AP-107-V01

Operational Manual for Reviewing Employment
Permit Application of Foreign Professional andTechnical Workers (Points System for the Overseas
Chinese and Foreign Students Graduating in Taiwan)

Published on January 2018

Contents
1.

Job Items and Description ................................................................................... 2

2.

Qualifications of Foreign Worker ....................................................................... 10

3.

Qualifications of Employer ................................................................................. 15

4.

Documents for Application ................................................................................. 25

5.

Supplementary Table of Points System for the Graduates or above of Overseas
Chinese and Foreign Students in Taiwan – List of Documents for Application
and Notices ........................................................................................................... 44

6.

Other Regulations ............................................................................................... 56

Appendix 1. Review Principles for Mainland China Education of Foreign Workers
Applying for Employment Permit to Perform Professional and TechnicalWork.........................................................................................................64
Appendix 2. Review Principles for Internationally Renowned Culinary Institutes andInternational Licenses of Culinary
Instructors.....………………………………………………………...…66
Manual Instructions:This operational manual was published to make information public and improve
the transparency 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 –Points System forOverseas Chinese and Foreign Students Graduating in Taiwan
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.
(c) Foreign workers teaching cooking in short-term cram schools established2

by corporations.
(2) Description:
Code
A01

Job ItemConstruction andmaintenance orarchitecturetechniques

A02

Transportation
1. Work relevanttotransportation
business

2. Work relevant
to shipping 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 transportation
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 aswell as any work which can help toimprove R&D of technology.

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Review Principles
1. The category and job item
based on foreign worker’s
job description that
employer fills in theapplication form shall be
met with regulations ofreview 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
shall achieve practicequalification. For thoseCode

Job Item

3. Work relevant
to postalbusiness

4. Work relevanttotelecommunicat
ions business

Detailed Description
Review Principles
2-4 Training and management of
who meet certain practicepersonnel engaged in the maritime
method and condition, theybusiness as well as any work whichshall meet laws andcan help to improve development
regulations of the Centralof maritime business.
Competent Authority withjurisdiction 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 andReview Criteria. If thetechnical instruction of
employer is general
telecommunication equipment

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Job Item

5. Work relevant
to tourism
business

6. Work relevant
to meteorology
business

Detailed Description
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
purchased from abroad that canhelp to improve R&D of

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aviation 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

Detailed Description
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.

7. Planning andmanagement
relevant to thebusinesses
above
Finance andtaxation
1. Work relevant
1-1 Planning, research, analysis,
to securities and management or new technology
futures business 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.
2. Work relevant
Financial business: deposit, credit,
to financial
investment, trust, foreign exchange
businessand other relevant financial
business identified by centralcompetent authority after
consultation with central
supervisory authority as well asplanning, research, analysis,
management and consultation ofbusinesses above.
3. Work relevant
Insurance business: claim,
to insurance
underwriting, actuarial science,business
investment, information,
reinsurance, agency, brokerage,
training, notary, engineering, risk
management or new technology
introduction of life and property
insurance.
4. Work to assist
Work to assist treatment of

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Code

A04

Job Itemtreatment ofaccounting
issues
5. Work to treat
businessregulated by
Certified Public
Accountant Act
Real estate agency

A05

Immigration
service

A06

Attorney or patent
attorney
Technician
Healthcare

A07
A08

Detailed Description
accounting issues.

Work 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.

2.

A09

Environmental
protection

1.
2.
3.

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.
Other medical professionals or
technicians identified to be
recruited for medical andhealth business by centralcompetent authority after
consultation with central
supervisory authority.
Talent training
R&D of technology
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Job Item

A10

Cultural, sports andrecreational
services
1. Work of
publishingbusiness

2. Work of movie
business
3. Work of
wireless, cableand satellite
radio andtelevisionbusiness(program
supply businessincluded)
4. Work of artsand sports
servicesbusiness

5. Work of library
and archive
business

6. Work of
museum,historic site andother cultural
assetspreservation

Detailed Description
maintenance 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

Job Item
institutions
7. Work ofrecreational
servicesbusiness
Academic research
Vet
Manufacturing

A14

Wholesale

A15

Other works
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
concern that the work offoreign 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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Relevant Laws and Regulations

Review Principles

Generalqualifications

1. Application period andpermit quota:(1) The permit quota is 2,500
from 1 January 2018 to 31
December 2018.
(2) Those foreign students,
overseas Chinese students
and other Chinese
students (hereinafterreferred to as overseas
Chinese and foreign
students) receiving
employment permit bypoints system shall not becounted in the quota of
the preceding two items.
(Please see
Announcement No.
10605214751 on 3
January 2018 by the
Ministry of Labor for
reference.)
2. Overseas Chinese andforeign students with
Bachelor degree or above
and 70 points or more
(Article 5-1 of Review
Criteria). Among the 8 itemsin the points system, all
documents shall be assessedby points except that the
diploma of Bachelor degree
or above which wasachieved in Taiwan isrequired.
3. Please refer to the
supplementary table ofpoints system for theoverseas Chinese and1. Graduate of any year is
acceptable.
2. The Ministry of Labor shallreview those applications byorder of receipt date and grant
employment permit within thepermit quota. The qualified
application applied in the dateof full quota may be approved.
(The usage of permit quota
and due date from full quota
will be published in time at:www.wda.gov.tw/ latest
news.)
3. For any incomplete
application,(1) it shall be completed withinrequired period and may
apply for extension once
within one month if it can’t
be completed before due
date. For incomplete
application without
submitting supplemental
documents, it shall be
re-submitted if employment
is still required.
(2) If permit quota is full
during required period, theemployment permit shallnot be issued. For any
application with
employment requirement, it
shall be treated inaccordance with theregulation of Review
Criteria of Employment of
Foreign Professional.
4. The quota of employment

