S-107V01

SOP Manual for Reviewing Work Permit
Applications under the Act for the
Recruitment and Employment of Foreign
Professionals

Published on July 2018

Table of Contents
I. Employment Permit Applications for Foreign Professionals to
Engage Professional Knowledge or Skills at Short-term
Supplementary Learning Centers (Category H)
1. Job Descriptionrs .................................................................................. 2
2. Qualifications ....................................................................................... 3
3. Submissions .......................................................................................... 8
4. Other Regulations ............................................................................... 27

II. Employment Permits of Foreign Special Professionals (Up to 5
Years)
1. Job Description ................................................................................... 37
2. Qualifications ..................................................................................... 37
3. Qualifications and Submissions .......................................................... 39
4. Other Regulations ............................................................................... 72

III. Work Permit of Employment Gold Card Screened (CategoryM)
1. Qualifications ..................................................................................... 84
2. Submissions. ....................................................................................... 85

3. Other Regulations ............................................................................... 85

IV. Work Permit Applications for Foreign Professionals Engaging
in Arts and Performing Arts (Category N)
1. Job Description ................................................................................... 88
2. Qualifications ..................................................................................... 89
3. Submissions ........................................................................................ 93
4. Other Regulations ............................................................................. 108

V. Work Permit Applications for Foreign Professionals' Adult
Children (Category O)
1. Qualifications ................................................................................... 118
2. Submissions ...................................................................................... 121
3. Other Regulations ............................................................................. 126

Instructions:This SOP Manual is published to enhance the transparency
of information and review; it is compiled in accordance withapplicable laws and regulations, but the reviewing criteria aresubject to the latest laws and regulations. In response to a variety
of applications, any subsequent amendments to this SOP Manual
will be announced for unspecified matters.

Category H (Foreign Professionals to Engage Professional
Knowledge or Skills at Short-term Supplementary Learning
Centers)
1. Job Description: Professional work prescribed in Article 3 of the
Qualifications and Criteria Standards of the Employment of
Foreign Professionals to Engage Professional Knowledge or Skills
at Short-term Supplementary Learning Centers (the Reviewing
Criteria of Category H) shall mean the following:
1. Technical creation or technical teaching in the digital content industry:(1) Digital gaming industry (Code 01): home gaming software, computer gaming
software or smart-device gaming software.
(2) Computer graphics and animation industry (Code 02).
(3) Sensory technology industry (Code 03): the following software/hardware
development technologies:
A. Virtual reality (VR)B. Augmented reality (AR)C. Mixed reality (MR)
D. Interactive control applications
E. Optical sensor applications(4) Others (Code 99): teaching in other digital content industries with substantial
contributions to domestic talent education approved by the central competentauthority in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
2. Teaching specialized knowledge or skills, as approved by the central competentauthority in consultation with the Ministry of Education.

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2. Qualifications
No.

Requirement

Applicable Laws andReviewing Principles

Regulations
1

Foreign
professionals

1. Foreign professionals

1. International awards areshall meet one of thedescribed as follows. If thefollowing qualifications

international awards claimed

prescribed in Article 4 ofby the employers are not those

the Criteria Standards fordescribed below, theCategory H:

employers shall ask the(1) Projects which theIndustrial Development

foreign professionals

Bureau, Ministry of Economic

are involved in have

Affairs for review and

won internationalcomments:

awards.

(1) Academy Award for(2) Having worked in
the foreign digital

Animated Short Film
(2) Tokyo Anime Awards

content industry for
four years or more
and having taught inFestival(3)

Annecy Int’l AnimatedFilm Festival Award

international(4) Annie Awards

teaching institutions(5) SIGGRAPH Computer

for two years or

Animation Festival

more.

(6) Student Academy Awards(3) Other world-(7) Japan Media Arts Festival

renowned(8) Melbourne Int’l Animation

professionals

Festival (MIAF)

approved by the(9) Short Shorts Film Festival &MOL in consultation
with the central3ASIA(10) Visual Effects Society

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Requirement

Applicable Laws andReviewing Principles

Regulations
competent authority.
2. Foreign professionals

Awards (VES Awards)(11) Busan International Shortshall have the monthly

Film Festival (BIFF)

wages or remuneration(12) London Internationalprescribed in Article 8 of

Animation Festival

the Qualifications and(LIAF)

Criteria Standards for2. The foreign digital content

Foreigners Undertaking

industry is limited to digital

the Jobs Specified undergames, computer animation

Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6

and somatosensoryof the Employment

technology in principle. If theService Act.

foreign digital content
industry claimed by theemployers is outside the fields
above, the employers shall ask
the Industrial Development
Bureau, Ministry of Economic
Affairs for review andcomments.
3. Foreign professionals’ work orteaching experience must be
relevant to the digital content
industry, but may not benecessarily identical to theintended field of teaching in
Taiwan.
4. International teaching
institutions are described as
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Regulations
follows. If the international
teaching institutions claimedby the employers are not thosedescribed below, theemployers shall ask theIndustrial Development
Bureau, Ministry of Economic
Affairs for review andcomments:(1) Gobelins, l'École de l'image(2) DigiPen Institute ofTechnology(3) Vancouver Film School(VFS)(4) Academy of Interactive
Entertainment Media
Design School (AIE)(5) Ubisoft Campus(6) KADOKAWA International
Edutainment
5. For ad hoc consultations on
the qualifications for foreign
professionals, refer to “4.
Other Regulations-Ad Hoc
Consultations”.
6. According to the latest
announcement made by
Ministry of Labor, the average
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Requirement

Applicable Laws andReviewing Principles

Regulations
monthly wage or
remuneration of a foreign
professional employed toengage in specialized or
technical work shall not beless than NT$47,971.
7. The average monthly salaries
include regular salaries andnon-regular salaries. Regularsalaries include basic pay,
professional allowances,monthly-based bonuses andfixed compensations or
allowances in kind for rent,
utilities, transportation, rooms
and boarding. Non-regularsalaries include overtime
payments, non-monthly-based
bonuses or allowances, suchas three main national
holidays, special bonuses forleaves, and meal
reimbursement.
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Employers

According to Article 5 of

1. The employers (applicants) of

the Criteria Standards forforeign professionals

Category H, employers

employed to engage inshall be corporations andprofessional knowledge ormeet the following

skills for short-term
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Regulations
qualifications:

supplementary learning

1. Being short-term

centers, shall be corporations

supplementary learning

incorporated according to thecenters registered inCompany Act; in addition,accordance with theforeign professionals shall

Supplementary Education

work in short-term

Act; andsupplementary learning

2. Signing contracts withinternational teaching
institutions. Those

centers established by the
corporations.
2. For ad hoc consultations on

making contributions to

the qualifications forthe national economy andemployers, refer to “4. Othersocial development as

Regulations-Ad Hocapproved by the MOL in

Consultations”.

consultation with thecentral competentauthority are not subject
to this regulation.

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Notes

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1

Receipt of

1. The reviewing fee receipt 1. The reviewing fee for thethe

may be waived since

employment of foreign

reviewing

information on theprofessionals is calculated byfee

reviewing fee receipt

case other than by the number

should be provided onof applicants. The application

the application form.

(for the work permits of more

However, the option shallthan two foreign

be subject to each caseprofessionals) in the sameand the employers may

case is only required to pay a

be asked to attach it.

reviewing fee of NT$500.

(According to

2. A new hire and a re-hire shall

Announcement No.

not be treated as one

10405118501 issued byapplication. Applicants shall

Ministry of Labor on

apply separately and pay the

September 23, 2015.)

supplementary reviewing fee.

2. The reviewing fee is

3. Those who apply for changes

NT$500.

in information do not need to
pay the reviewing fee. Those
who withdraw the application
will not be refunded their fee.
4. Those who overpay orunderpay the reviewing fee or
do not pay the reviewing fee
at a post office will be asked
to repay the reviewing fee inaccordance with the8

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Document
regulations.
5. The refund method for the
overpaid (mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee: Employers will
be asked to fill out theapplication form, check therefund type and attach theoriginal receipt of theoverpaid (mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee for refund.
6. According to Announcement
No. 0930450078 issued by the
Ministry of Finance on
February 11, 2004, profitseeking enterprises orprofessional practitioners who
pay the reviewing fee to apply
for work permits for foreign
professionals with postal
GIRO deposit slips may use
the receipts to account for
expenses.
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Applicationform

1. The fields in the

1. The application for new hires

application form, such as

and re-hires shall be

job category; application

separated.

item; name, unified

2. The field of positive benefits

business number, personof employment of foreignin charge, address,

professionals shall be

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mailing address andspecified and relevant to thecontact of applicant;job. The application forreceipt of reviewing fee;

extension is excluded.

Document

specific reason for

3. Employers will be asked to

employment and positive

complete the application if thebenefits of employment

required fields are notof foreign professional

completely filled out.

(application forextension is excluded)
must be completed.
2. The applicant’s nameshall be consistent withthe official chop of theapplicant. The address of
the applicant shall be thesame as that on thebusiness registration
certificate.
3. Employers entrusting a
private employment
service agency to apply,
shall ensure the name ofagency, registration
number of agency,
signature of professional,
official chop of agency,
official chop of person in
charge and contact phone
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number are provided.
4. The official chops of theagency and the person in
charge shall be affixed.
3

Roster of

1. The fields in the roster,

1. The field, Occupation

employedsuch as name ofCategory Code, shall be left

foreign

applicant, unified

blank.

professionals

business number of

2. The monthly salary shall beapplicant, name, gender,

provided according to thenationality or area, dateemployment contract.

of birth, passportnumber, period of
employment, education,monthly salary or
remuneration, job andworking address in
Taiwan, must becompleted.
2. Personal information
shall be correctly
provided based on the
passport or travel
document.
3. The period of work shallbe consistent with or lessthan the period of
employment contract.
4. The salary or
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remuneration shall beconsistent with thatspecified in theemployment contract andno less than NT$47,971(average monthly salary)in accordance with theregulations governing thesalaries of employedforeign professionals.
5. The working address in
Taiwan shall beconsistent with thatspecified in theregistration certificate of
the short-term
supplementary learning
center established by theemployer.
6. The official chop of
applicant shall beaffixed.
4

Copy of

1. The passport or ARC

employedshall be valid at theincluding “Travel Document”,

foreigncommencement date of“Identify Certificate or “Notprofessional’

employment.

Passport”, are not accepted.

s passport oralien

1. Texts on the document,

2. The personal information

For Ukrainian minors, thepage shall be complete,copy of a passport shall be

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Notes

residentclear and identifiable.

attached and may be replaced

certificate

3. Residents of mainland

Document(ARC)

by the travel document in

China are not allowed to

exceptional cases. For otherwork in Taiwan except

countries, the document will

for those from Hongbe determined on a case-by-

Kong and Macau.

case basis.
2. If “Overseas” is marked on an
U.K. passport, the holder is a
resident of Hong Kong.
3. Empty pages of the passport
can be exempted. Where there
is any inconsistency between
the passport number for thisand previous applications
because of replacement, only
the copy of the new passportshall be attached.
4. If the passport number ischanged after issuance of theapproval letter, the application
for a change in information
shall be made separately.

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Consent of

Foreign professionals under 1. The age of 20 is calculated

legal

the age of 20 are required tofrom the commencement daterepresentativ submit the consent of legalof employment (instead of theerepresentative and his/herdate of application). Foreign

passport.

professionals under the age of
20 are required to submit the
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Document
consent of legal
representative.
2. If the legal representative isunable to attach the passport,
another document that is
sufficient to prove his/her
identity may be attachedinstead, such as ID card or
driver’s license.
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Foreign

1. Foreign professionals

1. If documents proving work

professional’

shall attach documents

experience provided bys work andproving at least four

foreign professionals areteaching

years of work experience

produced in Afghanistan,

experiencein the foreign digital

Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan,

content industry and at

Myanmar, Cambodia,

least two years of

Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana, Iran,teaching experience in

Iraq, Laos, Nepal, Niger,

international teaching

Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal,

institutions.

Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria,

2. The documents proving

Philippines, Thailand,

work or teaching

Vietnam , Malaysia orexperience shall be

Indonesia, they shall be

issued by the original

verified by the representative

employers or sufficient

offices of the Republic ofto prove the employment

China. (According toof foreign professionals.

Announcement No.

3. Work and teachingexperience shall include141040508120 issued by
Ministry of Labor on July 21,

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RequiredContent of Review

Notes

Document
the basic information of

2015.)

foreign professional, job, 2. According to Article 7 of theperiod of work, name of

Act Governing Relations

employer, official chop

between the People of theof employer andTaiwan Area and the Mainland

signature or seal ofArea, if documents proving

supervisor.

work and teaching experience
provided by foreign
professionals are produced inmainland China, they shall beverified by the Straits
Exchange Foundation before
review.

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1. According to Paragraph

1. The list of designatedcertificate of

2, Article 2 andhospitals for foreign

healthParagraph 2, Article 3 ofprofessionals’ healthexamination

the Other Submissions

examination is available on

for the Employment of

the website of Centers for

Foreign Professionals to

Disease Control, Ministry ofEngage in Professional

Health and Welfare at

Knowledge or Skills forhttps://www.cdc.gov.tw/profes

Short-termsional/list.aspx?treeid=82ce80

Supplementary Learning

6a312cefec&nowtreeid=8489

Centers, the originalEB960A93AD2E.

documents proving the

2. The most recent three months

foreign professional’s

mentioned in 1. on the left

passing a healthside are calculated from theexamination issued

date of issuance to the date of

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Notes

within 3 months prior toreceipt of the certificate ofthe date of application in

health examination.

Document

accordance with the

3. Foreign professionals who doregulations of the central

not pass the health examination

authority in charge ofshall be treated in accordance

health and welfare shallwith the Principles of the

be attached.

Determination and2. According to Article 4 ofManagement of Unqualified

the Regulations

Health Examination Items in

Governing Management

Designated Hospitals underof the HealthAppendix 3 of the Regulations

Examination ofGoverning Management of the

Employed Aliens,

Health Examination of

documents proving

Employed Aliens.

health examination shall

4. The original copy is required.

include one of theA copy with a hospital chop is

following:

not accepted.

