# Side Job on ARC **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal - Work\ **Created:** [June 15, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176 "2023-06-15T14:11:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hipbeatnik](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hipbeatnik](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hipbeatnik)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/1 "2023-06-15T14:11:49Z")
I’m here on an employer-sponsored ARC. However, I’ve been contacted to do some one-off modelling/voice recording/translation jobs on the side. They’ve asked me to bring my ARC and passport and sign tax release forms but get paid in cash. Am I correct in assuming this is illegal on my ARC? If they file my ARC and tax forms, would it be a violation of my work permit since they’re not my main employer, even if it’s just a one-time thing? I was told it’s okay because it’s a ‘side job’ and not a ‘second employer’, but want to clarify that before risking deportation. ---
**Author:** ![tando](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tando](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tando)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/2 "2023-06-15T14:19:29Z")
> [@Hipbeatnik](#): > > one-off modelling this might be relevant. [https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/News\_Content.aspx?n=35C4C6202979ECD0&sms=2D58889BB41F75D7&s=0ACBDB0E68D4411C](https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/News_Content.aspx?n=35C4C6202979ECD0&sms=2D58889BB41F75D7&s=0ACBDB0E68D4411C) ---
**Author:** ![teacherfei](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@teacherfei](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/teacherfei)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/3 "2023-06-15T15:08:47Z")
Probably not. They would be your employer for one or several days. Nope. Wouldn’t risk it unless it was for a lot of cash. ---
**Author:** ![user86](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@user86](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/user86)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/4 "2023-06-15T15:12:58Z")
> [@Hipbeatnik](#): > > Am I correct in assuming this is illegal on my ARC? You are correct. You are not permitted to have any other job, even contract or freelance or part-time or short-term gigs. ---
**Author:** ![comfy123](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/comfy123/32/258242_2.png) [@comfy123](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/comfy123)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/5 "2023-06-16T00:23:34Z")
> [@Hipbeatnik](#): > > They’ve asked me to bring my ARC and passport and sign tax release forms but get paid in cash. Yes it is illegal… however… I have never heard of the tax office actually enforcing work permit terms… ---
**Author:** ![user86](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@user86](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/user86)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/6 "2023-06-16T00:27:57Z")
> [@comfy123](#): > > I have never heard of the tax office actually enforcing work permit terms… I don’t think it’s the tax office you need to worry about. It’s the police/immigration officers showing up at your workplace unannounced. ---
**Author:** ![comfy123](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/comfy123/32/258242_2.png) [@comfy123](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/comfy123)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/7 "2023-06-16T00:35:49Z")
> [@user86](#): > > I don’t think it’s the tax office you need to worry about. It’s the police/immigration officers showing up at your workplace unannounced. Had that happen in the first few months of working here. Luckily I had my ARC and work permit already. ---
**Author:** ![olm](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/olm/32/91247_2.png) [@olm](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/olm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/8 "2023-06-18T08:33:25Z")
10 posts were split to a new topic: [Not exactly legal](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/not-exactly-legal/231235) ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/9 "2023-06-16T01:45:03Z")
> [@Hipbeatnik](#): > > Am I correct in assuming this is illegal on my ARC? Yes, it is very much illegal and as others have pointed out, one cannot do any other work besides that which one has been approved to do so in their work permit. You are only allowed to do work in the address as specified on your ARC. You cannot even do a demo for an English teaching job. If your side job reports your income to the tax authorities & when the time comes to renew your ARC, you might have a problem as the Labor bureau will notice an unapproved income source and your work permit will be denied. > [@Hipbeatnik](#): > > If they file my ARC and tax forms, would it be a violation of my work permit since they’re not my main employer, even if it’s just a one-time thing? I was told it’s okay because it’s a ‘side job’ and not a ‘second employer’ Then tell them to pay you directly in cash for this “One time, one day job”. I don’t understand why they need to go through the hassle of reporting this income unless they want you to work part time for them regularly. Do NOT, under any circumstances, give them your ARC and let them report your earnings. ---
**Author:** ![nz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nz)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/10 "2023-06-16T01:47:24Z")
Don’t you dare do modeling with an agency if you don’t have a work permit with them. I know multiple people who were under shithead agencies that used every tiny loop hole in the law to make sure they were deported for no reason other than the agency could make that happen ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/11 "2023-06-16T01:59:53Z")
