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[quote]C. Employment Approvals
On 15 January, 2004, a One-Stop Center for applications of Work Permits for Foreign Professionals was established within the Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training (BEVT). The main consideration was to integrate the rules and regulations of different competent governmental organizations, to achieve universal standards and rules. The one-stop service center aims to cut down on excuses and conflicts resulting from different governmental organizations when employers apply for foreign work permits.
Foreign professionals are classified in the following areas:
architecture and civil engineering;
transportation;
taxation and financial services;
real estate agencies;
immigration services;
attorneys-at-Law (legal services);
technicians;
medical and/or Health Care;
environmental protection;
cultural, sports and recreation services;
academic research;
veterinarians;
manufacturing;
wholesaling; and
other job designated by the Central Competent Authority and competent authorities for other purposes at the central government level after consultation.
The employers of foreign employees performing specialized or technical work or serving as executive managerial officers shall have one of the following qualifications:
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local companies that have less than one year operation and have a capital amount of TWD five million; or companies that have been established for more than one year, and the latest yearly revenue or the average revenue of the last three years amounts to TWD ten million, with average import/export performances reaching USD one million or average agent commission reaching USD 400,000.
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foreign branch offices that have less than one year operation history, and have more than TWD five million operational capital in the ROC; or companies that have been established for more than one year, and the latest yearly revenue or the average revenue of the last three years amounts to TWD ten million, with average import/export performances reaching USD one million or average (agent) commission reaching USD 400,000.
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representative offices of foreign companies with work performances that have been approved by the competent authorities for other purposes at the central government level.
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research and development center or operational head office of an Enterprise that have been approved by the competent authorities for other purposes at the central government level.
The foreign national employed to perform professional or technical work must meet one of the following qualifications:
he/she has obtained a master degree or above;
he/she has obtained a bachelor degree in a relevant field with a minimum of two years of actual relevant work experience;
he/she has been employed by a multinational company for over one year and is assigned to work in Taiwan; or
he/she has received specialized training or has studied independently with a minimum of five years of actual relevant work experience and has demonstrated creative and special performances.
The required qualifications mentioned above do not apply to foreign nationals employed as an executive or managerial officer (e.g., General Manager) of foreign companies in Taiwan.
- Documents required for employment approval application:
application form (on a prescribed form);
copy of corporate documents;
copy of business income tax returns for the past year;
copy of passport;
copy of academic and qualification certificates (which may be required to be notarized and legalized by the Taiwanese Embassy or its equivalent overseas if requested);
copy of certificate of previous work experience;
copy of employment contract; and
one passport-sized photograph.
D. Resident Visa and Alien Resident Certificate (“ARC”)
Resident visas may be granted to foreign nationals who intend to stay in Taiwan for more than six months for the purpose of joining family, pursuing studies, accepting employment, making investment, doing missionary work, or engaging in other activities. A resident visa is valid for three months, good for a single entry or multiple entries, and allows a stay in Taiwan for a period of more than six months.
Applicants for employment or investment, specified in the preceding sections, are required to submit the relevant documents for approval by the relevant authorities of the central or provincial (municipal) government. Resident holder for working purpose shall apply for an ARC in accordance with the current regulations within 15 days of arrival. The length of residence shall depend on the validity date of the ARC. ARC holder who needs to leave the country and then re-enter should apply for the Re-entry permit simultaneously with the application of the ARC.
- Documents required for the Resident Visa application:
original passport (valid over six months);
two passport-sized photographs;
supporting documents or official letters of approval from a competent authority of the ROC; and
other relevant documents.
2. Documents required for ARC application:
original passport (valid for more than six months);
two passport-sized photographs;
resident visa or re-entry permit; and
supporting documents or official letters of approval from a competent authority of the ROC[/quote]
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