(1) The certificate ofqualified healthexamination withsignature of thephysician issued within
the last three months
by the qualified
medical institution in
the country and its
Chinese version
verified by the16representative office of
the Republic of China.
(2) The certificate ofqualified healthexamination issued
within the last threemonths by thedesignated hospital.
2. According to Paragraph
2, Article 4 of theRegulations Governing
Management of the
Health Examination of
Employed Aliens, thefollowing examinations
and items shall be
included in the certificateof health examination:(1) Chest X-ray
examination fortuberculosis.
(2) Serological testing forsyphilis.
(3) General physicalexamination.
(4) Inspection report on
positive antibody or
certificate ofvaccination formeasles and rubella;17however, anapplication forextension may be
exempted.
(5) Other examinations
considered necessary
by the central healthauthority based on an
epidemic outbreak orother characteristics ofcountries where theforeign professional
has lived.
3. According to Paragraph
3, Article 4 of theRegulations Governing
Management of the
Health Examination of
Employed Aliens,
approval of employment
or extension shall not be
issued if any item of thehealth examination
mentioned above does
not qualify; however, it
shall be subject to
Articles 7 and 9 of thesame Regulations.
4. According to Article 53of the Employment
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Service Act, if foreign
professionals have totransfer employers or are
employed by more than
two employers, thecertificate of qualified
health examination
issued within the last
three months may not be
attached by the new
employer if the period of
employment is within thevalidity of the original
employment permit towhich the certificate ofqualified healthexamination is attachedby the original employer
at the time of application.
(According toAnnouncement No.
0940008510 issued by
Ministry of Labor on
March 3, 2005.)
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1. Foreign professionals

1. If the copy of police criminal

copy ofhaving obtained therecord is issued by the listed

policeemployment permit tocountries, it must be verified

criminal

engage skills or foreign

by the representative office of

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Document
recordlanguages for

the Republic of China.

supplementary learning(According to Announcement

centers may be exempt.

No. 1040508120 issued by

2. The copy of police
criminal record must be

Ministry of Labor on July 21,
2015.)

valid within six months

2. When applying for the police

starting from the date of

criminal record, Hong Kongissuance to the date of

citizens have to submit thereceipt of application.

supplementary document

3. The copy of policy

issued by Ministry of Labor tocriminal record must be

Ministry of Hong Kong Police

the national document ofForce, and Ministry of Hongthe foreign professional’s

Kong Police Force will send

passport issuing country

the original copy of policeand contain no record of

criminal record directly tosexual assault, sexual

Ministry of Labor instead ofharassment, sexual

the applicants.

exploitation, sexualbullying or damage torights and interests ofchildren and youths.
9

Employment 1. The name of the foreign
contract

1. The job description of theprofessional, job title orforeign professional shalldescription (sufficient tocomply with Article 3 of theidentify the scope of

Criteria Standards forwork), period ofCategory H.

employment and salary
shall be specified in the20

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Notes

employment contract

remuneration by adding allwith the signatures of theallowances, such as overtime

employer and the foreign

pay, performance bonuses andprofessional.

year-end bonuses, the salary

Document

2. Period of employment:

structure shall be listed.

(1) Period of work shall

3. The employment contract or

not exceed the period(branch office) assignmentof employment. In

document entered intocase of any

between the foreign

discrepancy, the period

professional and the foreignof work shall apply.

head office may be viewed as(2) The commencement

the employment contract. The

date of employment

domestic applicant (branchshall be specified in

office) is not required to enter

the contract, or the

into another contract with thecontract shall takeforeign professional.

effect upon the

4. The labor contract shall meet

approval of

the regulations of theemployment issued by

Republic of China, or will be

Ministry of Labor

deemed invalid.

according to the Civil

5. In consideration of diverse

Code (however, thetypes of service, contracts

period of application inwith employment,

the roster of foreign

appointment or contract orprofessionals shallwork in nature are accepted.

specify the

To implement the employer’scommencement date of

responsibility under the Labor
Standards Act, the Ministry of

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employment).

Labor adds the following to

3. Salary: According to thethe letter of approval: “Theannouncement of

employer and the foreign

Ministry of Labor, theprofessional shall follow

average monthly wage orother regulations, if

remuneration of a foreign

applicable, during theprofessional employed toapproval of the employment

engage in specialized or

permit”.

technical work shall not
be less than NT$47,971.
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Salary1. The salary withholding

1. For the application forwithholding

certificate may be

extension, total income paid

certificate

exempt due toto the foreign professional(including

information sharing withshall be confirmed. If thewithholding

the Ministry of Finance;

average monthly salary is

at source)

however, the employer

lower than the prescribed(optional)

may be asked to attachsalary, the employer isthe salary withholding

required to explain and attach

certificate as needed.

related evidence. If the(According toforeign professional has no

Announcement No.

income or income below the10405118501 issued byprescribed amount in Taiwan,

the Ministry of Labor on

the employer shall provide theSeptember 23, 2015.)

overseas payment certificate.

2. The name and unified

The central authority inbusiness number of thecharge of relevant businesswithholding agency,

may provide review

name of taxpayer andcomments whenever22total income shall benecessary.

confirmed according to

2. If the employer is required to

information shared byattach the salary withholding

the Ministry of Finance.

certificate, the list of income,

3. Fiscal year:

individual income tax return(1) New hires: The salary(e-file) or receipt specifying

withholding certificate

the salary paid to the foreignis exempt in principle;

professional may also be

in case of any doubts

accepted.

about the application,

3. According to the Income Tax

the employer may be

Act, the income tax payable

asked to attach theof individuals who stayed insalary withholding

the Republic of China for lesscertificate in thethan 183 days in the previous

previous or last year,

year shall be withheld ator the local

source and verified by thegovernment may visit

National Taxation Bureau.

the site.
(2) Re-hires: The
employer is required toattach the salary
withholding certificate
in the previous or lastyear. “The previous orlast year” mentioned
above shall be
determined by theperiod of declaration.
For example:
a. When the employer
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applies for
employment of aforeign professional
between January 1,
2017 and January
31, 2017, theemployer shallattach the foreign
professional’s salary
withholding
certificate in 2015or 2016.
b. When the employer
applies to employ aforeign professional
after February 2017,
the employer shallattach the foreign
professional’s salary
withholding
certificate in 2016.
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Company
representativ
e’s ID

1. The copy of the ID card 1. The copy of passport or ARC
shall be attached.
2. If the company

shall be valid at the time of
application.

representative is a

2. The company representative

foreigner, the copy ofshall be consistent with that

his/her passport or ARC

specified in the company

shall be attached.

registration certificate.

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Company

The employer shall attach

The name of the company or theregistration

the company registration

supplementary learning center

certificate,(change) certificate and theshall be correct.

franchiseregistration certificate of thelicenseshort-term supplementary

Document
12

learning center issued by
the local government.
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Cooperation

1. The term of contract

For the scope of international

contractshall be valid during theteaching institutions, please referbetweenapplication for

to “2. Qualifications-Foreigncompany

employment.

Professionals”.

and2. The parties in theinternational

contract shall be theteaching

employer (company) andinstitution

the international teaching
institution.
3. If the employer does not
attach the cooperation
contract, the employer
may propose
consultations according
to Paragraph 2, Article 5of the Criteria Standards
for Category H. Pleaserefer to “4. Other
Regulations-Ad Hoc
Consultations”.

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1. The employment period

The application for extension

letter ofof application forshall be submitted 4 months

employment

extension shall be

before the expiration of thepermitsucceeded by that of theemployment permit. For a periodoriginal employmentof employment less than six

permit.

months, the employer shall

2. The original letter ofsubmit the application after 2/3

employment permit shallof the period of employment

be attached for thepasses. Any application

application of extension

submitted earlier will beor changes in

returned.

information.

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Notes

Regulations
1

Ad hoc1. General consultations

The employer shall attach

consultations-refer to those announced

related evidence whetherJobby the Ministry of Labor making an application throughin administrative rules to general consultations or throughconform to the digitalcase consultations.

content industry.
2. Case consultations referto those requested by theemployer on a case-bycase basis with related
evidence attached anddetermined by the
Ministry of Labor in
consultation with thecentral authority incharge of relevantbusiness to conform to
the digital content
industry.
2

Ad hoc1. General consultations

The employer shall attach

consultations-refer to those announced related evidence whether

Foreignby the Ministry of Labor making an application throughprofessionals

in administrative rules to general consultations or throughconform to thequalifications forforeign professionals.
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case consultations.

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Notes

Regulations
2. Case consultations referto those requested by theemployer on a case-bycase basis with related
evidence attached anddetermined by the
Ministry of Labor in
consultation with thecentral authority incharge of relevantbusiness to conform to
the qualifications forforeign professionals
under Subparagraph 3,
Article 4 of the Criteria
Standards for CategoryH.
3

Ad hoc1. General consultations

The employer shall attach

consultations-refer to those announced

related evidence whether

Employers

by the Ministry of Labor

making an application throughin administrative rules togeneral consultations or throughconform to thecase consultations.

qualifications for
employers.
2. Case consultations referto those requested by theemployer on a case-bycase basis with related
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Notes

Regulations
evidence attached anddetermined by the
Ministry of Labor in
consultation with thecentral authority incharge of relevantbusiness to conform to
the qualifications for
employers under
Subparagraph 2, Article
5 of the Criteria
Standards for Category
H.
4

Periodof 1. According to Article 2 ofwork permit

The Ministry of Labor may

the Act for thedecide on the period of work

Recruitment andpermit based on the employer’s

Employment of Foreign

application and the case, andProfessionals, foreign

may visit or conduct

professionals shallconsultations when necessary.

engage in or seek
professional work in
Taiwan according to theAct; unspecified mattersin the Act shall begoverned by the
Employment Service Act,the Immigration Act andother applicable laws and
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Notes

Regulations
regulations.
2. According to Article 52of the Employment
Service Act, the longest
period for a work permit
is three years. The periodof work permit shall beapproved based on theabove regulations, periodof application and termof contract.
5

Handlingof According to Paragraph 2,

1. An application by employers

overdue

Article 9 of the Criteria

who make the application for

application

Standards for Category H,

extension after the originalfor extension

employers failing to apply

employment expires shall bewithin the prescribed timereviewed as an application for

limit may make a

new employment, with the

supplementary application

salary checked.

within 15 days after the

2. For exceptional cases that theapproval of the Ministry of

employer makes a

Labor.

supplementary application
within 15 days of the originaldue date of employment (withthe description letter attached)in accordance with Paragraph
2, Article 9 of the Criteria
Standards for Category H, theapplication for extension shall
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Notes

Regulations
be approved, and the periodof employment shall be traced(the examiner shall mark inthe system so that nosupplementary application
will be made next time).
6

Employment

According to Article 53 oftransferthe Employment Service

document

Act, a new employer isrequired to ensure whether
the foreign professional
will replace the employer if
he/she is employed byanother employer during
the application for
employment:
1. Yes: Please provide thetermination certificate.
2. No: Employment will be
reviewed as part-time
work, and theemployment transfer
document may be
exempt.

7

Letter of

When the company has

revocation

been dissolved but theliquidation upon dissolution

regarding

Ministry of Labor has athrough website inquiry,

company

record of valid employment

whether the liquidation or31

1. For employers under

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
dissolutionof foreign professionals, thedebt clearance has been

letter of employment

completed can be inquired on

revocation shall be

related court websites.

addressed to the following

2. The immigration status ofreceiver and address:

foreign professionals can be

1. Employers:inquired on the website of(1) Liquidation upon

National Immigration

dissolution: Applicant(person in charge) andregistered businessaddress.
(2) Debt clearance uponbankruptcy: Trustee inbankruptcy andmailing or permanent
address provided by
the court having
jurisdiction.
(3) Completion ofliquidation upon
dissolution or debt
clearance uponbankruptcy: N/A since
the corporate
personality has been
dissolved.
(4) Dissolution due torestructuring or
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Agency.

No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations
merger: N/A since thecorporate personality
has been dissolved.
2. Foreign professionals:(1) Staying in the
country: Residential
address specified in
the application orregistered businessaddress; in case of
dissolution prescribedin 1(3) and (4),service shall beeffectuated byconstructive notice.
(2) Leaving or notentering the country:
Registered businessaddress byconstructive notice.

8

Declaration

For those who would like toof picking up

pick up in person, pleasein person

fill out and submit yourdeclaration of picking up in
person at the counter of the
Ministry of Labor.
Registered mail is not
accepted.
33

Notes

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
9

Seal affix

Copies attached to the

The seals of the agency and theapplication shall be marked

person in charge shall be affixed“In conformity with theto documents attached by theoriginal”. The seals of theemployer; applications by

employer and the person ingovernment agencies or schools

charge must be affixed toshall have the official chop

every page of theaffixed to the application andapplication.

the roster, and the seal of theagency or department/institute
may be affixed to otherdocuments instead.

10

Translation

According to Article 7 of

1. For submissions made in

the Other Submissions forforeign languages, abridged

Employers to Apply for thetranslations are accepted

Employment of Category A

provided that the scope of

Foreign Professionals andthe abridged translations

Article 6 of the Other

shall include theSubmissions for thequalifications prescribed by

Employment of Foreign

the laws (for example, theProfessionals to Engage

employment contract shallProfessional Knowledge or

include the name of

Skills for Short-term

employer, name of employed

Supplementary Learning

foreign professional, job title

Centers, Chinese versions

and description, period ofof documents submitted by

employment and salary or

the employer shall be

remuneration), the agency

attached if the documents

issuing or signing

are not in Chinese.

submissions written in

34

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
foreign languages, the nameand job title of signatory andsigning date (if the name ofsignatory is a foreign name,the foreign name shall be
specified in the Chinesetranslation); the abridgedtranslations shall beconsistent with the originalsubmissions.
2. Chinese translations may bemade by the employer or
foreign professional without
verification or notarization.
11

Document

1. If any certificate is issued

verificationby the listed countries, it
must be verified by the
representative office of
the Republic of China.
(According toAnnouncement No.
1040508120 issued by
the Ministry of Labor on
July 21, 2015.)
2. If certificates areproduced in mainland
China, the diploma shallbe examined and
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations
recognized by the agency
authorized by the
Ministry of Education(National Chung Hsing
University), and othercertificates shall beverified by the institution
established or designatedby the Executive Yuan or
the private group
authorized by the
Executive Yuan (Straits
Exchange Foundation)according to Article 7 of
the Act Governing
Relations between the
People of the Taiwan
Area and the Mainland
Area.