> [@springonion](#): > > If your side job reports your income to the tax authorities & when the time comes to renew your ARC, you might have a problem as the Labor bureau will notice an unapproved income source and your work permit will be denied. I highly doubt this. We’ve been having this discussion for years and I still know not of anyone having an issue like this. Nothing you tell the tax office gets passed to any other government body. If you have proof of this I’m all ears. ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/12 "2023-06-16T02:16:12Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > I highly doubt this. We’ve been having this discussion for years and I still know not of anyone having an issue like this. Nothing you tell the tax office gets passed to any other government body. If you have proof of this I’m all ears. I personally also do not know of anyone who got caught while doing and getting paid for doing a side job, but then, they might be getting paid under the desk i.e their side income was not reported to the tax bureau and no 扣繳憑單 was ever issued. If the OP wants to risk this, then he/she is free to go ahead. It’s just a on-off thing so the chances of anything going wrong is pretty slim to zero. The tax office will not voluntarily pass any of your information to NIA/WDA but the WDA needs to check the blue tax document during renewal and if there is anything on there that seems out of place or does not match with your approved income, they will ask questions. I had a slight problem with my tax a long time ago when I was on a work ARC and was almost denied a work permit renewal. Thank god my boss made things right asap… ---
**Author:** ![irish91](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@irish91](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/irish91)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/14 "2023-06-16T02:28:11Z")
> [@springonion](#): > > The tax office will not voluntarily pass any of your information to NIA/WDA but the WDA needs to check the blue tax document during renewal and if there is anything on there that seems out of place or does not match with your approved income, they will ask questions. Same if go the route of applying for APRC based on double the minimum salary. You would have to submit the tax statement from tax office and work permit history from the WDA to NIA that then do a review and could ask questions if there is income with no corresponding work permit. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/15 "2023-06-16T02:34:30Z")
Is the tax certificate still checked? It seems to come and go. I seem to remember taking it to immigration the last few times and they didn’t ask for it. ---
**Author:** ![springonion](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/springonion/32/209244_2.png) [@springonion](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/springonion)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/17 "2023-06-16T02:44:19Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > Is the tax certificate still checked? It seems to come and go. I seem to remember taking it to immigration the last few times and they didn’t ask for it. Immigration (NIA) does not check the tax cert. The WDA (Workforce Development Agency), which issues you the work permit, does when it comes time for your work permit renewal. If they deny you the work permit, then you wouldn’t even need to go to immigration (which issues you the ARC) as you will need to leave the country. ---
**Author:** ![foc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@foc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/foc)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/24 "2023-06-16T07:36:39Z")
1. Supreme Administrative Court Judgment 108年度上字第1155號 (upholds Ministry of Labor order revoking work permit of Korean manager of software company who engaged in translation work at the company before he received work permit to be manager. Permanent ban on future work permits, fine of NT$30,000, and exit within 14 days). 2. The vast majority of orders revoking work permits are in the form of a confidential letter to the foreign employee and the employer. There are no public records. The only reliable source for these cases are administrative court judgments that exist only if the foreign employee of the employer appeals. Almost all of the appeals are denied. We simply don’t know if people moonlighting as editors or translators lose their work permits, are _ **ordered to leave within 14 days , fined, become subject to an entry ban for a number of years, and are permanently prohibited from applying for a work permit again** _. When you apply for work permit extension, you have to supply tax documents. These can and do trigger investigations. A number of people have recently been investigated for working illegally because of indiscreet information disclosed on Gold Card applications. Jealous colleagues or business rivals can report you. Much can go wrong. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/26 "2023-06-16T23:40:30Z")
> [@On another topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/231235/9): > > my work permit Haven’t you been a permanent resident for the last ~20 million years? ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/27 "2023-06-16T23:44:44Z")
> [@foc](#): > > There are no public records. The only reliable source for these cases are administrative court judgments that exist only if the foreign employee of the employer appeals. That’s almost true, but in some cases you would find 訴願 which are administrative appeals but not administrative court appeals, so they won’t be in the Judicial Yuan’s public database (check either the Executive Yuan or the relevant local government department). I seem to recall a few years ago I read one about someone who had been arrested for doing a teaching demo (and lost of course). The thread is probably still up somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/28 "2023-06-16T23:50:36Z")
Just a reminder, we do also have a thread about things people are allowed to do without work permits (slightly more than volunteer work): > [@What are you allowed to do without a work permit?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/what-are-you-allowed-to-do-without-a-work-permit/203643): > > The [Employment Service Act](https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0090001) states in Art. 43 that 除本法另有規定外，外國人未經雇主申請許可，不得在中華民國境內工作。 but does not define work. The Council of Labor Affairs (predecessor to the Ministry of Labor) clarified in 2005 in an interpretation letter ([勞職外字第0940503946號函](https://laws.mol.gov.tw/FLAW/FLAWDOC03.aspx?datatype=etype&N1=%E5%8B%9E%E8%81%B7%E5%A4%96&N2=0940503946&cnt=1&now=1&lnabndn=1&recordno=1)) that an activity does not require a formal contract or even payment to qualify as work, though it also said volunteer work in accordance with the [Volunteer Service Act](https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0050131) does not require a work permit. In 2015, the Ministry of Labor issued another inte… I don’t think the gigs OP mentioned would qualify. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176/29 "2023-06-17T01:29:20Z")
> [@On another topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/231235/9): > > > [@On another topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/231235/9): > > > > my work permit > > Haven’t you been a permanent resident for the last ~20 million years? Surprisingly not. [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/side-job-on-arc/231176.md?page=2)