Addition to
the list will be evaluated by the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Education on acase-by-case basis.

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