36

Notes

Employment Permits of Foreign Special Professionals (Up to 5
Years)
1. Job Description: Professional work prescribed in Sub-paragraph 4,
Article 4 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of
Foreign Professionals refers to the following:(1) Work as listed in Article 46 Paragraph 1 Subparagraphs 1 to 6 of the
Employment Services Act:
A. Specialized or technical work (Category A)
B. Director/manager/executive of a business invested in or set up by overseas
Chinese or foreigner(s) with the authorization of the Government of the
Republic of China (Category B)
C. School teacher (Category C): Since February 8, 2018, a work permit shallbe applied to the Ministry of Education according to the regulations
established by the Ministry of Education.
D. Full-time teacher teaching course(s) on foreign language(s) at a short-termclass registered for supplementary schooling in accordance with the
Supplementary Education Act (Category D)
E. Sports coach and athlete (Category E)
F. Artistic and show business work (Category F)(2) Possessing specialized knowledge or skill, and approved by the centralcompetent authority in consultation with the Ministry of Education as a teacher of
non-academic classes in a short-term tutorial school registered in accordance with
the Supplementary Education Act (Category H).

2. Qualifications(1) Subject: Foreign special professionals prescribed in Sub-paragraph 2, Article 4 of37

the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals who
possess special expertise needed in science and technology, economy, education,
culture and arts, sports and other fields, as announced by the relevant centralcompetent authority:
1. Science and Technology(Ministry of Science and Technology Ke-Bu-Ke-Zi No. 1070010828A
Announcement dated February 8, 2018)
2. Economy(Ministry of Economic Affairs Jing-Shen-Zi No. 10704601220 Announcement
dated March 6, 2018)
3. Education(Ministry of Education Tai-Jiao-Gao-(5)-Zi No. 1070023767B Announcement
dated February 21, 2018)
4. Culture and Arts
(Ministry of Culture Wen-Zong-Zi No. 10730041392 Announcement dated
February 21, 2018)
5. Finance(Financial Supervisory Commission Jin-Guan-Guo-Zi No. 10701906864
Announcement dated February 8, 2018)
6. Sports(Ministry of Education Tai-Jiao-Shou-Ti-Bu-Zi No. 1070007916B
Announcement dated March 9, 2018)
7. Law(Ministry of Justice Fa-Jien-Zi No. 10704506200 Announcement dated
February 8, 2018)
8. Architectural Design(Ministry of the Interior Tai-Nei-Ying-Zi No. 1070802931 Announcement
dated February 21, 2018)(2) Employers, foreign professionals, their job descriptions and salaries shall comply
38with the Qualifications and Criteria Standards for Foreigners Undertaking the
Jobs Specified under Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of the Employment Service
Act and the Qualifications and Criteria Standards of the Employment of Foreign
Professionals to Engage Professional Knowledge or Skills for Short-term
Supplementary Learning Centers, with submissions presented. For more
information, please refer to the SOP Manual for the corresponding job category.
(3) Credentials for foreign special professionals have been amended in Article 3 of
the Other Submissions for Employers to Apply for the Employment of Category
A Foreign Professionals. For more information, please refer to 3. Qualifications
and Submissions.

3. Qualifications and Submissions
Field

Requirement

Required Document

Science and

The applicant has held, or

Copy of documents verifying salarytechnology

currently holds, a position

or income tax payment relating to(Ministry ofwith a most recent

employment at a technology

Science andmonthly salary of overcompany, public or private university

Technology)

NT$160,000 in Taiwan orin Taiwan or abroad, or academic

another country.

research institution in Taiwan orabroad.
<Note>
1. Research institute refers to any
institute with research as its core
mission.
2.If an applicant’s most recent
monthly salary is over NT$160,000
the proof of employer, the salary
withholding certificate or tax
certificate issued by the foreign
government specifying the monthly
salary or average monthly salary of39

FieldRequirement

Required Document
over NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or a copy of theemployment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.

Those with unique talents

1. Copy of domestic or foreignor outstanding R&D

certificate verifying possession of aability or innovative

Ph.D. degree, verification of

performance in suchdomestic or foreign work

cutting-edge technologicalexperience in a relevant field forfields as software

three years or more or documents

applications, software

verifying academic research during

technology,

the most recent three years.

nanotechnology,

2. Copy of documents verifying

optoelectronics,

domestic or foreign work

information andexperience in a relevant field,

communication,technology (such as a domestic orcommunication

foreign patent certificate),transmission technology,

technology licensing (such as

automation systemtechnology licensing contract) or

integration technology,

receipt of awards.

material application<Note>

technology, high precision

1. Skills:

sensing technology,(1) Applicants with a background in

biological technology,

the field of neutron physics mustresources development ormeet at least one of theenergy saving, frontier

following requirements: A.

scientific research, andPh.D. degree in physics,
40

FieldRequirement

Required Document

national defense andchemistry, or nuclear

military strategies.

engineering with at least two
years of neutron researchexperience; participation in
neutron scattering or diffraction
research, or the TaiwanAustralian neutron instrument(SIKA) project; B. Ph.D. in
condensed matter physics, withgood knowledge of condensed
matter physics and inelastic
neutron scattering; publicationof papers on inelastic neutron
scattering or neutron triple axis
spectrometry; research
employing the ANSTO inelastic
spectrometer.
(2) Other fields: Evidence verifying
at least three years ofprofessional working experiencein a relevant field.
2. Evidence of academic research
output must be provided in theform of scholarly works publishedin Taiwan or abroad, such as thefollowing:(1) Journal articles: Author or coauthor of a journal article
published in a peer-reviewed
41

FieldRequirement

Required Document
scholarly journal. Manuscripts
must be accompanied with thecopy of proof of acceptance by apublisher.
(2) Conference papers: Author or
co-author of a paper issued at aconference or accepted by aconference organizer for
issuance. Must be accompaniedwith the copy of proof of
acceptance.
(3) Books or book chapters: Author
or co-author of a book or bookchapter that is original orpossessing important scholarly
value and has been published bya domestic or foreign publisher
possessing a review system(including in-depth
interpretations of classic works;
does not include textbooks,
cultural works, translated works,
or published collections ofpapers) In the case of works thathave been accepted but not yet
published. Please attach copies
of relevant verifying documents.
(4) Other specialized works: Other
specialized works possessing
42

FieldRequirement

Required Document
academic value, or software
programs or creative tools thatare widely cited.

Those with unique talents,

1. Copy of domestic or foreign

outstanding R&D ability

certificate verifying possession of aor innovation

Ph.D. degree, verification of

performances in forward-

domestic or foreign work

looking technologies such

experience in a relevant field foras AI, IoT, AU,

three years or more or documents

blockchain, VR, robots,

verifying academic research during

and additive

the most recent three years.

manufacturing.

2. Copy of documents verifying
domestic or foreign work
experience in a relevant field,
technology (such as a domestic or
foreign patent certificate),
technology licensing (such astechnology licensing contract) or
receipt of awards.
<Note>
1. Skills:(1) Applicants with a background in
the field of neutron physics mustmeet at least one of thefollowing requirements: A.
Ph.D. degree in physics,
chemistry, or nuclear
engineering with at least three
years of neutron research
43FieldRequirement

Required Document
experience; participation in
neutron scattering or diffraction
research, or the TaiwanAustralian neutron instrument(SIKA) project; B. Ph.D. in
condensed matter physics, withgood knowledge of condensed
matter physics and inelastic
neutron scattering; publicationof papers on inelastic neutron
scattering or neutron triple axis
spectrometry; research
employing the ANSTO inelastic
spectrometer.
(2) Other fields: Evidence verifying
at least three years ofprofessional working experiencein a relevant field.
2. Evidence of academic research
output must be provided in theform of scholarly works publishedin Taiwan or abroad, such as thefollowing:(1) Journal articles: Author or coauthor of a journal article
published in a peer-reviewed
scholarly journal. Manuscripts
must be accompanied with thecopy of proof of acceptance by
44

FieldRequirement

Required Document
the publisher(2) Conference papers: Author or
co-author of a paper issued at aconference or accepted by aconference organizer for
issuance. Must be accompaniedwith the copy of proof of
acceptance.
(3) Books or book chapters: Author
or co-author of a book or bookchapter that is original orpossessing important scholarly
value and has been published bya domestic or foreign publisher
possessing a review systems(includes in-depth interpretationsof classic works; does notinclude textbooks, cultural
works, translated works, or
published collections of papers)
In the case of works that havebeen accepted but not yet been
published. Please attach copies
of relevant verifying documents.
(4) Other specialized works: Other
specialized works possessing
academic value, or software
programs or creative tools that are
widely cited.
45

FieldRequirement

Required Document

Nobel laureates, Tang

Copies of evidence of receipt ofPrize recipients, Wolf

Nobel Prize, Tang Prize, Wolf Prize,

Prize recipients, Fields

Fields Medals or other

Medal recipients, orinternationally-recognized awards.

recipients of otherinternationally-recognizedawards at an equivalentlevel.
Academician at a national

Copy of academician certificate ofacademy of sciences or

national academies of science inscholar at an equivalentvarious fields located either

national level.

domestically or overseas(academician is a nation’s highest title
in various fields of science andtechnology and is a lifelong honor) or
certificate of national academician orequivalent.

The applicant has

1. Copy of domestic or foreign

currently or has previously

certificate verifying possession of abeen a university chair

Ph.D. degree, verification of

professor, professor,

domestic or foreign work

associate professor, or

experience in a relevant field forresearch institution

three years or more or documents

researcher or associateverifying academic research during

researcher, has madethe most recent three years inimportant academic

public or private universities andcontributions or written

research institutions (with research

important professionalas their core mission) located in46

FieldRequirement

Required Document

works, or has earned

Taiwan or abroad.

recognition for published

2. Copy of documents verifying

research results during thedomestic or foreign work

most recent three years.

experience in a relevant field,
technology (such as a domestic or
foreign patent certificate),
technology licensing (such astechnology licensing contract) or
receipt of awards in public or
private universities and research
institutions (with research as theircore mission) located in Taiwan orabroad.
<Note>
Evidence of academic research output
must be provided in the form ofscholarly works published in Taiwan
or abroad, such as the following:(1) Journal articles: Author or coauthor of a journal article
published in a peer-reviewed
scholarly journal. Manuscripts
must be accompanied by a copy of
proof of acceptance by the
publisher.
(2) Conference papers: Author or coauthor of a paper issued at aconference or accepted by aconference organizer for issuance.

47

FieldRequirement

Required Document
Must be accompanied with thecopy of proof of acceptance.
(3) Books or book chapters: Author or
co-author of a book or bookchapter that is original orpossessing important scholarly
value and has been published by adomestic or foreign publisher
possessing a review system(includes in-depth interpretationsof classic works; does not include
textbooks, cultural works,translated works, or publishedcollections of papers) In the case ofworks that have been accepted but
not yet been published. Pleaseattach copies of relevant verifying
documents.
(4) Other specialized works: Other
specialized works possessing
academic value, or software
programs or creative tools that are
widely cited.

Those who have received

1. Being qualified as professional anda Ph.D. degree and havetechnical personnel under thecontinued to practice in

Professionals and Technologists

their professional field, orExaminations Act; domestic or

who perform research atforeign certificate verifying

research institutions, orpossession of a Ph.D. degree,48

FieldRequirement

Required Document

who have performed

verification of domestic or foreigntechnology research andwork experience in a relevant fielddevelopment or

for four years or more or

management at institutions

documents verifying academicof science and technology

research during the most recent

for more than four years.

four years.
2. Being qualified as professional andtechnical personnel under theProfessionals and Technologists
Examinations Act; domestic or
foreign certificate verifying
possession of a Ph.D. degree,
documents verifying at least four
years of domestic or foreign work
experience in a relevant field (suchas letter of employment),
technology (such as domestic or
foreign patent certificates),
technology licensing (such astechnology licensing contract) or
receipt of awards.
<Note>
1. Professional and technicalpersonnel shall refer to persons
with specialized skills or
knowledge gained through modern
education or training, who are
engaged in occupations that closely
affect public interest or the people's49

FieldRequirement

Required Document
lives, mental or physical health,property or other rights, and are
required by law to pass relevant
examinations to obtain qualifying
certification.
2. Institutions of science andtechnology include: (1) public or
private colleges/university andpublic research institutions; (2)administrative academic
institutions and nonprofit
foundation academic research
institutions; and (3) government
agencies or organizations withtechnology research anddevelopment or management
divisions.

Those who have special

1. Copy of domestic or foreign

expertise or perform

certificate verifying possession of ascience and technology

Ph.D. degree, verification ofresearch and development

domestic or foreign workor management work at

experience in a relevant field for 3

institutions of science andyears or more or documents

technology, and whose

verifying academic research during

distinctive abilities are

the most recent three years.

very uncommon both in

2. Copy of documents verifying

Taiwan and abroad.

domestic or foreign work
experience in a relevant field,
technology (such as a domestic or
50

FieldRequirement

Required Document
foreign patent certificate),
technology licensing (such astechnology licensing contract) or
receipt of awards.

Holders of a Ph.D. degree

Copy of domestic or foreign

who possess special

certificate verifying possession of aexpertise that is lacking in

Ph.D. degree, documents verifying

Taiwan.

domestic or foreign work experiencein a field of science or technology(such as letter of employment),
technology (such as domestic or
foreign patent certificates),
technology licensing (such astechnology licensing contract) or
receipt of awards.

EconomyPreviously or currently

Copy of salary or income tax payment(Ministry ofholding a position in a

certificate.

