No. Item Rules and Explanations Notes
1 In-person Pick Up Declaration
If the applicant wishes to pick up the work permit in person, the applicant should apply in person at one of the counters at the Ministry and fill out a declaration for pick-up in person. The declaration may not be filed via
registered mail.
2 Use of seals The seals of application unit and employer shall all be affixed to each page of an application. For photocopies attached to the application, the words of “in conformity with the original” shall be added.
In principle, documents attached by the employer shall be affixed with the seals of employer’s unit and
owner. The application and list shall be affixed with an official seal of a government agency or school, and the seal of employer’s unit or department may be affixed to other documents.
3 Extensions after
expiration
Process these under Article 46-1 of the Regulations on the Permission and
Administration of the Employment of Foreign Worker
1.If the employer files for an extension after the prior employment period expires, the application should be treated as a new-hire application.
2.Exception: if the employer invokes Article 46-1 of the Regulations on the
No. Item Rules and Explanations Notes Permission and
Administration of the Employment of Foreign Worker and files the application no later than 15 days after the
expiration of the prior employment period (the employer should also submit an explanation;
this exception is only allowed once), the
application for extension may be approved with the extension beginning retroactively from the original expiration date (The reviewer should put a note in the system for control. The employer may not invoke a
supplemental application a second time).
4 Standards for deciding the duration of work permits
1. Pursuant to Article 52 of the Employment Service Act, the duration of a work permits for a foreign national is approved based on the employer's
application and the contract period for a maximum of three years.
Work permit period for extras should not exceed 7 days. To make an exception, please state in detail in the event plan that on what basis the shooting period should be more than 7 days.(attach document as proof when necessary)
No. Item Rules and Explanations Notes 2.Extras:
in principle seven days.
5 Documentation of Employment Transfers
In accordance with Article 53 of the Employment Service Act, ask the new employer to confirm with the foreign
national whether he or she will change employers if the
foreign national is already employed by another
employer during the period for which the work permit
application is made:
1.Yes: Provide a certification of employment termination or ask the previous
employer to proceed with the employment
termination procedure.
2.No: Deem it a part-time position. No documentation is needed.
6 Support staff that come to Taiwan with a performing group (Per 30 July 2015 Letter No.
Labor- Workforce-
Affairs-1.An employer may apply for work permits based on artistic and performance work regulations for
support personnel who are indispensable, integral and necessary to the
performances of performing groups that come to Taiwan to perform and fall within
In order to safeguard the employment opportunities for Taiwan nationals, the Ministry of Labor may evaluate and approve the necessity of the support staff based on
consideration of the number of support personnel, the nature of the performance, the venue and the employment period, or
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the scope of support personnel listed in the Letter of Declaration.
2.Job title and description in the Roster of Foreign Employees should be completed factually.
3.A “Letter of Declaration on the Necessity of the
Support Staff for a Foreign Arts/Performing Group Coming to Taiwan” must be submitted. The Letter must list the group’s industry, the number of support personnel and a serial number for each support person on the roster of foreign nationals.
initiate consultations with the central government competent authority for the industry concerned to seek its views.
7 Document Verification
1. Attached documents (e.g.
recommendation or certificate issued by the official organ of the country file about Foreigners who are engaged in the arts and performing arts, proof of education or work
experience of foreign
workers engaging in artistic
No. Item Rules and Explanations Notes work or performance)
issued by the government agencies of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Nepal, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, or Indonesia shall be verified by the overseas embassies (Order No. 10805088081 issued by the Ministry of Labor on July 17, 2019).
2. If the attached documents are made in the Mainland area, they shall be
authenticated by the institution set up or designated, or by the private organization
entrusted by the Executive Yuan in accordance with Article 7 of the “Act Governing Relations
No. Item Rules and Explanations Notes between the People of the
Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.”
3. Attached documents other than the above shall be handled in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 7 of the Regulations on the
Permission and
Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers. In case of any doubts, employers may be asked to certify as needed.
8 Review Days The days required to review the applications for the employment of foreigners (according to the
Announcement Lao-Dong-Fa-Shi-Zi No. 1040516707 dated January 29, 2016) are as follows:
1. Online application: If application documents are complete, and both the employer and the foreign worker meet the stipulated qualifications and
1. According to Article 43 of the Employment Service Act, no foreign worker may engage in work within the Republic of China if his/her employer has not yet
obtained a permit. Ministry of Labor will grant the permit after reviewing the employer’s application, and the period of employment permit starts from the employment application date on or after the issue