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Specificqualifications

Relevant Laws and Regulations

Review Principles

foreign students graduatingin Taiwan – List of
documents for applicationand notices.

permit is based on the number
of approved foreign workers.
If the employer terminates
employment contract earlier,the issued quota shall not bereleased for application. The
application of employment
permit from new employer ofoverseas Chinese and foreign
students who receive
employment permit may not
be listed in the permit quota.
1. The professional qualificationor certificate required for theforeign worker shall beidentified based on eachsubparagraph.

Review criteria:
1. A culinary instructor as
mentioned in Paragraph 15,
Article 4 shall meet thefollowing requirements:(1) Certified by aninternational culinary
institute having 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 andteaching ininternationallyrenowned 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 leaderof tourism business shallachieve practice license;
manager of travel11

2. The certificate, valid test
certificate and medical
certificate of the foreign
worker listed at left side
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Relevant Laws and Regulations

Review Principles

business shall achieve
leader, aircraft shipping or
certificate of manager.
trial flight, aircraft pilot(2) The personnel of aircraft
training, aircraft operation,
shipping or trial flightpilot of local general aviation
shall achieve pilot
business and visa of aircraft
qualification, valid test
engine, body or
certificate of model
communication electronics
employer required andshall be still valid during
medical certificate.
application of employment(3) The pilot of aircraft shallpermit.
achieve trainer
3. The application for pilot of
qualification, valid test
hot-air balloon shall attach
certificate of modelcertificate of foreign worker
employer required andengaged in tethered hot-air
medical certificate.
balloon operation issued by(4) The pilot of aircraft
operation shall achieve
Civil Aeronautics
qualification of civil
Administration, Ministry ofaviation pilot, valid test
Transportation andcertificate of model
Communications.
employer required andmedical certificate.
(5) The pilot of local generalaviation business shallachieve pilot
qualification, valid test
certificate of model
employer required andqualified medical
certificate.
(6) The personnel who
engage in visa relevant toaircraft engine, body orcommunicationelectronics shall havevalid test certificate and5 years or more ofworking experiences
relevant to aircraft
maintenance or related
technical areas.
3. The personnel of real estate
brokerage in Article 22 shallachieve real estate broker

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certificate issued bymunicipality or county (city)
competent authority or realestate broker certificate
issued by the institution orgroup designated by central
supervisory authority.
4. The personnel of immigration
businesses mentioned in
Article 23 shall meet one of
the following requirements:(1) have engaged inconsultation andbrokerage associatedwith 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
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
shall be attorney of R.O.C. orsolicitor of foreign law.
6. The patent attorney in Article
25.1 shall have qualificationof patent attorney.
7. The practice technician in
Article 26 shall achieve thepractice license issued bycentral supervisory authority
in accordance withProfessional Engineers Act.
4. The application for the
8. The personnel at medical

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institution in Article 27 shallbe doctor, traditional Chinese
physician, dentist,
pharmacist, medicallaboratory scientist,
radiologist, physicaltherapist, occupational
therapist, registered nurse,
nutritionist, clinicalpsychologist, consultative
psychologist, respiratory
therapist, speech therapist,
audiologist, certified dental
technician and midwife withprofessional medical
certificate.
9. The vet in Article 33 shallachieve vet certificate issued
by the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction.

personnel at medical
institution in Article 27 of
Examination Standard: Before
the foreign worker took
technical exam and achieved
medical certificate issued bycompetent authority, he/she
may attach acceptancetranscript by Ministry of
Examination as alternative
one. (There are 2 tests for
doctor examination. It shallsubject to the pass mark in the
2nd test.)

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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 work 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 “5. Other Regulations – Project Consultation”
for consultation regulations.
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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(2)

Qualifications
Regulations forthe salaries of
employedforeign worker

The businessemployerrequired tocorrespond andadditional
permit, practicelicense or filing
approval he/she
required toachieve

Relevant Regulations
1. Points System for the Overseas
Chinese and Foreign Students
Graduating in Taiwan is not
subject to the currently
announced monthly average
payroll.
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 hourlysalary 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

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Although point system is not
subject to the currently
announced monthly average
payroll, the minimum payrollof the business applicable toLabor Standards Act shall not
be less than that announced
in the Labor Standards Act.

1. The 2 years or more ofconstruction experiencesin Article 9 refer 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

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Competent Authority with(city) government shalljurisdiction (A02, Article 10).
not be recognized as the
3. Finance and taxation (A03,
permit issued by the
Article 21):
Central Competent(1) The employer who hires
Authority withforeign workers to engage
jurisdiction forin securities, futures,transportation business infinance, insurance andArticle 10.
accounting business shallachieve certificate of
securities, futures, financeor insurance business
operation issued by theCentral 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 in17

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technician 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 firmand 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 and18Serial No.