Economic

foreign state or in the ROC <Note>

Affairs)

with a most recent

If an applicant has a most recent

monthly salary of at least

monthly salary of over NT$160,000,

NT$160,000.

the proof of employer, the salary
withholding certificate or tax
certificate issued by the foreign
government specifying the monthly
salary or average monthly salary ofover NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or a copy of the51

FieldRequirement

Required Document
employment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.

Those who have held

1. Copy of approval letter issued byposition of operations,operations headquarters or R&D

technical or marketing

center or certificate issued by the

executives at an R&D

transnational corporation.

center, operations

2. Copy of certificate of employment

headquarters or

as operations, technical ortransnational corporation

marketing executives.

established in Taiwan.
Those with professional

1. Copy of certificate of patent or

technical capabilities

patent application or research

related to key industry

reports published publicly (such as

products, components orseminars and forums) or inservice models, havejournals.

obtained a doctoral

2. Copy of doctoral certificate issued

degree or above in related

by related departments offields at a domestic oruniversities at home or abroad.

foreign university, and3. Copy of certificate of international

have either received aninvention/innovation award orinternational

proof of more than four years of

invention/innovation

work experience in related fields.

award or have more thanfour years of work
experience in related
fields.
Those who have held a

Copy of proof of more than eight52

FieldRequirement

Required Document

specialized or

years of work experience ininterdisciplinary positions

specialized or interdisciplinary

at a semiconductors,

positions at a semiconductors,

optoelectronics,

optoelectronics, information andinformation andcommunication, electronic circuit

communication, electronic design, biotechnology/medical
circuit design,materials, precision machinery,biotechnology/medicaltransportation, systems integration,materials, precisionconsultancy, or green energy company

machinery, transportation,in the manufacturing sector or related

systems integration,technology services sector.

consultancy, or green
energy company in the
manufacturing sector or
related technology
services sectors, and havemore than eight years ofwork experience in related
fields.
Those who have been

Copy of the letter of recommendation

certified by the relevant

approved by Ministry of Economic

central competent

Affairs.

authority as specialized
talent or who possesstransnational experienceand knowledge/skills forwhich there is an urgent
demand in Taiwan.

53

FieldRequirement

Required Document

Education

Those who graduated with Copy of certificate verifying(Ministry ofa doctoral degree from one possession of a doctoral degree from

Education)of the top 200 universities

one of the top 200 universities in thein the most recent QS

most recent QS World University

World University

Rankings or Times Higher Education

Rankings or Times Higher

World University Rankings.

Education World
University Rankings.
Those who have been

Copy of verification of work

engaged in teaching andexperience in one of the top 500

research for more than five universities in the most recent QS
years, and in the past five

World University Rankings or Times

years, they have worked at Higher Education World University
one of the top 500

Rankings in the past five years anduniversities in the mostverification of engaging in teaching

recent QS Worldand research for more than five years.

University Rankings orTimes Higher Education
World University
Rankings.
Those who have won a

Copy of documentary proof of

Yushan (Young) Scholar

winning Yushan (Young) Scholaraward in Taiwan.

award issued by Ministry of
Education.

Those who previously held Copy of salary or income tax payment
or are currently holding acertificate.

position in a foreign state<Note>or in Taiwan with a mostIf an applicant has a most recent

54FieldRequirement

Required Document

recent monthly salary of at monthly salary of over NT$160,000,
least NT$160,000.

the proof of employer, the salary
withholding certificate or tax
certificate issued by the foreign
government specifying the monthly
salary or average monthly salary ofover NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or the copy of
employment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.

Culture and arts Performing arts:(Ministry of
Culture)1. Copy of membership of an

1. Previously serving as
member of internationalarts organization, or
assuming post ofsignificant capacity ingovernmental agency or
private organization
related to culture and arts;
2. Currently or previously
been a major or significant
team member hosting aninternational arts event(including, but not limited
to a major arts festival);
3. Previously receiving
internationally ordomestically recognizedaward, or serving in judge

international arts organization or
proof of employment in thegovernmental agency or privateorganization related to culture andarts.
(1) International arts organizations:International foundations,associations, companies, groups
and agencies that operate forcultural and art purposes, such as
American Theatre Association,
Organisation Internationale desScénographes, Techniciens et
Architectes de Théâtre (OISTAT)
and the Broadway League orother arts organizations reviewed

55

FieldRequirement

Required Document

panel of abovementioned
award; orand approved by Ministry of

4. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.

Culture.
(2) Significant capacities: Managers,
associate managers, vicepresidents, presidents, vicechairmen, chairmen, deputy chief
executive officers, chief executive
officers, persons in charge, vicedirectors, directors or equivalents
reviewed and approved by
Ministry of Culture.
2. Copy of certificate of major or
significant member of hosting aninternational arts event.
(1) International arts events:
Edinburgh International Festival,
Festival d'Avignon, Next WaveFestival or other arts events
reviewed and approved by
Ministry of Culture.
(2) Major or significant members:
Managers, associate managers,
vice presidents, presidents, vicechairmen, chairmen, deputy chief
executive officers, chief executive
officers, persons in charge, vicedirectors, directors or equivalents
or others reviewed and approvedby Ministry of Culture.

56

FieldRequirement

Required Document
3. Copy of internationally ordomestically recognized award or
certificate of in judge panel ofabovementioned award. (Awards:
Awards hosted by majorinternational arts organizations,awards with a certain number ofparticipants and countries orawards which are quite
representative or important in thefield of international performing
arts, such as Tony Award, National
Dance Awards, International
Tchaikovsky competition or otherequivalents reviewed and approvedby the Ministry of Culture.)
4. Copy of certificate of performing
arts reviewed and approved by the
Ministry of Culture.
1. Copy of membership of an

Visual arts:
1. Previously serving as
member of internationalarts organization, or
assuming post ofsignificant capacity ingovernmental agency or
private organization
related to culture and arts;
2. Currently or previously
being major or significant
57

international arts organization or
proof of employment in thegovernmental agency or privateorganization related to culture andarts.
(1) International arts organizations:International foundations,associations, companies, groups
and agencies that operate forFieldRequirement

Required Document

member of hosting
international arts event(including, but not limited
to major arts fair orbiennial);

cultural and art purposes, such as

3. Previously receiving
internationally ordomestically recognizedaward, or serving on judge
panel of abovementioned
awards; or(AAF), MCH Swiss Exhibition

4. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.

approved by Ministry of Culture.

National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA), the European Fine Art
Fair (TEFAF), Affordable Art Fair
(Basel) Ltd., the Association ofInternational Photography Art
Dealers (AIPAD) or other arts
organizations reviewed and(2) Significant capacities: Managers,
associate managers, vicepresidents, presidents, vicechairmen, chairmen, deputy chief
executive officers, chief executive
officers, persons in charge, vicedirectors, directors or equivalents
reviewed and approved by
Ministry of Culture.
2. Copy of certificate of member ofhosting an international arts event(such as major arts fair andbiennial).
(1) International arts events:
A. Fairs: ART TAIPEI, Art Basel
HK, Art Stage Singapore, Art
Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel orother international arts fairs
reviewed and approved by58

FieldRequirement

Required Document
Ministry of Culture.
B. Biennials: La Biennale diVenezia, Berlin Biennale forContemporary Art, the European
Biennial of Contemporary Art,
Shanghai Biennial, Biennale of
Sydney, Sao Paulo Art Biennial,
Whitney Biennial, Costa Rica
Biennale, Gwangju Biennale,International Istanbul Biennial
or others reviewed and approvedby Ministry of Culture.
(2) Major or significant members:
Managers, associate managers,
vice presidents, presidents, vicechairmen, chairmen, deputy chief
executive officers, chief executive
officers, persons in charge, vicedirectors, directors or equivalents
or others reviewed and approvedby Ministry of Culture.
3. Copy of internationally ordomestically recognized award or
certificate of in judge panel ofabovementioned award. (Awards:
Awards hosted by majorinternational arts organizations,awards with a certain number ofparticipants and countries, awards
59

FieldRequirement

Required Documentwith bonuses and prizes reaching acertain standard or awards which
are quite representative or
important in the field ofinternational visual arts, such as
New York Art Directors Club
Annual Awards, Bologna
Children's Book Fair-Illustrators
Exhibition or other equivalents
reviewed and approved by the
Ministry of Culture.)
4. Copy of certificate of visual arts
reviewed and approved by the
Ministry of Culture.

Publishing:

1. Copy of proof of employment as

1. Currently or previously
serving as a chief editor orsenior manager of majorinternational authoritative
media or publishing house,or as copyright agent, withat least 10 years’
experience in publishingor mass communications;
2. Currently or previously
serving as a professor atforeign university inpublishing or related masscommunications
disciplines;

chief editor or senior manager in a
major international authoritative
media or publishing house and thecertificate of more than ten years ofwork experience in publishing or
mass communications.
(1) International authoritative
media: Print media or news
agencies that publish more than
two pages of international news tonational or global readers in thename of a country or an importantcity, such as U.S. News & World
Report, the New York Times, the60FieldRequirement

Required Document

3. Holding a doctorate inpublishing-related
disciplines and hasreceived an international
academic prize;

Washington Post, the Financial

4. Receiving the highest
publishing-related honor
in the country of origin orcomparable international
honor;

Life, National Geographic,

5. Serving as a curator for
major international
publishing event; orCulture.

6. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.

Times, Nihon Keizai Shinbun,
Associated Press, the Reuters,
L'Agence France-Presse, Time,
Yazhou Zhoukan or other print
media or news agencies reviewed
and approved by the Ministry of(2) Publishing houses: Penguin
Random House, HarperCollins
Publishers LLC) or others
reviewed and approved by the
Ministry of Culture.
(3) Senior managers: Managers,
associate managers, vicepresidents, presidents, vicechairmen, chairmen, deputy chief
executive officers, chief executive
officers, persons in charge, chief
editors, vice chief editors, vicedirectors or directors of the media
or publishing house orequivalents.
2. Copy of proof of employment as aprofessor at a foreign university inpublishing or related masscommunications disciplines.
3. Copy of doctorate in publishing-61

FieldRequirement

Required Document
related disciplines and certificate ofinternational academic prize(according to the International
Academic Research Awards
published by Academia Sinica).
4. Copy of certificate of the highest
publishing-related honor in the
country of origin or comparable
international honor. (Publishingrelated honors: Nobel Prize,
Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, Prix
Goncourt, National MagazineAwards, National Book Awards,
Premio Miguel de Cervantes,
Premio Planeta de Novela, Naoki
Prize, Akutagawa Prize or otherequivalents reviewed and approvedby Ministry of Cultures)
5. Copy of certificate of curator for amajor international publishing
event (such as curator for theInternational Book Exhibition or
manager, associate manager, vicepresident, president, vice chairman,
chairman, deputy chief executive
officer, chief executive officer,
person in charge, vice director or
director or equivalent of curatorialorganization for the International
62

FieldRequirement

Required Document
Book Exhibition) .
6. Copy of certificate of publishingreviewed and approved by Ministryof Culture.
1. Copy of certificate of nomination

Audiovisual and pop
music:or certificate of “Category I” award

1. Previously nominated(or award of equal standing) as
for or awarded “Category
defined in the Regulations forI” award (or award ofFunding Film Industry and Filmequal standing) as definedProfessionals’ Participation inin the Regulations for
Funding Film Industry andInternational Festivals establishedFilm Professionals’
by the Bureau of Audiovisual andParticipation inMusic Industry Development underInternational Festivals
established by the Bureau
the Ministry of Culture.
of Audiovisual and Music 2. Copy of certificate of nomination
Industry Development
or certificate of Grammy Awards orunder the Ministry of
BRIT Awards.
Culture;3. Copy of certificate of nomination
2. Previously nominatedfor or received a Grammy
Award or a BRIT Award;

or certificate of an international
television prize, such as Emmy

3. Previously nominatedAward, the BAFTAs and SDA.
for or awarded
4. Copy of certificate of audiovisualinternational televisionand pop music reviewed andprize (including, but notlimited to Emmy, BAFTA
approved by Ministry of Culture.
or Seoul Drama Award); or
4. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.
1. Copy of certificate of award in a

Handicraft:63

FieldRequirement

Required Document

1. Previously awarded innationally orinternationally recognizedcompetition relevant tohandicraft;nationally or internationally

2. Previously recognizedas preserver of handicraft
techniques by nationally orinternationally recognizedorganization or foreign
government; or

ITAMI International Craft

3. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.

Ceramic Art, Cheongju

recognized competition.
(Nationally or internationallyrecognized competitions: Talente,
Exhibition, the International
Ceramics Competition Mino,
Japan, Faenza Prize, International
Competition of Contemporary
International Craft Biennale orothers approved by the competentauthority.)
2. Copy of certificate of preserver ofhandicraft techniques issued by anationally or internationallyrecognized organization or foreign
government. (Nationally orinternationally recognizedorganizations: World Crafts
Council, UNESCO or others
approved by the competentauthority.)
3. Copy of certificate of handicraft
reviewed and approved by Ministryof Culture.

Cultural administration:
1. Previously serving in
culture and arts
64

1. Copy of proof of employment as
expert or researcher in culture andarts department of a domestic orFieldRequirement

Required Document

department of domestic or
foreign government, or
culture and arts institutions
established by law or as
expert or researcher,having culture and arts
portfolio with outstanding
performance in addition;

foreign government, or culture and2. Currently or previously
serving international nongovernmentalorganization, having
culture and arts portfoliowith additional
outstanding performance ;or
3. Other individuals
reviewed and validated by
the Ministry of Culture.

arts institutions established by law
and copy of letter ofrecommendation for culture andarts portfolio with outstanding
performance.
2. Copy of proof of service related to
culture and arts in an international
non-governmental organization andcopy of letter of recommendation
for culture and arts portfolio withoutstanding performance (the listof international non-governmentalorganizations is available on thewebsite of UNESCO (NGOs) at
https://en.unesco.org/partnerships/n
on-governmentalorganizations/list?title=&field_acro
nym_value=&field_interest_value=All&field_postal_address_countr
y=All (selecting the field of culture
and art).
3. Copy of certificate of culturaladministration reviewed andapproved by Ministry of Culture.

Finance

Previously or currently

Copy of certificate of salary in the(Financial

holding a position in afinance-related industry.

