Is it Illegal to Tutor a Private Student?

If you’ve seen the other threads, you will have seen that it’s debatable (or like you wrote, disputed):

My impression is that both the MOL and NIA have hinted that it’s not a problem, or not their problem… but that’s not something I’d like to be the one to test if it became a problem. It seems to me that performing activities outside of the scope of one’s visa might still be an issue for the NIA if they wanted to take things seriously.

I don’t think you’ll be able to “tackle” this in a convenient way (i.e., without getting some kind of open work permit independent of the remote work and without you or the company opening some representative entity here).

Even unpaid work requires a work permit, as the Employment Service Act defines “work” broadly. This includes any labor or services performed with or without compensation.

If you want to tutor for free, just call it a language exchange. Most guys use it to get a girlfriend but I guess in your case your motivations are different. Your friend can thank you for spending time with her children with a nice Chinese family dinner or a hongbao on the holidays since you’re a good friend.

read what you wrote. I cannot work for free. That’s right. To work you need a work permit. Anyone employing you without a work permit can be fined up to NT$750,000.

You can be fined, deported and banned for up to ten years. Minimum ban is now three years.

Don’t end up like this departed person.

It’s not ridiculous. It is to cover what could become an obvious loophole.

“Oh those Mexicans on my farm? They are not getting paid… they are doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.”

Meanwhile… secretly pays them their $2 an hour.

This ARC does not allow you to work at all. Even for free

It is still working.

If you’re teaching without any compensation, isn’t that considered volunteering? Is volunteering allowed?

Maybe he should ask the NIA? Volunteering can be considered working. If he is doing something that would take away the same for a resident.

OP is on a job seeking ARC which has strict limits as to what the OP can do.

If it were me, I’d do it as a ‘language exchange’ and wouldn’t worry about it. It’s not like it’s at place of business.

Makes sense.

I remember many decades ago going to Taiwan and teaching privately as well as at a cram school. It didn’t seem as strict then. I guess times have changed.

I explained to Taiwanese people why i wouldn’t do these jobs when asked, they were pretty surprised by it. So i’m sure it happens.

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