What exactly is a JFRV?

Precisely, a foreign spouse needs to have been granted residence (且獲准居留者) to have working rights by virtue of being married to a ROC national with household registration in the Taiwan Area. Under the Immigration Act, residence for foreigners refers to being granted an ARC. It is even a contentious issue whether APRC holders married to ROC nationals need a work permit.

In fact, a resident visa (or any sort of visa) will be entirely irrelevant from the moment the foreign spouse has been granted an ARC.

就業服務法第48條第2款:雇主聘僱外國人工作,應檢具有關文件,向中央主管機關申請許可。但有下列情形之一,不須申請許可:外國人與在中華民國境內設有戶籍之國民結婚,且獲准居留者。[1]

Yeah, don’t even get me started on that one.