# ARC/APRC: "work based" vs. "marriage based" (vs. "gold card") advantages and disadvantages

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**Category:** Visa & Residency\
**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/arc-aprc-work-based-vs-marriage-based-vs-gold-card-advantages-and-disadvantages/175633 "2018-12-27T10:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/arc-aprc-work-based-vs-marriage-based-vs-gold-card-advantages-and-disadvantages/175633/84 "2019-08-13T12:23:05Z")

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> [@olm](#):
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> **5. Pension**  
> 🟢 Marriage ARC: yes, due to being married to an ROC citizen (Thanks, @tando)  
> 🟡 Work ARC: only when married to an ROC citizen, or work APRC (Thanks, @tando)  
> 🟡 Gold Card ARC: only when married to an ROC citizen, or Gold Card APRC (Thanks, @tando)

an employed foreigner on APRC is forced to enroll if LSA is applies.

> 依照108年5月17日修正生效之勞工退休金條例第7條第1項、第8條之1規定，受僱且適用勞基法之[永久居留之外籍人士](http://www.bli.gov.tw/0023079.html)，已納入強制提繳對象。

[https://www.bli.gov.tw/en/0014609.html](https://www.bli.gov.tw/en/0014609.html)

> The targets of compulsory contribution are the Taiwanese citizens; foreign spouses; spouses from mainland, Hong Kong, or Macau; and permanent resident foreigners which apply to Labor Standards Act. However, for the labor who has allocated retirement reserve according to Private School Act, this regulation is not applicable.

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