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book, 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
in production, editing,directing, art, promotion,
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

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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
assets preservation shallachieve 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
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jurisdiction (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
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, Article
4).

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3. The employers of foreign
workers employed toteach cooking inaccordance with
Paragraph 14, Article 4,
shall be corporations(application subject)established in accordancewith the Company Act,and the workplace shall be
the cram schools

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Relevant Regulations(3)-1

Regulations forcapital,turnover andwork
performance

1. Local company:(1) Established less than 1 year:
a. NTD$5 million or more ofpaid-in capital.
b. NTD$10 million or moreof turnover.
c. USD$1 million or more ofimport and export
performance.
d. USD$400,000 or more ofagency commission.
(2) Established more than 1
year:
a. NTD$10 million or moreof turnover for the recent
year or average turnoverfor previous 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 charge

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subordinate to thecorporations.
The performance certificate
of representative officeincludes such documents astechnical cooperation,
contract or trade agreement,
negotiation and bill withclients.

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Examination Principles

of 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(3)-2

consultation)
6. The foreign spouses of foreign
workers employed to perform
work prescribed in
Subparagraphs 1~6, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of the Act,
residing in company withthem may perform part-timework prescribed in Article 4 of
examination standard without
being subject to the aforesaid
restrictions on capital,
turnover and performance.
R&D center or
Receiving Official Letter ofcorporate headcertifying the Scope of
office approved Corporate’s Operation Headby the 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 fundadministrative
for those foundations
corporation or
established less than 1 year
internationaland NTD$5 million or more of
non-government
business expenses for theorganization
recent year or averagebusiness expenses for the last23

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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Examination Principles
3 years for those foundations
established more than 1 year.
2. Association: Members shall be
50 or more.
3. Administrative corporation:
Administrative corporation
established by law.
4. International non-governmentorganization: The office,secretariat, head office orbranch approved to set up in
Taiwan by central supervisory
authority.
5. For foreign workers employedto perform work prescribed in
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
restrictions on capital,
turnover and performance.

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1

Documents
Original receipt
of examination
fee

Review Content
1. Information on receipt of theexamination fee shall be
specified in the application
form, so receipt of theexamination fee may be
exempted. However, it shallbe subject to the case and theemployer may be asked toattach it. (Announcement No.
10405118501 on 23
September 2015 by Ministryof Labor)
2. Examination 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 (mistakenlypaid) review fee: The
employer will be asked tofill out application form,
check refund type andattach original receipt ofoverpaid (mistakenlypaid) review fee forrefund.
6. For profit-seeking
enterprises or businesses
paying the examination
fee for the employment

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2

Application
form ofemployment offoreign
professionals(points system
for the overseas
Chinese andforeign students
graduating in
Taiwan)3

List ofemployedforeign workers(points system
for the overseas
Chinese andNoticepermit of 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 filledunified business no. ofup separately.
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 thein A11 academic researchseal of unit; unit address shalland under the program ofbe the 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 theagency for treatment, the field
application if the requiredof agency name, number,fields are not completely
professional signature, agency
filled up.
seal, person in charge’s seal
and contact phone number
shall be filled up.
4. The seal of unit and ownershall be 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.
gender, nationality or area,
2. Point system is notdate of birth, passport number,subject to the currently
employment period,
announced monthly
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foreign students
graduating in
Taiwan)

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
4

Evaluation sheet 1.
of employmentof overseas
Chinese and2.
foreign students
graduating in
TaiwanNotice
Review Content
education, monthly (hourly) or
average payroll, thesession salary, title, work andminimum payroll of theaddress in Taiwan, andbusiness applicable toinformation on foreign
Labor Standards Act shallprofessionals must not be
not be less than thatempty and the photo ofannounced in the Labor
foreign worker must beStandards Act.
attached.
3. 1” or 2” and color or
The personal information shall
black photo are all
be correctly entered based on
acceptable. The photo
passport or travel document.
which was printed along
The period of work shall bewith the list shall be clear
consistent with or less thanand identifiable.
that of contract.
4. The employer will be
The salary shall be consistent
asked to provide
with the employment contract
documents such as theand the regulations governing
copy of factory
the employment of foreign
registration, operation
workers (see page 16 forfacility registration ordetails).
lease contract for proof
The address in Taiwan shall bewhen the address is
consistent with that in theinconsistent with that incorporate businessthe business registration.
registration.
For the field obtained permitof points system: Please checkand actually enter the firstpermit number if the foreign
worker obtained permit bypoints system.
The seal of unit shall beaffixed.
Make sure that each field was 1. Those foreign workers
correctly filled and the seal
who receive permit by
was affixed.
points system andReview its documents for
re-apply it afterwards
review based on checked(extension or employeditems.
by other employers) shallbe re-evaluated. New
points shall be comparedwith previous points foreach item. If the points
for the item wereincreased, supporting
information shall be
attached. It may be
exempted for those items

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5Passport orresident
certificate
photocopy of
employedforeign worker

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 opened 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 avalid dependent alien resident
certificate issued by theimmigration authority.