Supervisory

foreign state or in Taiwan<Note>

Commission)

with a most recent

If an applicant has a most recent
65FieldRequirement

Required Documentmonthly salary of at least

monthly salary of over NT$160,000,

NT$160,000.

the proof of employer, the salary
withholding certificate or tax
certificate issued by the foreign
government specifying the monthly
salary or average monthly salary ofover NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or the copy of
employment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.

Serving in a professional

Copy of proof of employment as

position in a financial

executives or above in a financial

institution, withinstitution at home or abroad for more

outstanding professional

than five years and international

ability or cross-borderfinancial certificates, such as CFA

experience much needed(Chartered Financial Analyst),

by the government.

CFP(Certified Financial Planner),
FRM(Financial Risk Manager),
CIIA(Certified International
Investment Analysts), CIA(Certified
Internal Auditor), PRM(Professional
Risk Manager), FSA (Fellow of theSociety of Actuaries), FCAS (Fellowof the Casualty Actuarial Society),
FIA (Fellow of the Institute andFaculty of Actuaries), FIAA (Fellowof the Institute of Actuaries of66

FieldRequirement

Required Document
Australia) and SEI-KAIIN (Fellow of
the Institute of Actuaries of Japan).

Recommended by the

Letter of recommendation issued by

Financial Supervisory

Financial Supervisory Commission orCommission or its

its affiliated units or associations

affiliated units or

relating to finance:

associations relating to

1. Affiliated units: Taiwan Academy

finance.

of Banking and Finance, Joint
Credit Information Center,
Financial Information Service Co.,
Ltd., Securities & Futures Instituteand Taiwan Insurance Institute.
2. Associations: The Bankers
Association of the Republic ofChina, R.O.C. Bills Finance
Association, Trust Association of
R.O.C., Taiwan Financial Services
Roundtable, the National
Federation of Credit Co-operatives
R.O.C., Taiwan Securities
Association, Chinese National
Futures Association, Securities
Investment Trust & Consulting
Association of the R.O.C., Taiwan
CPA, Life Insurance Association,
R.O.C., the Non-Life Insurance
Association of the Republic ofChina, the Insurance Agency
Association of the Republic of67

FieldRequirement

Required Document
China and Professional Insurance
Brokers Association of R.O.C.

A present or former

Copy of proof of employment

chairman, general(important senior executive refers to a

manager, director,

position of manager or above with ten

supervisor, or important

years of work experience in asenior executive of afinancial institution).

financial institution.
Financial professionals

Copy of proof of more than five years

needed by the government

or work experience in industries suchto promote key industries

as financial technology, e-commerce,(such as financial

digital economy, technology

technology, e-commerce,management and green energy

digital economy,

technology) and documents

technology management

specifying actual achievements in theand green energy

promotion of key industries.

technology).
Other potential

Copy of documents verifying

contributors to Taiwan’s

potential contributions to Taiwan’s

financial industry.

financial industry with the approval of
Financial Supervisory Commission.

SportsIndividuals who are

Copy of certificate of the top three in(Ministry of

ranked among the top

international sports competitions or

Education)

three in international

outstanding skills.

sports competitions or who
have outstanding skills
that can enhance Taiwan’s
competitive strength in68

FieldRequirement

Required Document

sports.
Individuals who formally

Copy of certificate of coachingcoached international

international delegations or judging

delegations, judged

international sports competitions orinternational sports

having outstanding performance incompetitions, or who havecompetitions that can enhance

shown outstanding

Taiwan's competitive strength inperformance insports.

competitions and canenhance Taiwan's
competitive strength in
sports.
Law

Previously or currently

Copy of salary or income tax payment(Ministry ofholding a position in a

certificate.

Justice)foreign state or in the ROC <Note>with a most recent

If an applicant has a most recent<Note>All

monthly salary of at least

monthly salary of over NT$160,000,

requirements

NT$160,000.

the proof of employer, the salarylisted on thewithholding certificate or tax

right shall becertificate issued by the foreign

met.

government specifying the monthly
salary or average monthly salary ofover NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or the copy of
employment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.

69

FieldRequirement

Required Document

Having obtained an ROC

Copy of the attorney’s license toforeign legal affairs

practice foreign legal affairs in

attorney license.

Taiwan.

Previously or currently

Copy of the letter of appointment or

holding a position outside

certificate of service of current or

the ROC as a chair

former chair professor, professor,

professor, professor,

associate professor or assistantassociate professor or

professor of a foreign university or

assistant professor of a

research fellow, associate research

university, or as a research

fellow or assistant research fellow of

fellow, associate researcha research institution.

fellow or assistant research
fellow of a research
institution.
Holding a law related

Copy of proof of employment as law

executive position or

related executive in a law firm or

above in a law firm or

corporation.

corporation.
Having been

Certificate of recommendation issued

recommended by Taiwan

by Taiwan Bar Association.

Bar Association.
Architectural

Previously or currently

Copy of salary or income tax payment

designholding a position in a

certificate.

(Ministry of the foreign state or in the ROC <Note>
Interior)<Note>Allwith a most recent

If an applicant has a most recent

monthly salary of at least

monthly salary of over NT$160,000,

NT$160,000.

the proof of employer, the salaryrequirements

withholding certificate or tax

70

FieldRequirement

Required Document

listed on thecertificate issued by the foreign

right shall begovernment specifying the monthly

met.

salary or average monthly salary ofover NT$160,000 within the first
three years from the month ofapplication or the copy of
employment contract specifying the
aforesaid monthly salary shall be
attached.
Possesses a foreign or

Copy of foreign or ROC’s architect’s

ROC’s architect’s license,

license or certificate of employment

or having at least fivein architectural firms or offices foryears of design or building more than five years with work
construction

experience in design or building

supervisionexperience inconstruction supervision.

architectural firms oroffices.

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4. Other Regulations
No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
1

Receipt of the 1. The receipt of thereviewing fee

1. The reviewing fee for thereviewing fee may be

employment of foreign

exempted since

professionals is calculated byinformation on thecase other than by the number

receipt of the reviewingof applicants. The application

fee should be filled in the(for the work permits of more

application form.

than two foreign

However, it shall be

professionals) in the same

subject to the case andcase is required to pay thethe employers may bereviewing fee of NT$500

asked to attach it.

only.

(According to

2. A new hire and a re-hire shall

Announcement No.

not be treated as one

10405118501 issued byapplication. Applicants shall

Ministry of Labor on

apply separately and pay the

September 23, 2015.)

supplementary reviewing fee.

2. The reviewing fee is

3. Those who apply for changes

NT$500.

in information do not need to
pay the reviewing fee. Those
who withdraw theirapplication will not be
refunded.
4. Those who overpay orunderpay the reviewing fee or
do not pay the reviewing fee
at a post office will be asked

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No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
to repay the reviewing fee inaccordance with theregulations.
5. The refund method for the
overpaid (mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee: Employers will
be asked to fill out theapplication form, check therefund type and attach theoriginal receipt of theoverpaid (mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee for refund.
6. According to theAnnouncement No.
0930450078 issued by the
Ministry of Finance on
February 11, 2004, profitseeking enterprises orprofessional practitioners who
pay the reviewing fee to apply
for the work permits forforeign professionals withpostal GIRO deposit slips
may use the receipts as
account for expenses.
2

Applicationform

1. The fields in the

1. The application for new hires

application form, such as

and re-hires shall be

job category; application

separated.

73

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
item; name, unified

2. The field of positive benefits

business number, personof employment of foreignin charge, address,

professional shall bemailing address andspecified and relevant to thecontact of applicant;job. The application forreceipt of reviewing fee;

extension is excluded. If a

specific reason forschool’s application for

employment and positive

researchers under A11

benefits of employment

Academic Research belongsof foreign professional

to the projects of the Ministry(application forof Science and Technology

extension is excluded)with the letter of approval

are required to beissued by the Ministry ofcompleted.

Science and Technology

2. The name of applicant

attached, the field, “positive

shall be consistent with

benefits of employment”,

the official chop of

may be left blank.

applicant. The address of 3. Employers will be asked tothe applicant shall be thecomplete the application ifsame as that in thethe required fields are notcompany or businesscompletely filled out.

registration certificate.
3. Employers entrusting a
private employment
service agency to apply
shall ensure the name ofagency, registration
number of agency,
74

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
signature of
professional, official
chop of agency, official
chop of person in charge
and contact phone
number are provided.
4. The official chops of theagency and the person in
charge shall be affixed.
3

Roster of

1. The fields in the roster,

1. Please note that for some

employedsuch as name offields (education andforeign

applicant, unified

architectural design) the orderprofessionals

business number ofof qualifications announced

applicant, name, gender,

by the central authority innationality or area, datecharge of relevant business isof birth, passportdifferent from that specified

number, period ofin the Other Submissions for

employment, education,

Employers to Apply for themonthly (hourly) salary

Employment of Category A

or remuneration, job

Foreign Professionals

title and description andpromulgated by the Ministry

working address inof Labor. The former shall

Taiwan, must be

apply.

completed.

2. Regarding the fields of law

2. Regarding theand architectural design, allqualifications for foreign

requirements shall be met

special professionals, theaccording to thearticle, paragraph andannouncements of the

75

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
subparagraph of the

Ministry of Justice and theannouncement made by

Ministry of the Interior, so no

the central authority inclaim of article, paragraph or

charge of relevant

subparagraph is required.

business with which the

3. The field, Occupation

foreign professionals

Category Code, shall be left

comply shall beblank.

completed.

4. The monthly salary shall be

3. Personal information
shall be correctly filled
out based on the passportfilled out according to theemployment contract.
5. When the working address isor travel document.

not consistent with the

4. The period of work shall

employer’s registered

be consistent with or lessbusiness address, thethan the period of

employer is required to attach

employment contract.

the copy of the factory

5. The salary or

registration certificate,remuneration shall bebusiness registrationconsistent with thatcertificate or lease separately.

specified in theemployment contract
and conform to theregulations governing
the salaries of employedforeign professionals.
(Please refer to Page 18.)
6. The working address in
Taiwan shall be
76

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
consistent with thatspecified in the company
registration certificate.
7. The official chop of theapplicant shall beaffixed.
4

Copy of

1. The passport or ARC

1. Texts on the document,

employedshall be valid at theincluding “Travel

foreigncommencement date ofDocument”, “Identify

professional’s

employment.

Certificate or “Not Passport”,

passport or

2. The personal information

are not accepted. For

alien resident

page shall be complete,

Ukrainian minors, the copy

certificate

clear and identifiable.

of a passport shall be(ARC)

3. Residents of mainland

attached and may be replaced

China are not allowed toby the travel document inwork in Taiwan except

exceptional cases. For otherfor those from Hongcountries, the document will

Kong and Macau.

be determined on a case-by-

4. For foreign spouses whocase basis.

reside with foreign

2. If “Overseas” is marked on an

professionals and are

U.K. passport, the holder is aemployed at part-time

resident of Hong Kong.

jobs, a copy of the

3. Empty pages of the passport

dependent resident

can be exempted. Where

certificate issued by thethere is any inconsistency

immigration agency shallbetween the passport number

be attached.

for this and previous
applications because of
77

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
replacement, only the copy ofthe new passport shall be
attached.
4. If the passport number ischanged after issuance of theapproval letter, theapplication for a change in
information shall be madeseparately.
5

Consent of

Foreign professionals under 1. The age of 20 is calculated

legal

the age of 20 are required torepresentative submit the consent of legal

from the commencement dateof employment (instead ofrepresentative and his/her

the date of application).

passport.

Foreign professionals under
the age of 20 are required tosubmit the consent of legal
representative.
2. If the legal representative isunable to attach the passport,
another document that is
sufficient to prove his/her
identity may be attachedinstead, such as ID card or
driver’s license.

6

Periodof 1. According to Paragraphwork permit

The Ministry of Labor may

1, Article 7 of the Act for decide on the period of work
the Recruitment andpermit based on the employer’s

Employment of Foreign

application and the case, and

78

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
Professionals, themayemployer may employ a

consultations when necessary.

foreign special
professional to engage inprofessional work for up
to five years.
2. If the employed foreign
professional is deemed
not in conformity with
the qualifications forforeign special
professionals, theemployer shall make astatement within 14 days:(1) If the employer statesthat the foreign
professional will be
employed inaccordance with theregulations of generalforeign professionals,
the employment
permit with the termof up to three years
will be issued.
(2) If the employer does not
respond or states thatthe application for
79

visit

or

conduct

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
employment offoreign special
professionals remains
unchanged, theemployment permit
will not be issued.
7

Handlingof Article 46-1 of the

1. If employers make an

overdue

Regulations on theapplication for extension after

application

Permission andthe original employment

for extension

Administration of the

expires, the application shall

Employment of Foreign

be reviewed as an application

Workers and Article 9 offor new employment, with thethe Qualifications andsalary checked.

Criteria Standards of the

2. For exceptional cases that the

Employment of Foreign

employer makes a

Professionals to Engage

supplementary application

Professional Knowledge orwithin 15 days from the

Skills for Short-term

original due date ofSupplementary Learning

employment (with theCenters.

description letter attached) inaccordance with theregulations on the left, theapplication for extension shallbe approved, and the period of
employment shall be traced(the examiner shall mark in thesystem so that nosupplementary application will
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulations
be made next time).
8

Declaration

For those who would like toof picking up

pick up in person, pleasein person

fill out and submit yourdeclaration to pick up in
person at the counter of the
Ministry of Labor.
Registered mail is not
accepted.

9

Seal affix

Copies attached to the

For documents attached by theapplication shall be marked

employer, the seals of the“In conformity with theagency and the person in charge

original”. The seals of theshall be affixed; for applications

employer and the person in

by government agencies or

charge must be affixed toschools, the official chop shallevery page of thebe affixed to the application andapplication.

the roster, and the seal of theagency or department/institute
may be affixed to otherdocuments instead.

10

Translation

According to Article 6 of

1. For submissions made in

the Other Submissions forforeign languages, abridged

the Employment of Foreign translations are accepted
Professionals to Engage inprovided that the scope of theProfessional Knowledge orabridged translations shall

Skills for Short-term

include the qualifications

Supplementary Learningprescribed by law (for example,

Centers, Chinese versions

the employment contract shall

81

No.

