Receiving bills from Bureau of Labor Insurance as an unemployed resident

[yuljiyong]

I am a Dual-citizen of Taiwan and Philippines, I grew up and studied in PH. I just got here in Taiwan last July 2025 and I started getting the labor insurance bill of 1,245NTD (never paid it, because I obviously don’t have a job), and I have never been employed (officially) in Taiwan, I only have part-time teaching jobs without the benefits (labor&health insurance) because I pay my own NHI bill.

I have been looking for a full-time job and have been thinking that if I land on one, the employer might get notified of my outstanding balance (which is over 10k now) once they apply me for it as one of their employee, now I don’t know what to do.

[slawa]

The bills are for National Pension (國民年金) not Labor Insurance. Both are managed by the Bureau of Labor Insurance.
The moment you registered your residency, the system automatically enrolled you because you didn’t have a full-time job.

@yuljiyong

I have never been employed (officially) in Taiwan, I only have part-time teaching jobs without the benefits (labor&health insurance)

If you weren’t paying your Labor Insurance, the National Pension system assumes you are unemployed and keeps billing you.

@yuljiyong

employer might get notified of my outstanding balance

No, they won’t be notified of your negative balance.

Once you have a job and a steady income, you can go to any BLI office and ask for an installment plan (分期繳納).

[yuljiyong]

Wow! Thank you so much for the replies!