6

Consent
document oflegal

For foreign worker under 20 years
old, legal representative consent
and his/her passport shall be

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Noticewithout point change.
2. For application
documents for evaluation
item, please refer to 6.
Supplementary Table of
Points System forOverseas Chinese andForeign Students
Graduating in Taiwan –List of Documents forApplication and Notices.
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.
Where there is any
inconsistency between the
passport 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.
1. The calculation of under
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representative

Education offoreign worker

Review Content
attached.

1. The foreign worker name inthe certificate shall beconsistent with that in the list.
2. Make sure that the foreign
worker achieved Bachelor
degree or above in Taiwan.

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Noticeof employment other thanapplication date. For
foreign worker under 20
years old, the document
shall be attached.
2. If legal representative
couldn’t attach passport,other document such as
local ID or driving license
which is enough to proof
his/her identity can bealternative one.
1. Foreigners acquired abachelor degree (or above)in Taiwan are qualified.
Those who earned a higher
degree abroad after
graduated in Taiwan can
submit that diploma toobtain more scores.
2. Principally, the recognizeddocument for education
attainment of foreign
worker shall be diploma,
and certificate or transcript
certificate issued by theschool may be recognizedin certain circumstance(graduation or degree dateshall be specified).
3. Those who earned a higher
degree abroad after
graduated in Taiwan can
submit that diploma toobtain more scores.
(1)For the degree made in
Afghanistan, Algeria,
Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cuba,
Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Laos,
Nepal, Niger, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Senegal,
Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Syria, the Philippines,

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NoticeThailand, Vietnam,
Malaysia and Indonesia
shall be verified by our
missions. The
certificate of foreign
worker working
experiences issued bymultinational company
and certificate ofdegree which wasrecognized as that offoreign 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 ofLabor).
(2)Academic diploma
issued in Mainland area
will suffice only when
the school is on the Listof recognized
universities publishedby the Ministry of
Education (webaddress：
http://emhd.nchu.edu.t
w/VMHD), and will be
reviewed andrecognized as to thecriteria of “Regulations
Governing the
Examination and
Recognition of
Educational
Qualifications from
Mainland Area”. (Forreview principles, see
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Noticeforeign worker notunder those requiredfor verification
mentioned above, theemployer will be asked
for verification if
necessary inaccordance with
Paragraph 3, Article 7
of Regulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the
Employment of
Foreign Workers.
(4) The credits for a degreeof a foreign worker
obtained throughdistance education,
whether the school is
included in the list of
the Ministry of
Education, shall not be
more than 1/2 of total
graduation credits inaccordance with
Regulations Regarding
the Assessment andRecognition of Foreign
Academic Credentials
for Institutions ofHigher Education and
Implementation
Regulations Regarding
Distance Learning by
Universities (Executive
Order No. 0950506890
on 15 December 2006
by Ministry of Labor).
(5) The degree achieved:
Doctor, Master (called“Xiu Shi” in Japan) andBachelor; in addition,please pay special
attention that thedegree of junior college

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Documents

Employment
contract

Review Content

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:

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Noticein Japan or associatedoes not belong to thedegree of Bachelor; anexpert (or professional)
degree in Russia isrecognized as Master
before 1994 andBachelor after 1994.
4. 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.
5. The format and signatureof degree certificate will
be verified to see if there
is any abnormality orsuspect of fraud.
1. The work of foreign
worker shall meet Article
4 of Examination
Standard.
2. If the payroll is the sumof a variety of allowancessuch as overtime pay,
performance bonus andannual bonus to achievemonthly announcement
standard, the detail
payroll structure shall belisted.

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Review Content(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
the list of foreign workers
shall specify the start dateof employment).
4. Salary: is not subject to thecurrently announced monthly
average salary, the basic wageof the business applicable to
the Labor Standards Act shallnot be less than thatannounced in accordance with
the Labor Standards Act.

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Notice3. School shall attach letterof appointment withspecification of
employment period andprovide certificate of
payroll 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 withforeign head office can bedeemed as employment
contract and local
application unit (branch)
may not need to enter
additional contract withthe foreign worker.
5. The labor contract shallmeet regulations of
R.O.C. Any labor contract
against them shall be
invalid.
6. Considering the diverse
types of service,contractual documents
submitted by employers
in association with
employment, appointment
or contract shall beapproved. To implement
employers’
responsibilities under the
Labor Standards Act, theMinistry of Labor adds
the following instructions
to the letter of approval:“Employers and foreign
workers shall follow theregulations of otherapplicable laws, if any,
during the review andSerial No.