Item

Applicable Laws and

Notes

Regulationsof documents submitted byinclude the name of thethe employer shall be

employer, name of employedattached if the documents

foreign professional, job title

are not in Chinese.

and description, period of
employment and salary or
remuneration), the agency
issuing or signing thesubmissions made in foreign
languages, the name and job
title of the signatory and signing
date (if the name of signatory is
a foreign name, the foreignname shall be specified in the
Chinese translation); theabridged translations shall beconsistent with the originalsubmissions.
2. Chinese translations may bemade by the employer or foreign
professional without verification
or notarization.

11

Document
verification

1. If any certificate is issued
by the countries
announced, it must be
verified by the
representative office of
the Republic of China.
(According to
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations
Announcement No.
1040508120 issued by
the Ministry of Labor on
July 21, 2015.)
2. If certificates areproduced in mainland
China, the diploma shallbe examined andrecognized by the agency
authorized by Ministry of
Education (National
Chung Hsing
University), and othercertificates shall beverified by the institution
established or designatedby the Executive Yuan or
the private group
authorized by the
Executive Yuan (Straits
Exchange Foundation)according to Article 7 of
the Act Governing
Relations between the
People of the Taiwan
Area and the Mainland
Area.

83

Notes

Employment Gold Card (Applied to the Immigration Agency,
Ministry of the Interior by Foreign Professionals)
1. Qualifications(1) Basis: According to Article 8 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of
Foreign Professionals, a foreign special professional who plans to engage inprofessional work within Taiwan may apply to the National Immigration Agency,
Ministry of the Interior, for a four-in-one Employment Gold Card that combines
work permit, resident visa, Alien Resident Certificate and re-entry permit. Before
the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, issues an Employment
Gold Card, it shall conduct screening jointly with the Ministry of Labor and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.
(2) Subject: Foreign special professionals prescribed in Sub-paragraph 2, Article 4 of
the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals who
possess special expertise needed in science and technology, economy, education,
culture and arts, sports and other fields, as announced by the relevant centralcompetent authority:
1. Science and Technology(Ministry of Science and Technology Ke-Bu-Ke-Zi No. 1070010828A
Announcement dated February 8, 2018)
2. Economy(Ministry of Economic Affairs Jing-Shen-Zi No. 10704601220 Announcement
dated March 6, 2018)
3. Education(Ministry of Education Tai-Jiao-Gao-(5)-Zi No. 1070023767B Announcement
dated February 21, 2018)
4. Culture and Arts
(Ministry of Culture Wen-Zong-Zi No. 10730041392 Announcement dated
February 21, 2018)
5. Finance(Financial Supervisory Commission Jin-Guan-Guo-Zi No. 10701906864
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Announcement dated February 8, 2018)
6. Sports(Ministry of Education Tai-Jiao-Shou-Ti-Bu-Zi No. 1070007916B
Announcement dated March 9, 2018)
7. Law(Ministry of Justice Fa-Jien-Zi No. 10704506200 Announcement dated
February 8, 2018)
8. Architectural Design(Ministry of the Interior Tai-Nei-Ying-Zi No. 1070802931 Announcement
dated February 21, 2018)

2. Submissions: Qualifications and submissions are the same with thosefor employers to apply to the Ministry of Labor for permits toemploy foreign special professionals. For more information, pleaserefer to “Employment Permits of Foreign Special Professionals (Upto 5 Years)-Qualifications and Submissions”.
3. Other Regulations
Item

Applicable Laws and

Description

Regulations
Document

According to Paragraphverification

1, Article 12 of theexperience provided by foreign

Regulations Governing

professionals are produced in

Employment Gold Card

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh,

Permit for Foreign

Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia,
85

1. If documents proving work

Item

Applicable Laws and

Description

Regulations
Special Professionals

Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq,

promulgated by the

Laos, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,

Ministry of the Interior,

Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria,

if the documents

Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam ,required for application

Malaysia or Indonesia, they shall be

for the Employment

verified by the representative offices

Gold Card are issued inof the Republic of China. (According

foreign countries,

to Announcement No. 1040508120

review authorities may

issued by Ministry of Labor on Julyrequest that these21, 2015.)

documents be

2. If certificates are produced inauthenticated by anmainland China, the diploma shall beoverseas mission when

examined and recognized by thenecessary. If theseagency authorized by the Ministry of

documents are issued by

Education (National Chung Hsing

foreign consulates,

University), and other certificatesembassies or theirshall be verified by the institution

authorized

established or designated by the

representative agencies

Executive Yuan or the private groupin the State, review

authorized by the Executive Yuanauthorities may(Straits Exchange Foundation)authenticated by theaccording to Article 7 of the Act

Ministry of Foreign

Governing Relations between the

Affairs when necessary.

People of the Taiwan Area and theMainland Area.

Translation

Paragraphs 2 and 3,

1. If submissions are made in foreign

Article 12 of thelanguages, English or Chinese

Regulations Governingtranslations shall be attached.
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Item

Applicable Laws and

Description

Regulations
Employment Gold Card

2. Abridged translations of submissions

Permit for Foreign

made in foreign languages are

Special Professionals

accepted provided that the scope of

promulgated by

the abridged translations shall

Ministry of the Interior.

include the qualifications prescribedby law (for example, the employment
contract shall include the name of
employer, name of employed foreign
professional, job title and description,
period of employment and salary or
remuneration), the agency issuing or
signing the submissions made inforeign languages, the name and job
title of signatory and signing date (ifthe name of signatory is a foreign
name, the foreign name shall be
specified in the Chinese translation);
the abridged translations shall beconsistent with the originalsubmissions.
3. Chinese translations may be made by
the foreign professional without
verification or notarization.

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Category N (Foreign Professionals Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts)
1. Job Description: According to Article 3 of the Regulations on theWork Permit and Administration of the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts and Performing Arts and Paragraph 1, Article
10 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign
Professionals, artistic work means one of the following:(1) Performing arts and visual arts: means engaging in creating, researching,
investigating, producing, performing, promoting, teaching or sharing (such asworkshop and lecture), panel judging or competing in the field of music (popmusic not included), dance, arts, drama, environmental arts, and photography.
(2) Publishing: means engaging in cultural arts in graphic and text creation,commenting, literary agency, editing, translating, curating, or researching in thefield of newspaper, magazine, and book publication.
(3) Movies, broadcast television, and pop music: means engaging in cultural arts increating, producing, performing, promoting, teaching or sharing (such asworkshops and lectures), panel judging, agency, managing or technology in thefields of film, broadcasting, television, and pop music.
(4) Crafts: means engaging in creating or teaching in leather, ceramic, stone, glass,fiber (dying, weaving or knitting), wood, bamboo, paper, metal, paint or mixed
media.
(5) Other artistic work certified by the Ministry of Culture.

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Item

.
1

Foreign

Applicable Laws andRegulations
1. According to Article 10 of

Reviewing Principles
1. Performing arts and visual

professional

the Act for thearts: shall meet one of thes

Recruitment andfollowing job

Employment of Foreign

qualifications:

Professionals, a foreign(1) Over 10 years of work

professional who works as

experience in the applied

an artist may, without

art field, with creative

applying through an

and outstanding

employer, apply directly toperformance.

the Ministry of Labor for a (2) Masters degree inpermit to engage in artistic

domestic or foreign

work in the State, without

universities, and over 5

being subject to thefive years ofrestriction prescribed inworkexperience in the

Article 43 of theapplied art field, or a PhD

Employment Services

degree from domestic orAct.

foreign university, and2. According to Article 4 ofover three years of work

the Regulations on the Work

experience in the applied

Permit and Administration ofart field.

the Foreign Professionals(3) With creative andEngaging in Arts andoutstanding performance

Performing Arts, foreignin the art field, and withprofessionals engaging incertificates/or

artistic work shall meet one

recommendations issuedof the job qualifications

by government

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listed on the right.

institutions or stateowned enterprises.
2. Publishing: over eight
years of work experiencein the publishing field, andmeets one of the following
job qualifications:(1) Served as Chief Editor or
Senior Manager of amajor International
newsmedia outlet, or
publishing house.
(2) Awarded with one’s
country’s mostprestigious prize for a
publishing-related fieldof literature and comics;
or an international prize
for same.
(3) Creative and outstanding
performance in the
publishing field, andhaving certificates/or
recommendations issued
by government
institutions or stateowned enterprises.
3. Movie, broadcasting
television, and pop music:
shall meet one of the90

following job
qualifications:(1) Nominated for nationalfilm industry,
international film festival,
international televisionaward, pop music award,or other individuals
deemed by the Ministryof Culture (the awards
shall be indicated by the
Ministry of Culture
following its
announcement).
(2) Taught in related
departments of film,
broadcasting television,and pop music at aforeign university withseniority of associate
professor or more.
(3) Legal representative or
Chairman of an instituteof major internationalfilm, broadcasting
television, and pop
music.
4. Crafts: shall meet one of
the following job
qualifications:91

(1) Nominated for anationally orinternationallyrecognized competition.
(2) Taught in department ofcrafts at a foreign college
or university withseniority of associate
professor or more.
(3) Creative and outstanding
performance in the craft
field, and has
certificates/or
recommendations issued
by government
institutions or stateowned enterprises.
4. Subject to special
circumstances, theMinistry shall examine
and review otherindividual cases in
consultation with the
Ministry of Culture.

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No.
1

RequiredDocument

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Receipt of the 1. The receipt of thereviewing fee

Notes
1. Those who apply for changes

reviewing fee may be

in information do not need toexempted since

pay the reviewing fee. Those

information on the

who withdraw theirreceipt of the reviewing

application will not be

fee should be provided

refunded.

on the application form.

2. Those who overpay or

However, it shall be

underpay the reviewing fee

subject to the case andor do not pay the reviewing

the employers may be

fee at a post office will be

asked to attach it.

asked to repay the reviewing(According to

fee in accordance with theAnnouncement No.

regulations.

10405118501 issued by

3. The refund method for the

Ministry of Labor on

overpaid (mistakenly paid)

September 23, 2015.)

reviewing fee: Foreign

2. Reviewing fee:

professionals will be asked to(1) New hire and re-hire:

fill out the application form,

NT$500.

check the refund type and(2) Reissuance: NT$100.

attach the original receipt of
the overpaid (mistakenlypaid) reviewing fee forrefund.

2

Applicationform

1. The fields in the

1. Foreign professionals will beapplication form, suchasked to complete theas application item,

application if the required

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name of applicant

fields are not completely(English), phone

filled out.

number, nationality,

2. The field, “nationality”, shallpassport number, datemean the country or area byof birth, education,

which the passport attachedperiod of application,by the foreign professional is

expected job

used. For Hong Kong or

description, expected

Macao residents, please enter

period of work in“Hong Kong” or “Macao”.

Taiwan, expected work

3. For the field, “education”,

results and benefits,

please provide the highest

mailing address,

level of education.

mailing address for the

4. The field, “expected period

results of application,of work in Taiwan” shallsignature of applicant

specify period and job

and receipt of reviewing

description.

fee, are required to be
filled out.

5. For the application forreissuance of permit or

2. Personal information

others, “education”, “period

shall be provided

of application”, “expected

correctly based on thejob description”, “expectedpassport, ARC or travel

period of work in Taiwan”,

document.

and “expected work results

3. Employers entrusting a
private employment
service agency to apply

and benefits” may be left
blank.
6. For the application forfor them shall ensurechanges in information, thethe name of agency,

application item shall be

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registration number of“others”, with the change

agency, signature ofitem specified or a separate

professional, official

description attached.

chop of agency, official
chop of person in
charge and contact
phone number isprovided.

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3

RequiredDocument
Copy

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Notes

of 1. The passport or ARC 1. Texts on the document,

foreignshall be valid at theincluding “Travel

professional’scommencement date ofDocument”, “Identify

passport

application.

Certificate” or “Notoralien resident 2. The personal

Passport”, are not accepted.

certificate

information page shall

For Ukrainian minors, the(ARC)

be complete, clear andcopy of a passport shall beidentifiable.

attached and may be replaced

3. Residents of mainlandby the travel document in

China are not allowed to

exceptional cases. For otherwork in Taiwan except

countries, the document will

for those from Hongbe determined on a case-by-

Kong and Macau.

case basis.

4. For the application for

2. If “Overseas” is marked on an“reissuance” or

U.K. passport, the holder is a“others”, the copy ofresident of Hong Kong.

foreign professional’s

3. Empty pages of the passport

passport or alien

can be exempted. Where

resident certificate

there is any inconsistency(ARC) may be

between the passport number

accepted. In case offor this and previous

changes in the name orapplications because of

passport number due toreplacement, only the copy of

the replacement of

the new passport shall be

passport or ARC, or

attached.

error , the copy of

4. If the passport number ispassport or ARC shallchanged after issuance of the

be attached forapproval letter, the
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verification.

Notes
application for a change in
information shall be madeseparately.

4

Qualifications 1. According to Article 7
documents

1. If more than 2 types areof the Regulations on thetickedWork Permit and“expected job description”,

Administration of thethe qualifications document

Foreign Professionals

forEngaging in Arts andattached.

Performing Arts and the
97

off

each

in

type

the

field,

shall

2. If a foreign professional

be

No.

