Chapter 3: Procedures for employer applications for an employment permit
Section 1 General rules
Article 42
When an employer applies to hire foreign skilled workers, the Central Competent Authority can separately designate items to be submitted online.
For items designated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, employers are required to submit applications to hire foreign skilled workers online. However, this restriction can be waived when there are legitimate reasons and approval is obtained from the Central Competent Authority.
When an employer files an application in accordance with the methods outlined in the preceding two paragraphs, the original hard copies of the application documents should be retained by the employer for a minimum of five years.
Article 43
When the required documentation for an employer’s application to hire foreign skilled workers includes certified documents issued by a government agency (institution) or a state-owned enterprise, and can be accessed online by the Central Competent Authority, the employer can be exempted from submitting them.
Which documents are eligible for exemption under the above paragraph will be determined by the Central Competent Authority.
Article 44
Employers are required to apply to hire foreign skilled workers detailed in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 6, to engage in work listed in Article 5, in accordance with the following periods:
1. Original employer: Apply two months before the expiration of the current employment permit.
2. New employer: Apply 2-4 months before the expiration of the current employment permit, with employment starting the day after the permit expires.
Employers should apply to hire foreign skilled workers detailed in Point 2, Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 6, to engage in work listed in Article 5, 2-4 months before the expiration of the current employment permit, with employment starting the day after the permit expires.
Foreign skilled workers specified in Point 3, Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 6, with the exception of those engaged in live-in care work pursuant to Subparagraph 10, Article 5, should be hired by their previous employer to engage in foreign skilled work.