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Salarywithholding
certificate (taxwithheld atsourceincluded) (maybe exempted)

Noticeissuance of theemployment permit.”
1. For extension application,
1. The salary withholding
the total foreign worker
certificate may be waived
payment shall be ensured.
due to the data transfer fromIf it is less than average
the Ministry of Finance.
monthly salary (see page
However, the employer may
16 for details), thebe subject to the case
employer shall provide
circumstance and be asked todescription and attach
provide it (Announcement
relevant supportingNo. 10405118501 on 23
document. If no income
September 2015 by Ministryoccurred in Taiwan orof Labor).
local income doesn’t meet
2. Based on the indirect
the regulation, proof of
information from theoffshore payment shall be
Ministry of Finance, theattached. The Central
name and unified business
Competent Authority withno., of withholding unit,
jurisdiction will be asked
name of income recipient andto provide review opinion
total payment shall bewhen necessary.
ensured.
2. When the employer is
3. The year on the information
required to attach salary
withholding certificate,shall be examined:
the list of income or(1) New employment: Salaryconsolidated income tax
withholding certificate
electronic return or
may be exempted
receipt specifying theprincipally. However, thesalary paid to the foreign
employer may be asked toworker may be
attach the salaryrecognized as well.
withholding certificate forprevious year or the recent 3. According to theregulation of tax law, foryear or the local
those who stay in Taiwan
government may be
fewer than 183 days at
invited to have a field visit
previous year shall takeif there is any doubt for the
tax withheld at source
application.
with seal verification by(2) Extension: The employer’s
national taxation bureau.
salary withholding
certificate for previous
year or the recent year
shall be attached. The“previous year or the
recent year” mentioned
above shall be identified
by return period. For
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example,a. The employer who
submits employment
application from 1
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.
1. The photocopy of ID. The
owner of association shallattach valid certificate ofelection.
2. For the owner who is aforeigner, his/her passport orphotocopy of residence
certificate shall be provided.

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Certificate ofowner identity

11

Company
1. Government agency andregistration
public school may not attach(businessit.
registration) or 2. For those companies which
institution filingshall attach establishment
registration(change) registration form:(1) Whether the company nameis 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 first

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Notice1. The passport orphotocopy of residence
certificate shall be invalidity during
application.
2. It shall be consistent withthat in the company
registration (or institution
establishment certificate).

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12

Permit, practicelicense or filing
approval

13

Thesecertificateslisted in Article
36 of Review
Criteria (capital,
turnover andperformance)

Review Content
time, allocation notice of
unified business number
shall be attached to ensure
its correctness.
1. The employer under A1, A2,
A3, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10-5,
A10-6, A11 or A12 shallattach this document. For
example, permit ofconstruction business,
operation license of banking
business, operation license of
securities business, operation
license of insurance business,practice license of medical
institution and registration
approval certificate ofacademic research institution.
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 Ministryof Labor).
2. For new employment andextension application, one of
the following documents shallbe examined to ensure thename, unified business no.,year and amount ofapplication unit meeting thestandard:(1) Capital:a. Attach company

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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

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establishment (change)
registration.
b. The company shall beestablished less than 1
year.
c. NTD$5 million or more of
the specified paid-in
capital.
(2) Turnover:a. Examine annual
profit-seeking enterpriseincome tax return (income
and tax calculation sheet)or Declaration of Sales
and Business Tax (401,402, 403 or 405
statements) which was
returned monthly(bi-monthly).
b. The information shall beverified by National
Taxation Bureau with seal
if it was attached by theemployer.
c. It shall be subject to thesales or operating income,whichever is larger.
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 of Importerand Exporter – Classified
by Trade Performanceprovided by Bureau of
Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Economic Affairs
b. For the application
involved with triangulartrade, one of invoice, bankbill and bank money ordershall be attached.
(4) Work performance ofoffice: The performance

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Noticeapproval of employment
application unmet regulations
will be abolished inaccordance with Employment
Service Act.

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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 inspected(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 (current year) andreturned at May as an
example:a. The application time from
1 January 2017 to 31 May
2017: 2015 Income andTax Calculation Sheet orthat from 2013 to 2015
shall be attached.
b. The application time from
1 June 2017 to 31
December 2017: 2016
Income and Tax
Calculation Sheet or thatfrom 2014 to 2016 shall be
attached.
c. The Declaration of Sales
and Business Tax by aBusiness Entity shall
include the return data ofsequential 12 months
before application month.
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application 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
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 average

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

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business expenses for thelast 3 years.

Notice2. Association(1) The member list for the
recent year shall be
attached. However, it may
be exempted from theother approved
applications within thesame year.
(2) Members shall be 50 ormore.
3. Administrative corporate:
Approval of establishment ofadministrative corporate issued
by the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction inaccordance with law.
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.

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Original
employment
approval letter

17

The description 1. Each field must not be emptyof specificfor cook application in A02
reason andtransportation businesspositive benefits(tourism hotel business) orof foreign cook
A15 (dining business).
employment
2. The description and list ofand employee
actual dining preparation staff

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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.
1. The application ofadministrative chef of
tourism hotel may be
exempted.
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list

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include the number of
employed locals and foreign
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 andthethe 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

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Noticeinclude cleaners andwaiters.

Proof ofteaching in theinternationallyrenowned
culinary

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Noticeinstitute for twoyear or more
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Proof of good
conduct

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

42Serial No.

Documents

Review Content

Noticeadvice 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 theshall be consistent with that

central 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.

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5. Supplementary Table of Points System for the Overseas Chinese andForeign Students Graduating in Taiwan – List of Documents forApplication and Notices

1. Education

1. Ph.D.
2. Master
3. Bachelor

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices30
20
10

The photocopy of diplomaof overseas Chinese andforeign students.

