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These Regulations are established in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2, Article 46 and Paragraph 2, Article 48 of the Employment Service Act (hereinafter “the Act”).

The term “foreign skilled worker” used in the Regulations refers to foreign nationals employed to engage in work detailed in Subparagraph 11, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of the Employment Service Act.

Employers are required to apply to the Central Competent Authority to employ foreign skilled workers to work in the Republic of China (Taiwan), unless otherwise provided by provisions in the Act or the Regulations.
Before granting the permission referred to in the above paragraph, the Central Competent Authority can consult with the central competent authority for the target industry to review the application and obtain opinions.

The Central Competent Authority can request information necessary to handle the employment and management of foreign skilled workers from relevant agencies (institutions), organizations, legal entities, or individuals.
The central competent authority for the target industry can, within the necessary scope of its statutory duties relating to the employment and management of foreign skilled workers, ask the Central Competent Authority to provide related information, such as a roster of foreign skilled workers given permission to work.
The collection, retention, processing and use of information obtained by the Central Competent Authority and the central competent authority for the target industry detailed in the preceding two paragraphs is required to comply with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act.