12-Year Migrant Worker

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Good news, but late for your friend.
In future there will be a way to get permanent residence for skilled migrant workers:

New Economic Immigration Bill

The New Economic Migration Act is in the news today : 資深外勞轉中階技術人力 有譜 - 上市櫃 - 旺得富理財網 TL;DR - the executive branch has found a workaround to give some skilled migrant workers a pathway out of the 12 year limit. Details forthcoming but it will involve salary requirements and a minimum of 6 years of work experience.