The foreign worker shall achieve
Bachelor degree or above in
Taiwan to meet basic qualification.
More points will be obtained if thestudents after graduating in
Taiwan achieve higher educationlevel abroad with diploma.

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2. Salary

1. NTD$47,971 or
more on average
per month.
2. Between
NTD$40,000
and $47,970 on
average permonth.
3. Between
NTD$35,000
and $39,999 on
average permonth.
4. Between
NTD$31,520
and $34,999 on
average permonth.

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices40

The photocopy of labor
contract between theemployer and overseas
Chinese and foreign
students under which theaverage monthly salary (byNTD$), name of bothparties, title, work andemployment period were
specified.

1. The average monthly salary
includes “regular payroll” and“irregular payroll”. The regularsalary includes basic payroll,
professional allowance, a variety
of bonuses released each monthand fixed allowance such as
house, utility, transportation andaccommodation or in-kind
discount. Irregular salary
includes overtime pay, bonuses
and allowances not released
monthly such as holiday bonus,
special holiday bonus and meal
subsidy.
2. Salary system is not subject tothe currently announced
monthly average salary, thebasic wage of the businessapplicable to the Labor
Standards Act shall not be lessthan that announced inaccordance with the Labor
Standards Act. The foreign
spouses of foreign workers
employed to perform the work
prescribed in Subparagraphs
1~6, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of
the Act, who reside in company
with them shall receive an
average hourly salary of no lessthan NT$200 for part-time work
prescribed in Article 4 of
examination standard.

30

20

10

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3. Working Experiences

1. two years or
more
2. between one
year and lessthan two years

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices

20
10

The certificate photocopy offull time local and foreign
working experiences ofoverseas Chinese andforeign students.

1. Where the working experiencesrefer to the working experiences
after Bachelor degree achieved.
2. The foreigner’s working
experiences listed in the
Subparagraph 8-10, Paragraph
1, Article 46 of Employment
Service Act shall not be counted(Letter No. 1031810869 on 15
May 2014 by Ministry ofLabor).
3. For the working experiences
made in Afghanistan, Algeria,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba,
Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Nepal,
Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Syria, the Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Malaysia andIndonesia shall be verified byour missions. The certificate offoreign worker working
experiences issued bymultinational company andcertificate of degree which wasrecognized as that 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 2015by Ministry of Labor).

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4. Qualification for the work

Those who havespecial ability
required by the
position.

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

20

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

The certificate photocopy of
special ability of overseas
Chinese and foreign
students (e.g.: certificate ofprofessional training,
attended courses, skill
examination, award ofcreation and writing
competition and patent).

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Notices

4. According to Article 7 of Act
Governing Relations between
the People of the Taiwan Area
and the Mainland Area, theforeigner’s working experiencesin the mainland China shall be
examined and recognized after
verified by Straits Exchange
Foundation.
5. The relevant working
experiences refer to theforeigner’s local or foreign
working experiences which are
relevant to the work scope andarea of application.
1. The certificate relevant toattended courses includes thetranscript or thesis related to theposition (any score or credit).
2. If the certificate was issued by
the country in the announced
list, verification from our
missions shall be made first(Executive Order No.
1040508120 on 21 July 2015 by
the salary Ministry of Labor andArticle 7 of Act Governing
Relations between the People of
the Taiwan Area and theMainland Area).

5. Chinese ability

1.achieved “fluent”
level or above ofChineseProficiency Test
2.achieved“proficient”
level or above ofChineseProficiency Test
3.achieved“advanced” levelor above ofChineseProficiency Test

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices30

One of following
documents:
1. The certificate photocopy
of “proficient” level orabove of Chinese
Proficiency Test ofoverseas Chinese andforeign students
2. Overseas Chinese andforeign students learned
Chinese before withphotocopy of one offollowing documents:(1) Transcript of Chinesestudied in Taiwan:
a. Fluent: 80 points or
more.
b. Proficient: 70 – 79
points.
c. Advanced: 60 – 69
points.
(2) Certificate of study
hours of Chinese:a. Fluent: studied
Chinese for 960
hours or more in
Taiwan or for 1,920
hours or more inother areas.
b. Proficient: studied
Chinese for 480
hours or more in
Taiwan or for 960
hours or more inother areas.

1. The recognition of transcript ofChinese studied in Taiwan:(1) Chinese related courses were
determined from course
name and description. For
example, the knowledge andapplication of Chinese
language, appreciation andwriting of Chinese literature,
Chinese literature andjudgment, literatureappreciation (exercises
included) as well as
literature and life (exercises
included) (Official LetterNo. 1030145446 on 8
October 2014 by the
Ministry of Education).
(2) Attach supporting
information of Chinese
related courses which was
issued by school teachingunit.
(3) The words of “studied in
Taiwan” refer to the study
period of those who study
Chinese by identity ofoverseas Chinese andforeign students in Taiwan.

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20

48

Points

Point Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Noticesc. Advanced: studied
Chinese for 360
hours or more in
Taiwan or for 720
hours or more inother areas.

