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  Chapter V Application for Employment Permits for Type D Foreign Workers

Article 50
Foreign student(s) referred to in Subparagraph 1, Article 50 of the Act, are required to meet the qualifications set forth in the Regulations Regarding International Students Un-dertaking Studies in Taiwan.
Article 51
When foreign students in the Republic of China detailed in the previous Article work they must observe the following regulations:
1. Must be officially enrolled on a course at a junior college, university or graduate school, or have attended a language program for six months or longer.
2. The attended school is required to confirm the following:
(1) A student does not have the financial resources to continue his/her studies or cover living expenses and provide concrete evidence of the aforementioned.
(2) A teaching or research department at the attended school requires foreign student to undertake work.
The aforementioned regulations do not apply to foreign students with the following qualifications:
1. Students who specialize in languages and to whom one of the following conditions pertains, who receive approval from the Ministry of Education:
(1) Students who after enrolling work part time as foreign language teachers at a college affiliated language center or at a foreign cultural and educational foundation affiliated language center in Taiwan.
(2) Students who after enrolling assist with school-based language expertise related teaching activities.
2. Students who attend graduate school and with the agreement of the school engage in study-related research work.
Article 52
Overseas Chinese students referred to in Subparagraph 2, Article 50 of the Act are those students defined in the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Over-seas Chinese Students in Taiwan.
Students with Chinese ancestry referred to in Subparagraph 2, Article 50 of the Act must possess one of the following statuses:
1. Be a student as defined in the Regulations Governing Study by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Republic of China.
2. Be a student enrolled at a technical training class organized by the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC).
Article 53
In order to apply for a work permit, a type D foreign worker is required to submit the fol-lowing documents:
1. Application form.
2. Original copy of review fee receipt.
3. Other documents required by the Central Competent Authority.
Article 54
The validity of the work permit issued to a type D foreign worker shall not exceed six months.
Except during summer and winter vacations, a type D foreign worker with the aforemen-tioned permission to work must not work more than 20 hours a week.
Article 55
An application by a type D foreign worker for a work permit will be denied by the Central Competent Authority if any of the following situations pertain:
1. False information is found in the application.
2. The application is not made in conformity with the relevant requirements, and the appli-cant fails to provide the required supplementary material and/or corrections within the set time period.