I think a pretty fair number of us more or less agree with you on that point
but if there was a war, I’d love to stay and fight, but I don’t have the right visa for that. If immigration catches me fighting in the revolution on a Student Visa I’ll be staring at a hefty fine and deportation!
As far as I can tell, these are some of the pertinent rules:
https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawSearchContent.aspx?pcode=N0090001&norge=43
Article 68
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Any foreign worker who violates Article 43 shall be immediately ordered to depart from the Republic of China and banned from further engaging in work in the said territory.
. . .
https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawSearchContent.aspx?pcode=N0090001&norge=68
Here’s some old news about the rules concerning foreign teachers teaching kindergarten, from October 2003:
Ministry of Education Prohibits Foreign Teachers Working in Kindergardens
In a pair of published orders , the Ministry of Education has announced that as of October 1st, 2003 foreign teachers are no longer allowed to teach in kindergardens, rescinding their May, 31st, 2002 directive that had allowed the practice. Kindergarden teachers whose contracts were signed before October 1st will be allowed to finish the term of their contracts. Announcements were mailed to schools nationwide.
O.K. You've earned yourself a nice chunk of cash, but having a few ten thousand lying around your room, or, worse, behind the curtain of your bunk in the hostel, is beginning to make you a bit uncomfortable. Whaddya gonna do...open a bank account? A...
The paper reported the new rule as well, in February 2004:
Ministry cracks down on kindergartens - Taipei Times
Here are some excerpts from this board, some related to kindergarten, and some merely related to doing work other than what was allowed in the work permit:
From 2019
From 2014:
I am to be deported from Taiwan after living here for five years always with ARC. Recently, I took a side job and was reported by someone wishing to attack school, and used me as scapegoat. I know what I did was not ok or legal(I don`t need judgement or lectures), I want to try to appeal as I have been a good citizen except for this incident so feel it is a harsh penalty so would appreciate info on how to do this.Any help or info would be appreciated. Thank you.
From 2013
Ok, I’ll be quick as I’m sure you are all very busy.
I work at a Kindy (yes I know) which has recently been busted. I wasn’t caught and the boss made provisions to make sure that I (or he) wasn’t impacted in the future. Essentially all my Kindy classes have now been moved to the buxiban next door. The boss then asked me to get a work permit with the buxiban and get it put on my ARC as a secondary employer (which I did). The strange thing is that although the local FAP say they have made a note …
From 2012
About a month ago I was deported from Taiwan cause I was teaching at a kindergarten without permission.
I am married to a Taiwanese but because we haven’t legalized our marriage in Taiwan and I do not have the JRFV.
is it possible to get a JRFV when outside of Taiwan?
Would my travel ban be waived if I get a JRFV?
We’ve been living on our savings in Hongkong but I’m slowly reaching my limit.
I was deported quite swiftly, is it possible to appeal from abroad?
When the police raided there wa…
From 2010
So I got caught working at school that wasn’t listed on my ARC. Three weeks ago I got a letter stating that I need to pay a $30,000 fine or I will get deported. So I paid the fine. Then on Friday I got a call (then my boss and I later got letters) telling me that I will be deported in just under 2 weeks.
So will call a lawyer, write an appeal, etc on Monday but given that I am on my way out what will happen when I am being deported? I have no desire to return to Australia but want to work o…
There is a case right now in taichung where a teacher has been fired from his job, and had some pay docked. After trying many routes to solve the problem (including the CLA labor board), he was still without his money. He decided to open a lawsuit aginst the school for unlawful dismissal. (he refused to take on some extra work). When that failed he resorted to obtaining pictures of a new teacher he didn’t know and using them in conjunction with his own picture to push the school to pay. The resu…
From 2009
haven’t had one this year…once broke through a mosquito net and swore as I jumped into a classroom and there was a mom sitting with a new student…heehee. Hate it hate it hate it.
then another time I walked up to them and asked them what they were looking for…
then another time a woman jumped over the wall outside my window and took a pic of me with her cellphone…i just invited her in and posed for a nicer pic.
all different schools…thought I was safe at a bushiban once…till I was shoved under…
My kindy was raided this morning. Everyone got out the back door and away.
Thought it was just a fluke until I heard from two more friends at two different schools…one a kindy and one a buxi. They were checking for ARC’s.
What are they trying to do? Thin the herd in time of recession?
On the news today was a great clip of three “foreign teachers” illegally teaching in Keelung. One guy, Andre, punched and spat on the reporters. He also didn’t want to get onto the taxi that his Taiwanese managers were herding him into: “I want to finish this [fight],” he was heard saying.
Here’s the link and video footage from Dongsen News: nownews.com/videosite/index. … 4&avType=1
Andre, you on this forum? What are locals going to think of “foreign teachers” now?!
Entertaining, nonetheless. …
From 2008
I’ve accidentally found another case involving this chain.
In 2008, the “Bokelai” branch hired a foreign teacher and applied for his work permit, but one day before the permit was issued (or one day before the starting date of the permit’s validity if it was issued in advance), an inspector showed up and caught him teaching. He said it was just a demo. He was given 14 days to depart and blacklisted.
The appeal took about nine months, but the government won.
From 2005
The same thing happened to me on September 16th.
My school saw the police at the door and didn’t let them in until they hid 3 of us. They searched the classrooms, then talked to the supervisor. After about 15-20 minutes, she tells us to come out of hiding and go back to the classrooms. We ask if the police have left and she says “No.”
(this was when that little voice in my head said, “Don’t go out there!”)
I should listen to my little voice more often. So we go out, ‘observe’ the class fo…
From 2004
I was working at a kindergarten with 400 kids some time back and the school was raided by the FAP and MOE.
Told the FAP to run away and look for some foreign teachers… saved by my ROC ID Card hehehehehe
The MOE found out that as I only taught 30 minute classes to all 20 kids classes it was ok. The full-time South African teacher who taught the full-time English classes was hiding up on the rooftop. He only had a visitor visa to be in Taiwan. Turns out a competitor school complained about the i…
About two months ago,our school was raided about 4 times in two weeks.I dont why,because it was only in Taoyuan.Im sure other people knows about this too.At one stage we stayed home for four days.I hope its over now and that they will pick another county next time.God bless,because Im still here.My school paid their money,I guess.If you know what Im talking about.
My school got raided this morning. It’s in the Da-an area. Thank the Buddha I wasn’t in the building at the time. They are going around to Kindergartens and asking if there are any foreigners on the premises. Careful peeps. Just curious about how things are going with the current crackdown? Anyone know of any recent deportations or has anyone else’s school been raided/harassed? What are the legalities pertaining to Kindy? Do the cops have to catch you teaching? In the building? I heard …
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