RequiredDocument

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Notes

Documents Required for

applies for artistic work

Foreign Professionals

related to movies, broadcast

Engaging in Arts andtelevision and pop music

Performing Arts, foreign

with the certificate of aprofessionals applying

person in charge of anengage in artistic work

international large

shall provide the following

corporation or institution

documents:

related to movies, broadcast(1) For work related toperformance and visual
arts, please provide any ofthe qualifications
documents set out below:

television and pop music
attached, the foreign
professional shall bear theburden of proof regarding thebusiness registration of thea. Have a copy of acorporation or institution andcertificate showing work
experience of more thanthe definition of being
ten years in the artistic
international and large.
field applied for, and3. Work experience is accepted
obtained a copy of acertificate for outstanding
according to the following
and special performancesprinciples:
related to the artistic field(1) The certificate of work
applied for, such as aexperience shall be issued
professional certificate,professional training
by the original company
certificate, writings, thesis,or be sufficient to provepatent of invention or
employment.
awards from international
competitions.
(2) Work experience shallb. Obtained a masters
degree at home or abroadand had a copy of a98

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professional’s

basic

information,

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certificate of work
experience of more than
five years in the artistic
field applied for; or
obtained a doctoral degree
at home or abroad andhave a copy of a certificate
for work experience ofmore than three years in
the artistic field appliedfor.
c. Obtained a copy ofcertificate for outstanding
and special performances
related to the artistic field
applied for, such asprofessional certificate,professional training
certificate, writings, thesis,
patent of invention orawards from international
competition; and have a
recommendation or
certificate issued by
official departments, suchas the United Nations,
official departments from
his/her country, andforeign institutes stationed
in the Republic of China.
d. A copy of othersupporting documents forengaging in performing
and visual arts. (For those
who applied according to
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Notes
description,

periodofwork, name of company
andofficial

company

chop
with

of
the

supervisor’s signature or
seal.
(3) If foreign professionals
are artistic freelancers(such as directors andauthors) whose certificate
of work experience cannot
be issued by a company,
documents proving their
public works and work
experience that isavailable online may be
accepted.
(4) For reference letters orother documents whichcannot be identified
directly, the Ministry ofLabor will consult with
the Ministry of Culture ona case-by-case basis
before acceptance.
(5) If foreign professionals
provide the certificate ofwork experience before

No.

RequiredDocument

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Notes

this Item, the review shallbe carried out by a meeting
between the Ministry andthe Ministry of Culture.)

obtaining the academic(2) For work related to the
publishing business, pleaseprovide the documents
proving 8 years of work
experience in publishingrelated fields and any ofthe qualifications
documents set out below:

obtaining the academic

degree, and such
experience is not for
degree, the certificate ofwork experience may also
be accepted; if foreign
professionals provide thecertificate of work
experience during study,a. A copy of a certificate
they shall attach thefor serving experience as
employment or
senior management (suchappointment contract oras chief editor, manager,
associate, deputy general
the certificate issued bymanager, general manager,
the employers.
vice chairman, chairman,isaccepted
deputy CEO, CEO, deputy 4. Education
director, director, viceaccording to the following
director-general, directorprinciples:
general, vice president,(1) The diploma is accepted inpresident, responsible
principle; exceptions may
person, chief editor, deputy
editor, deputy chief
be the certificate issued byconstable, chief constableschools or the certificate
or other similar positions)of academic results (withat a leading international
the issuance date ofnewspaper or magazine
medium such as print
diploma specified).
media or wire services that
Education received inare named after a country
mainland China: Schools
or a significant city, withinternational news
shall be those recognized
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Notes

accounting for at least two
pages, that targets readersfrom the whole country or
all over the world (forexample, U.S. News &World Report, The New
York Times, The
Washington Post, The
Financial Times, The
Nihon Keizai Shinbun,
Associated Press, The
Reuters, L’Agence FrancePresse, Time, Life,
National Geographic,
Yazhou Zhoukan, or otherprint media or wire
services recognized by the
Ministry of Culture), or
other publishers
recognized by the Ministryof Culture (for example,
Penguin Random House,
HarperCollins Publishers
LLC, or other publishers
recognized by the Ministryof Culture).

and announced by theb. A certificate copy ofsignificant awards obtained
related to literature orcomics on domestic (fromthe foreigner’s country) orinternational level (such as
Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize,
Booker Prize, Prix
Goncourt, National
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Ministry of Education at
emhd.nchu.edu.tw/VMHD); in addition,
education shall be
examined and recognizedby the agency authorized
by the Ministry of Labor(National Chung Hsing
University) in accordancewith the Regulations
Governing Recognition of
Education Received in
Mainland China.
(2) Education received in
Hong Kong or Macao:
Schools shall be thoseannounced by Ministry of
Education in the List of
Recognized JuniorColleges or Above inHong Kong or the List of
Recognized JuniorColleges or Above in
Macao.
(3) If foreign professionals’
graduating schools are notincluded in the list

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Notes

Magazine Awards,
National Book Awards,
Premio Miguel deCervantes, Premio Planeta
de Novela, Naoki Prize
and Akutagawa Prize.

announced by Ministry ofc. Obtained a copy of acertificate for outstanding
and special performances
related to the artistic field
applied for in the
publishing field, such as aprofessional certificate,professional training
certificate, writings, thesis,
patent of invention orawards from international
competition; and have a
recommendation or
certificate issued by
official departments, suchas the United Nations,
official departments from
his/her country, andforeign institutes stationed
in the Republic of China.

of education proving thed. A copy of othersupporting documents
showing engagement in the
publishing business. (Forthose who applied
according to this Item, thereview shall be carried out
by a meeting between the

Education, they shallfurther provide thecertificate issued by the
local authority in charge
education is equivalent touniversity or college.
(4) If the academic degree isobtained via distancelearning, whether schools
are included in the list
announced by Ministry of
Education, the number ofcredits obtained via
distance learning shall not
be more than 1/2 of thetotal credits for graduationaccording to theRegulations Governing theAssessment andRecognition of Foreign
Academic Records by
Institutions of Higher
Education and the
Implementation
Regulations Regarding
Distance Learning by

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Notes

Ministry and the Ministryof Culture.)

Universities. (According(3) For work related tomovies, broadcast
television, and pop music,
please provide any of thequalifications documents
set out below:
a. A copy of a certificate
for being nominated fordomestic or international
awards announced by the
Ministry of Culture (referto the Addendum) or otherawards recognized by the
Ministry of Culture related
to film, broadcast
television, and pop music.
b. A copy of a certificate
for teaching in film,
broadcast television, andpop music related
departments in a foreigncollege with a position of
associate professor orabove.

to Announcement No.
0950506890 issued by the
Ministry of Labor on
December 15, 2006.)(5) The academic degreerefers to Doctor, Masterand Bachelor (in Japan,
short-term college orfoundation degree is
equivalent to juniorcollege).
(6) The diploma is a proof of
degree. To determine theactual education level,please refer to the degreesystem in the country. The
list of foreign universities
announced by Ministry of
Education is available athttps://www.fsedu.moe.

gov.tw/home.aspx. In
c. A copy of a document
particular, it is difficult tocertifying being the person
responsible for large-scale
identify the educationinternational (establishes
level through diploma in
subsidiaries
European countries(organizations) or branches(organizations) in more(especially in Germany).
than two countries; the(7) Whether the pattern or
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Notes

parent company or thehead branch effectively
controlling andcoordinating decisions, andengaging in cross-border
operations; the operating
items of the company(organization) includes
film, broadcast television,and pop music, andcomply with one of theconditions below: A. withregular employeesamounting to 100 persons;
B. with annual net
operating income
exceeding NT$1.5 billion)
legal body or institutes(public or privateorganizations registeredwith the country) for film,
broadcast television andpop music.

signature of the diploma is

d. A copy of othersupporting documents forengaging in work of film,
broadcast television, andpop music. (For those who
applied according to this
Item, the review shall be
carried out by a meeting
between the Ministry andthe Ministry of Culture.)

are not included in the above(4) For work relating tocrafts, please provide any

apply for the extension of work

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suspicious or fraudulent will beverified.
(8) If Middle Name specified in
the certificate is different fromthat of the foreign professional,
the name shall be considered thesame; if Surname isinconsistent, related supporting
documents shall be attached(such as household certificate
and certificate of marriage.
(9) Teaching schools shall be
included in the List of
Recognized Junior Colleges orabove in Hong Kong or Macao
announced by Ministry of
Education; if teaching schools
list, foreign professionals shallfurther provide the certificate
issued by the local authority incharge of education proving the
education is equivalent touniversity or college.
5. When foreign professionals
permit, the actual working

No.

RequiredDocument

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Notesof the qualifications
documents set out below:

accomplishments attached shalla. A copy of a certificate
showing being nominatedfor domestic orinternational awards
related to crafts (such as
Taiwan Ceramics
Biennale, Talente, ITAMIInternational Craft
Exhibition, The
International Ceramics
Competition Mino, Japan,
Faenza Prize, International
Competition ofContemporary Ceramic Art
and Cheongju International
Craft Biennale) or otherawards recognized by the
Ministry of Culture.

thus, if foreign professionals

b. A copy of a certificate
for teaching at craftsrelated departments inforeign tertiary institutions
with a position of associate
professor or above.
c. Obtained a copy ofcertificate for outstanding
and special performances
related to the artistic field
applied for, such asprofessional certificate,professional training
certificate, writings, thesis,
patent of invention or105

be related to the original work;
apply for the extension of work
related to performance andvisual arts with the actual
working accomplishments inpublishing business attached,
the working accomplishments
will be accepted provided thatthey are related to performanceand visual arts. The same shallapply to other types of artistic
work.

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awards from international
competition; and have a
recommendation or
certificate issued by
official departments, suchas the United Nations,
official departments from
his/her country, andforeign institutes stationed
in the Republic of China.
d. A copy of othersupporting documents
showing engagement incrafts. (For those who
applied according to this
Item, the review shall be
carried out by a meeting
between the Ministry andthe Ministry of Culture.)(5) A copy of supporting
documents for showing
engaging in artistic work
related to other artistic
fields. (For artistic fields
not included in theprevious Subsections,please provide related
qualification documents,
the review shall be carriedout by a meeting between
the Ministry and theMinistry of Culture.)
2. According to Article 8of the Regulations on theWork Permit and
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Administration of theForeign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts and theDocuments Required for
Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, foreign
professionals applying forextension of the work
permit shall provide thecertificate with actual
working accomplishments
related to the work statedin the original application
for the work permit within
the original period of work
permit.

5

Declaration

The declaration of reasonof reason forfor reissuance shall bereissuanceattached only for theapplication for thereissuance or extension ofwork permit.

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4. Other Regulations
No.
1

Applicable Laws and

Item

Notes

Regulations

Declaration of For those who would like topicking up in pick up in person, please fill
personout and submit yourdeclaration to pick up in
person at the counter of the
Ministry of Labor. A
registered letter is not
acceptable.

2

Seal affix

Copiesattached

totheapplication shall be marked,“In

conformity

original”.

Thesignature

of

with

the

seal

or

the

foreign

professional must be affixed.
3

Periodwork permitof According to Article 10 of
the Act for the Recruitment
and Employment of Foreign
Professionals and Article 8 of
the Regulations on the Work
Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, foreign
professionals engaging inartistic work may be granted
a work permit for a period of
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up to three years. The
application for extension for
up to three years may bemade when necessary.

4

Restrictions on According to Article 2 of thequota of foreign Regulations on the Workprofessionals

Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, to protect theworking rights of citizens of
this country and to provide
equal opportunities toforeigners in this country in afair and reciprocal manner, theMinistry of Labor will decidealong with the Ministry of
Culture a quota of Foreign
Professionals and announce it.

5Consultation

According to Article 6 of theRegulations on the Work
Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, prior toapproving a foreign
professional’s application for awork permit to engage inartistic work, the Ministry ofLabor shall examine and
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Notes

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No.

Item

6

Simplified

According to Article 11 of the

documents

Regulations on the Work

Regulations
review in consultation with the
Ministry of Culture.

Notes

Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, an additional
attachment as the application
for a foreign professional’s
work permit engaging inartistic work is not required
when it is issued bygovernment institutions orstate-owned enterprises and isavailable for search on theInternet. The above-mentioned
document shall be announced
by the Ministry of Labor.
7

PermitRejection

According to 12 of theAccording to Article 5 of theRegulations on the Work
Regulations on the Work
Permit and Administration of Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals
the Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andEngaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, should any Performing Arts, for threeof the following events occur, years prior to the application
the Ministry of Labor shall not date, none of the following
grant the work permit, nor an circumstances has arisen or
extension thereof, for a foreign existed with respect to foreign
professional:
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1. Providing false or invalid
information.

Notes
professionals engaging in theartistic work:

2. The application is not made 1. Engaged in artistic workin conformity with relevant
without permission.
requirements and the applicant 2. Inconsistency between
fails to make necessary
actual work content and work
supplements and/or
description presented in therectifications thereof withinapplication form.
the specified period.
3. Refused to submit any
3. Any of the provisions
information as required byprescribed in Article 5.
applicable laws and4. Any violation of theregulations, or has submitted
standards as set forth infalse information in violationaccordance with theof the applicable laws andRegulations.
regulations.
4. Other than the above, aforeign professional has been
in serious violation of
applicable laws andregulations in the Republic ofChina.
8

Cancelation or According to Article 13 of the The same as above.
revocation of Regulations on the Work
Permit and Administration of
permitthe Foreign Professionals
Engaging in Arts andPerforming Arts, should anyof the following events occur,
the Ministry of Labor shall
revoke and annul the work
permit or an extension thereof,
for a foreign professional:
1. Any of the provisions
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Notesprescribed in Article 5.
2. Any violation of thestandards as set forth inaccordance with theRegulations.
9Time limit of

1. According to Paragraph 2, 1. The period of employment
application for Article 8 of the Regulations onrequested in the application
the Work Permit andextensionfor extension shall follow
Administration of the Foreign
Professionals Engaging in Arts the original period ofand Performing Arts, a foreign
employment.
professional may apply for an 2. If foreign professionals
extension of up to three years
make an application for
four months prior toextension after the
expiration. Nevertheless, if theduration of the previous work
expiration date of original
permit is less than six months,
employment, thea foreign professional may
application will be handled
apply for an extension after
as a new application forexceeding two-thirds of theduration of the work permit.
employment; however, if
2. According to Paragraph 3,
Article 8 of the Regulations on
the Work Permit andAdministration of the Foreign
Professionals Engaging in Arts
and Performing Arts, a foreign
professional who fails to apply
for an extension within thedeadline due to circumstances,
upon receipt of approval from
the Ministry of Labor, may re-foreign professionals reapply within fifteen days inaccordance with Paragraph
3, Article 8 of theRegulations on the Work
Permit and Administrationof the Foreign
Professionals Engaging in
Arts and Performing Arts
(with a letter of explanation

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apply within fifteen days, butshall be allowed only once.

