A recent discussion with @tando regarding the need for work permits for naturalized NWOHRs has made me want to research more about the various rights for nationals without household registration. It would be nice later to collect all this information into a short informative website for NWOHRs, and I may do this.
A big one is pensions. APRC holding foreigners, and foreign spouses of Taiwan nationals are now entitled to 6% pension contributions by their employer, but what happens when APRC holding foreigners, and foreign spouses of Taiwan nationals become NWOHRs post naturalization? Are they still entitled to pension contributions based on the original pension laws regarding foreigners, are they covered by the pension laws for Taiwan nationals, or do they fall in between the cracks and are not covered at all?
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The line giving spouses of ROC nationals pension rights do not apply to NWHORs, since NWHORs are not considered foreigners.
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The line giving APRC holders pension rights also does not apply, since you are no longer an APRC holder once you become a NWHOR.
However, the article mentions that:
This Act applies to the persons below as designated under the Labor Standards Act, but does not include those whose pensions are appropriated in accordance with the Private School Act:
- Workers holding ROC citizenship;
So, in this case, are NWHORs considered to “hold ROC citizenship”?
The original Chinese version of the article writes the same line as:
本國籍勞工
No mention of needing to be a “national with household registration” anywhere in the article.
So it looks like NWHORs are grouped the same as nationals with household registration when it comes to pension contribution rights. Has anyone ever had any issues with this?