2. The recognition of Chinese
proficiency test: The issuance ofcertificate of Test of Chinese as
Foreign Language (TOCFL) isfor the tester who participated“listening” and “reading” test as
well as achieved the same
standard. For those overseas
Chinese and foreign students
who don’t provide thecertificate, the test result of“listening” and “reading” shallbe recognition basis. The points
shall not be given if only one
test result achieved “advanced”
or above. If one test result is“advanced” and the other test
result is “proficient” or “fluent”,
the lower level (advanced) shallbe adopted for point calculation.
3. If the certificate was issued by
the country in the announced
list, verification from our
missions shall be made first(Executive Order No.
1040508120 on 21 July 2015 by
the Ministry of Labor andArticle 7 of Act Governing
Relations between the People of
the Taiwan Area and theMainland Area).

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Point Item

Content & Level

PointsDocuments for Applicationand Explanation

6. Ability of Other Languages

1. with ability of
two or morelanguages otherthan Chinese
2. with ability oflanguage other thanChinese20

One of following
1. The diploma of previous
documents:
education of overseas Chinese
1. The photocopy ofand foreign students shall becertificate of other
diploma of high school inlanguages proficiency test
overseas residence. For thoseof overseas Chinese andwho enrolled high school inforeign students. For
Taiwan by the identity ofexample, certificate ofoverseas Chinese and foreign
Foreign Language
students and provide diploma of
Proficiency Test (FLPT),
previous education (junior highTest of English as aschool), the graduation
Foreign Language
certificate provided by the(TOEFL) and Cambridge
school or Overseas Community
English Language
Affairs Council and issued in
Assessment by The
accordance with the format
Language Training
provided by Ministry of Labor&Testing Center, The
may be accepted as well.
International English
2. If the certificate of test or
Language Testing Systemstudying hours of other(IELTS) by British
languages was issued by theCouncil, Japanesecountry in the announced list,
Language Proficiency
please refer the Executive Order
Test (JLPT) by Taipei
No. 1040508120 on 21 July
Office of Interchange
2015 by Ministry of Labor andAssociation of Japan,
Article 7 of Act Governing
Diplôme d'Etudes en
Relations between the People of
Langue Française (DELF)
the Taiwan Area and theby L'Alliance française deMainland Area for verificationTaïwan, Thefrom our missions.
Goethe-Institut's German
language examinations,
Test Deutsch als
Fremdsprache (TestDaF)
and Russian Proficiency
Test by National
Chengchi University or
Chinese Culture
University.

1050

NoticesPoints

Point Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

2. The photocopy ofcertificate of studying
other languages over 360
hours by overseas
Chinese and foreign
students.
3. The photocopy of
diploma of previous
education of overseas
Chinese and foreign
students.
4. Graduation certificate ofprevious education ofoverseas Chinese, Hong
Kong, Macau and foreign
students which was
issued by the school orOverseas Community
Affairs Council.

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Notices

7. Growing Experiences in Other Countries

Staying in othercountries forsequential 6 years
or morePointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices10

One of the following
certificates of growing
experiences in othercountries for overseas
Chinese and foreign
students by identity:
1. Overseas Chinese
students:(1) Admission issued by
University EntranceCommittee For
Overseas ChineseStudents or theschool.
(2) Admission list at theyear by University
Entrance Committee
For Overseas ChineseStudents.
(3) Admission certificate
issued by University
Entrance Committee
For Overseas ChineseStudents.
(4) The identity
certificate of overseas
Chinese student
issued by the school
he/she achieveddegree.
(5) The identity
certificate of overseas
Chinese student or
certificate of staying
overseas forsequential 6 years ormore issued byOverseas Community
Affairs Council.

The diploma of previous educationof overseas Chinese and foreign
students shall be diploma of highschool in overseas residence. For
those who enrolled high school in
Taiwan by the identity of overseas
Chinese and foreign students andprovide diploma of previous
education (junior high school), thegraduation certificate provided by
the school or Overseas Community
Affairs Council and issued inaccordance with the format
provided by Ministry of Labor
may be accepted as well.

52

Points

Point Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation(6) The photocopy of
diploma of previous
education of overseas
Chinese student atother countries, Hong
Kong or Macau.
2. Students from Hong
Kong or Macau:(1) Admission forstudents from Hong
Kong or Macau
issued by University
Entrance Committee
For Overseas ChineseStudents or theschool.
(2) Admission list at theyear issued by
University EntranceCommittee For
Overseas ChineseStudents.
(3) Admission certificate
issued by University
Entrance Committee
For Overseas ChineseStudents.
(4) The identity
certificate of student
from Hong Kong or
Macau issued by theschool he/sheachieved degree.
(5) The photocopy of
diploma of previous
education of student
from Hong Kong or
Macau.

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NoticesPoints

Point Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

3. Foreign students:(1) Admission issued by
the school that foreign
student achieved thedegree.
(2) The identity
certificate of foreign
student issued by theschool he/sheachieved degree.
(3) The photocopy of
diploma of previous
education of foreign
student in othercountries.