Notes
attached), Ministry ofLabor may approve the reapplication (allowed onlyonce) and retrace the periodof employment (theexaminer shall mark in thesystem so that nosupplementary application
will be made next time).

10 Translation

Chinese versions for

1. Abridged translations of

documents submitted by thesubmissions made in foreignforeign professional shall be

languages are acceptedattached if the documents are provided that the scope of the
not in Chinese. (According to abridged translations shall
Article 5 of the Documents

include the qualifications

Required for Foreign

prescribed by the laws (forProfessionals Engaging in Arts example, the employment
and Performing Arts.)

contract shall include the nameof employer, name of
employed foreign
professional, job title anddescription, period of
employment and salary or
remuneration), the agency
issuing or signing thesubmissions made in foreign
languages, the name and job
title of signatory and signing

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Notes
date (if the name of signatory
is a foreign name, the foreignname shall be specified in the
Chinese translation); theabridged translations shall beconsistent with the originalsubmissions.
2. Chinese translations may bemade by the foreign
professional without
verification or notarization.

11 Document
verification

1. If any certificate is issued
by the countries announced,
it must be verified by the
representative office of the
Republic of China.
(According toAnnouncement No.
1040508120 issued by
Ministry of Labor on July21, 2015.)
2. If certificates are produced
in mainland China, thediploma shall be examined
and recognized by theagency authorized by
Ministry of Education(National Chung Hsing
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University), and othercertificates shall be verified
by the institution
established or designated by
the Executive Yuan or theprivate group authorized by
the Executive Yuan (Straits
Exchange Foundation)according to Article 7 of the
Act Governing Relations
between the People of the
Taiwan Area and theMainland Area.

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Notes

Addendum

Addendum to the Regulations on the Work Permit and Administration of
the Foreign Professionals Engaging in the Arts and Performing Arts:
Awards referred to in Sub-paragraph 1, Paragraph 1 of Category Movie,
Broadcasting Television, and Pop Music of Job Qualifications prescribed in
Article 4 of the Regulations on the Work Permit and Administration of theForeign Professionals Engaging in Arts and Performing Arts are as follows:
CategoryAward
1. Golden Horse Awards, Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding
Short Films, Taipei Film Festival, Kaohsiung Film Festival andTaiwan International Documentary Festival.

Film

2. Awards of Category 1~Category 4 international film festivals
prescribed in the Implementation Rules for Subsidizing Film
Industry and Workers Participating in International Film Festivals
Established by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry
Development, Ministry of Culture.
Golden Bell Awards
International Emmy Awards

Broadcasting Seoul International Drama Awards
Television

New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
British Academy Television Awards
AIB International Media Excellence Awards
Grammy Awards
American Music Awards
BRIT Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards

Pop Music

Golden Melody Awards
Golden Indie Music Awards
NRJ Music Awards
Japan Record Awards
Billboard Music Awards
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Juno Awards
Mercury Prize
Golden Disc Awards

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Category O (Foreign Professionals’ Adult Children)-Applied
for by Adult Children
1. Qualifications
No.
1

Item
Adult

Applicable Laws andRegulations
1. According to Article 17 of

Reviewing Principles
1. The adult children’schildren of

the Act for the Recruitment

parent shall be or haveforeignand Employment of Foreign

been a foreign

professionals

Professionals, where aprofessional employed toforeign professional is hired

engage in professional

to conduct professional

work with a permanent

work and has been

resident certificate issued

approved for permanentby the National

residence by the National

Immigration Agency.

Immigration Agency,

2. Professional work means

Ministry of the Interior, an

the following work:

adult child of said person(1) Work as listed in

may apply directly to the

Article 46 Paragraph

Ministry of Labor for a

1 Subparagraphs 1 towork permit to engage in

6 of the Employment

work within the country,

Services Act.

and need not apply through(2) Possessing

an employer, provided suchspecialized

child has obtained

knowledge or skill,

confirmation from theand approved by the

National Immigration

central competent

Agency, Ministry of theauthority inInterior, of having met one

consultation with the

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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations

Reviewing Principlesof the conditions listed

Ministry of

below, and in such case

Education as ashall not be subject to theteacher of non-limitations prescribed inacademic classes in a

Article 43:

short-term tutorial(1) Having lawfully

school registered inaccumulated ten years

accordance with theof residence in the

Supplementary

country, and having

Education Act.

stayed in the country

3. If the adult children’s

for more than 270 days

parent is not granted anin each of those years.

employment permit by(2) Having entered theMinistry of Labor orcountry before the age

Ministry of Educationof sixteen, and having

upon investigation, thestayed in the country

adult children shallfor more than 270 days

provide the documents

each year.

proving the parent to be a(3) Having been born inforeign professional. If

the country, and having

the adult children attach

lawfully accumulated

the employment permit

ten years of residence

issued by the businessin the country, andauthority before thehaving stayed in the

Ministry of Labor serving

country for more thanas the contact window,

183 days in each of

the employment permit

those years.

shall be recognized by

2. Where an employer hires an
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the business authority in

No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations

Reviewing Principles

adult child, as referred to inaccordance with the casethe preceding paragraph, toconsultation procedures.

engage in work, they shall

4. According to Article 12

not be subject to theof the Civil Code,limitations prescribed in

majority is attained upon

Article 46 Paragraphs 1 andreaching the twentieth3, Article 47, Article 52,

year of age. Therefore,

Article 53 Paragraphs 3 andadult children shall apply

4, Article 57 Subparagraphfor a work permit upon

5, Article 72 Subparagraphreaching the twentieth

4, and Article 74 of theyear of age.

Employment Services Act,

5. Adult children shalland shall be exempt fromattach the certificate ofpayment of the employment

residency issued by the

security fees as prescribed

National Immigrationin Article 55 of that Act.

Agency, Ministry of theInterior.
6. Hong Kong or Macao
citizens engaging in
professional work in
Taiwan are unable toobtain permanent
residency, so Article 17of the Act for the
Recruitment and
Employment of Foreign
Professionals is notapplied to their adult

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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations

Reviewing Principles
children.

2. Submissions
No.
1

RequiredDocument
Receipt ofReviewing Principles

Notes

The receipt of the reviewing

1. New hire or reissuance:

the reviewing

fee may be exempted since

fee

information on the receipt

NT$100.
2. Those who apply forof the reviewing fee shouldchanges in information do

be provided on the

not need to pay theapplication form. However,reviewing fee. Those who

it shall be subject to thewithdraw the applicationcase and the foreign

will not be refunded.

professional may be asked

3. Those who overpay or

to attach it. (According tounderpay the reviewing

Announcement No.

fee or do not pay the10405118501 issued byreviewing fee at a post

Ministry of Labor on

office will be asked to

September 23, 2015.)

repay the reviewing fee in

2. The reviewing fee isNT$100.

accordance with theregulations.
4. The refund method for the
overpaid (mistakenlypaid) reviewing fee:
Foreign professionals will
be asked to fill out theapplication form and

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No.

RequiredDocument

Reviewing Principles

Notes
attach the original receiptof the overpaid(mistakenly paid)
reviewing fee for refund.

2

Application

1. The fields in the application 1. Foreign professionals will

form

form, such as application item,

be asked to complete thename of applicant (English),application if the required

nationality, passport number,fields are not completely

date of birth, phone number,filled out.

highesteducation,

mailing 2. The field, “nationality”,

address, mailing address forshall mean the country or

the results of application,area by which the passport

signature of applicant andattached by the foreign

receipt of reviewing fee are

professional is used. For

required to be filled out.

Hong Kong or Macao

2. Personal information shallresidents, please fill out

be filled out correctly based on“Hong Kong” or “Macao”.

the passport, ARC or travel 3. For the application for
document.

reissuance of permit or

3. For employers entrusting aothers, “education” may beprivate employment service

left blank.

agency to apply, the name of

4. For the application foragency, registration number ofchanges in information,agency, signature of

the application item shallprofessional, official chop of

be “others”, with theagency, official chop ofchange item specified or aperson in charge and contact

separate description

phone number shall be filledattached.

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No.

Required

Reviewing Principles

Document

Notes

out.
3

Copy of

1. The passport or ARC

1. Texts on the document,

foreignshall be valid at the dateincluding “Travel

professional’sof submission ofDocument”, “Identify

passport or

employment.

Certificate or “Notalien resident 2. The personal information

Passport”, are notcertificate

page shall be complete,accepted.

(ARC)

clear and identifiable.

2. If “Overseas” is marked

3. Foreign professionals

on an U.K. passport, theshall be at least 20 years

holder is a resident ofold.

Hong Kong.

4. For the application for

3. Empty pages of the“reissuance” or “others”,

passport can be exempted.

the copy of foreign

Where there is any

professional’s passport orinconsistency between thealien resident certificate

passport number for this(ARC) may be accepted.

and previous applications

In case of changes in the

because of replacement,

name or passport number

only the copy of the newdue to the replacement or

passport shall be attached.

typo of passport or ARC,

4. If the passport number isthe copy of passport orchanged after issuance of

ARC shall be attached forthe approval letter, theverification.

application for a change in
information shall be madeseparately.

4

Copy ofThe personal information page

permanent

shall be complete, clear and
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No.

RequiredDocument
residence

Reviewing Principles

Notes

identifiable.

permit ofadultchildren’s
parent5

Certificate of

To determine the kinship1. According to thekinship

between the adult children ofannouncements issued by

betweenforeign professionals andNational Development

adult children their parent with their parent’s

Council on April 219,

of foreign

permanent residence permit

2018 and issued byprofessionals

attached, the certificate shall

National Immigrationand their

specify the names of the adultAgency, Ministry of theparentchildren and their parent forInterior on May 29,

verification.

2018, respectively, thecertificate of kinship as aresult of adoption may be
accepted.
2. “Residency based on themarriage” does notinclude in-law
relationship. Therefore, if
stepchildren do notundergo the adoption
procedures, thecertificate of kinshipbetween stepchildren andstepparents will not be
accepted.
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No.
6

RequiredDocument

Reviewing Principles

Certificate of

Adult children of foreign

If adult children of foreign

residency

professionals shall meet one

professionals attach theissued byof the following conditions

personal resident permit

National

for residency:

issued with the reason for

Immigration

1. Having stayed in Taiwan

residency under Paragraph 2,

for an accumulated 10

Article 8 of the Regulations

years in total and residing

Governing Visiting,for over 270 days each

Residency, and Permanentyear.

Residency of Aliens, theAgency2. Having entered Taiwan
under the age of 16 andstayed over 270 days eachyear.
3. Born in Taiwan, having
resided in Taiwan for aminimum accumulated
period of at least 10 years
in total and having stayedover 183 days each year.
7

Notes

Declaration

The declaration of reason forof reason for reissuance shall be attachedreissuanceonly for the application for thereissuance of work permit.

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resident permit may be
accepted.

3. Other Regulations
Applicable Laws and

No.

Item

1

Declaration

For those who would like toof picking

pick up in person, please fill

up in person

out and submit your

Regulations

Notes

declaration to pick up in
person at the counter of
Ministry of Labor. A registeredletter is not accepted.
2

Seal affix

Copies attached to theapplication shall be marked“In conformity with theoriginal”. The seal or signatureof the applicant must be
affixed.

3
4

Period ofThere is no restriction on thework permit

period.

Consultation According to Article 6 of the

Ministry of Labor may decide

Regulations on the Permission on consultations based on theand Administration of thecase, and may conduct

Employment of Foreign

consultations when necessary.

Workers, unless otherwise
provided for in the
Employment Service Act or in
the Regulations, an employer
shall apply with the centralcompetent authority for apermit to recruit foreign
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations
worker(s) to engage inoccupations in the Republic ofChina. Prior to granting thepermit as referred to in
Paragraph 1 of this Article, thecentral competent authority
may consult with the centralcompetent authority
administering the occupationsin question for reviewing theiropinions and comments
thereon.

5

PermitShould any of the following

Rejection

events occur, the Ministry ofLabor shall not grant the work
permit to adult children of
foreign professionals:
1. Violation of Article 17 of
the Act for the Recruitment
and Employment of Foreign
Professionals.
2. Violation of the Ministry ofLabor Directions for
Reviewing the Application
under Article 17 of the Act for
the Recruitment and
Employment of Foreign
Professionals and failure to
make a correction within the

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Notes

No.

Item

6

Translation

Applicable Laws andRegulations
given time limit. (According
to Announcement No.
10605218321 issued by
Ministry of Labor on February
8, 2018.)

Notes

Chinese versions for1. For submissions made in

documents submitted by theforeign languages, abridged

foreign professional shall betranslations are acceptedattached if the documents areprovided that the scope of the

not in Chinese. (According toabridged translations shall

Article 6 of the Ministry ofinclude the qualifications

Labor Directions forprescribed by the laws (forReviewing the Application

example, the employment

under Article 17 of the Act forcontract shall include thethe Recruitment andname of employer, name of

Employment of Foreign

employed foreign

Professionals.)

professional, job title anddescription, period of
employment and salary or
remuneration), the agency
issuing or signing thesubmissions made in foreign
languages, the name and job
title of signatory and signing
date (if the name of signatory
is a foreign name, the foreignname shall be specified in the
Chinese translation); theabridged translations shall be
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulations

Notesconsistent with the originalsubmissions.
2. Chinese translations may
be made by the foreign
professional without
verification or notarization.

7

Document
verification

1. If any certificate is issued
by the countries announced,
it must be verified by the
representative office of the
Republic of China.
(According toAnnouncement No.
1040508120 issued by
Ministry of Labor on July21, 2015.)
2. If certificates are produced
in mainland China, thediploma shall be examined
and recognized by theagency authorized by
Ministry of Education(National Chung Hsing
University), and othercertificates shall be verified
by the institution
established or designated by
the Executive Yuan or the
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No.

Item

Applicable Laws andRegulationsprivate group authorized by
the Executive Yuan (Straits
Exchange Foundation)according to Article 7 of the
Act Governing Relations
between the People of the
Taiwan Area and theMainland Area.

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Notes