well, I just got my APRC and was going to apply for that little 100NT CLA work permit I read about (that excempts you from some of the restrictions of para 51 of the ESA), but the lady at the Foreign Police said that some time last year they changed the law and that this paper is no longer necessary or issued. She said just having an APRC puts you on the same level as someone on a spouse visa as far as work rights are concerned and that I am free to do “normal” jobs without a permit and only need a permit for “special” jobs, whatever that means.
Can some of the experts please enlighten me. Is there really no more CLA 100NT$ work permit?
Grateful for your advice
Yali
Just to clarify, what the lady seemed to be saying was that there is no more Open or Personal Work Permit and that it is no longer needed. Is that right? Or does that only apply to those on spouse visa?
The answer to your question seems to be that no one really knows the answer to your question. Everybody who asks gets a different answer, often from the same office on the same day of the week.
I don’t have an APRC, and am not familiar with it. But I do understand that, based on my JFRV, I can do any job a Taiwanese can do, no work permit required. When I enquire of my local FAP office, however, that’s not the answer I get. When I mention that this is my understanding, I just get confused stares, followed by whispered phone calls upstair, and an invitation to call back in a couple of days when they’ve researched the issue.
Lee Kaiwen, Chiayi
I had my wife who speaks Chinese call the CLA in Taipei and they said yes, the Open Work Permit or Personal Work Permit still exists and the lady said just fill out the form, send the 100NT$ plus one photo. So I did, we’ll see what happens next.
It’s an interesting world,
Yali
Ah, found the link: taiwanadvice.com/forms/worktai.htm.
According to the Employment Services Act of 16 May 2003, “Foreigners married to Taiwan nationals and who have residency rights based on the marriage have free work rights in the Taiwan area. They do not have to apply for a work permit as of mid-May 2003.”
How or whether this applies to an APRC, I have no idea.
Aye, that it is.
Lee Kaiwen, Chiayi