Foreign special professional employer-sponsored permit

Foreign Specialist Professionals: This refers to a foreign professional who possesses specific expertise needed by the State in science & technology, digital economy, the economy, education, culture & the arts, sports, finance, law, architectural design, national defense, environmental protection, biotechnology, and other fields, or who have been recognized by the competent authority in consultation with the relevant competent authority as possessing specific expertise. (Article 4)

Employers who apply to hire foreign nationals in designated professions, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, must meet one of the qualification standards for designated foreign professionals announced by the central competent authority for the designated industry:

Provisions in Paragraph 1, Article 7 of the Act for the Recruitment of Foreign Professionals stipulate that when applying to hire designated foreign professionals, applications should in addition to including required documentation for the relevant work category, also include a photocopy of one of the related documents from the field of specialist expertise announced by the central competent authority for the target industry and listed below:

2.“Foreign specialist professional” means a foreign professional who possesses specific expertise needed by the State in science & technology, digital economy, the economy, education, culture & the arts, sports, finance, law, architectural design, national defense, environmental protection, biotechnology, and other fields, as announced by the central competent authorities, or who have been recognized by the competent authority in consultation with the relevant competent authority as possessing specific expertise.

When documents submitted by an employer do not confirm an individual meets the above regulations, said employer should, in accordance with a Ministry of Labor notification, provide certified documentation a foreign worker is professionally qualified as approved by the central competent authority for the designated industry.

A monthly salary of NT$160,000 in recent months, refers to anyone who in the three years preceding the date of application had a monthly salary or average monthly salary of NT$160,000 or more; A salary certificate or tax statement certificate refers to one of the following documents:

1. Payroll withholding certificate or official tax certificate. However, when tax regulations forbid the submission of a document, after explaining the relevant tax regulations submit an employer certificate.

Employers who apply to hire foreign nationals in designated professions, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, must meet one of the qualification standards for designated foreign professionals announced by the central competent authority for the designated industry:

When documents submitted by an employer do not confirm an individual meets the above regulations, said employer should, in accordance with a Ministry of Labor notification, provide certified documentation a foreign worker is professionally qualified as approved by the central competent authority for the designated industry.

The approved employment of a foreign specialist professional to engage in professional work shall be for a term of up to five years. When there is need to continue the employment beyond the expiry of that term, the employer may apply for an extension, of up to five years each time.

The children having reached the age of majority of foreign professionals, foreign specialist professionals, and foreign senior professionals that have obtained permanent residence may apply for work permits if they meet specified residence requirements; the spouses of foreign specialist professionals and foreign senior professionals may apply for work permits. (Article 15)

A foreign professional or foreign specialist professionals who enters the State with a visa exemption or holds a visitor visa and who, having obtained a work permit or with exemption from obtaining a work permit, engages in professional work in the State, may apply directly to the NIA for residence; their dependents who enter the State with a visa exemption or visitor visa may apply directly to the NIA for residency. (Article 16)

The approved employment of a foreign specialist professional to engage in professional work shall be for a term of up to five years. When there is need to continue the employment beyond the expiry of that term, an application may be submitted for extension. (Article 8)