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Notices8. Cooperation with Government Policy

The employees ofenterprise which
follows
government
policies relevant toindustrydevelopment

PointsPoint Item

Content & Level

Documents for Applicationand Explanation

Notices

20

The photocopy of certificate
for the employer’s
cooperation withgovernment policies which
was issued by the Central
Competent Authority withjurisdiction. For example,
1. The outstanding or
potential backbone
business that meets
qualifications.
2. The business that sets uphead office in Taiwan(Recognition letter ofcorporate head office).
3. The business that sets up
R&D center in Taiwan(Approval letter of
execution unit).
4. The business that meets
Identification Principles
for New Business with
Innovation Capacity inthe outstanding venture
proposal.
5. Recognition letter or
certificate for theenterprise following
government policies
which was issued by theCentral Competent
Authority withjurisdiction.

The relevant certificates shall bevalid documents at application
date.

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6. Other Regulations
Serial No.
1

Item
Ad-hocconsultation:
foreign worker
qualifications(exemption ofcapital, turnover,
performance)

Relevant Regulations and
Description
1. Ad-hoc consultation refers to
those employer qualifications
exempted from administrative
rules by Ministry of Labor
including:(1) the company in the freeeconomic pilot zones withbusiness registration issued
by the competent authority.
(2) the new company founded
less than 5 years and satisfied
Identification Principles for
New Business with
Innovation Capacity in theoutstanding venture proposal
with the certificate forfollowing circumstances:a. Acquired NTD$2 million ormore 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 orevaluated as excellent for
the recent 3 years by
Ministry of Economic
Affairs.
e. Application company or

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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

2

Other
consultations:foreign worker
qualifications

3

Other
consultations –employerqualifications

Relevant Regulations and
Description
owner was awarded at local
or foreign representative
venture or designcompetition (Executive
Order No. 10405033951 on
1 May 2015 by the Ministryof Labor).
2. Case consultation(Subparagraph 5, Article 36 of
Examination Standard) refers to
the application submitted by theemployer and exempted fromthe limitation of turnover,capital and work performanceafter 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 Subparagraph 1
to 4 may be recognized forforeign worker employment inaccordance with Subparagraph57

NoticeSerial No.

4

Item

Relevant Regulations andNoticeDescription
5 by the Central Competent
Authority after consultation
with the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction..
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
5 by the Central Competent
Authority after consultation
with the Central Competent
Authority with jurisdiction..
1.The Ministry of Labor may
Validity period of 1.According to Article 52 ofdecide it based on thethe work permit
Employment Service Act, theapplication of employer andlongest validity period of work
circumstance of the case as
permit is 3 years. The validity ofwell as visit or activate
work permit shall be approved
consultation mechanism
based on the above regulation,
when necessary.
application by the employer andthe signed contract.
2. Those foreign workers who apply
to work in Taiwan by meeting the
Qualifications of Employer –Consultation (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 dateprescribed in the applicationand contract).

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Serial No.

5

Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description(3) For applications for new
employment or extension ofother foreign workers
submitted by employers
during the review period, theperiod of the work permit
shall be up to the same periodof the case throughconsultation.
3. 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 of
persons approved (including thenumber of persons requested inthis application and approved)
shall not exceed 1/2 of theactual dining preparation staff.
3. According to Article 15 of
Examination Standard, thenumber of total foreign pilots
shall not be exceed the numberof local pilots self-trained forthe last 7 years since

59

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 beapproved for new dining
company or department
which was founded lessthan 1 year without thelimitation of 1/2 numberof persons.
3. Please refer The Statistics
of Local Trained Pilots
and Employed Foreign
Pilots in Our Civil
Aviation Transportation
Industry provided bySerial No.

6

Item

The treatment
principle ofextension
application for an
overdue
employment

Relevant Regulations and
Description
application date and 2.5 timesof the number of persons in the
self-train local pilot program in
the year.

It shall be treated in accordancewith Article 46-1 of Regulations on
the Permission and Administrationof the Employment of Foreign
Workers.

60

NoticeCivil Aeronautics
Administration, Ministryof Transportation andCommunications 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
the number of employedforeign workers by theemployer. A visit orconsultation with central
supervisory authority will
be activated whennecessary.
1. For the employer who
submits extension
application when original
employment expired, it
shall be treated as new
employment application,and the salary shall be
reviewed.
2. For exceptional cases thatthe employer submit
re-application within 15
days from original
employment overdue date(description letter shall be
attached and it is limited
to once only) inaccordance with Article
46-1 of Regulations on
the Permission andSerial No.

Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description

NoticeAdministration 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).

7

Document for
employmenttransfer

8

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,liquidation: Its object isbankrupted or settled
application unit (owner) anddebt.
it was sent to the address of
2. The foreign worker’s
business registration.
immigration status shall(2) Bankrupted and under debt
be known through thecleanup: Its object is
website of National
insolvency administrator andImmigration Agency,
it was sent to contact or
Ministry of the Interior.
permanent address provided

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Serial No.

Item

9

Statement ofpicking up in
person10

Principle ofaffixing with seal

Relevant Regulations and
Description
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 tothe legal person is eliminatedand there is no object 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 never enter
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” shallbe noted with the seal of
application unit and owner.

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NoticePrincipally, the document
attached by the employer
shall be affixed with the sealof application unit and owner.
However, except that theSerial No.

Item

Relevant Regulations and
Description

Noticeapplication 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.

11

Documents
translation

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,

12

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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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 year64

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.

65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

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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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