1
The Directions are made by Ministry of Labor (hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”) for the purpose of reviewing the application for a work permit of an adult child of a foreign professional with permanent residence, pursuant to Article 17 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”).
2
According to Article 17 of the Act, where a foreign professional is or has been hired to conduct professional work and has been approved for permanent residence by the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as “the Agency”), an adult child of said person may apply directly to the Ministry for a work permit to engage in work within the country, and need not apply through an employer, provided such child has obtained confirmation from the Agency of having met one of the conditions listed below (hereinafter referred to as “the Resident Conditions”), and, in such case, shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed in Article 43 of the Employment Service Act:
1. Having lawfully accumulated ten years of residence in the country and having stayed in the country for more than 270 days in each of those years.
2. Having entered the country before the age of sixteen and having stayed in the country for more than 270 days each year.
3. Having been born in the country and having lawfully accumulated ten years of residence in the country, and having stayed in the country for more than 183 days in each of those years.
3
An adult child of a foreign professional (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”) may apply for a work permit by submitting the following documents to the Workforce Development Agency under the Ministry in person or by registered mail, ATTN: Workforce Development Agency (application for A Work Permit of Foreign Professional’s Adult Child):
1. Application form and notes (refer to Attachment).
2. Documents used by the Agency to verify compliance with the Resident Conditions, unless such documents can be accessed from the websites of other government agencies (organs).
3. Copy of the alien permanent resident certificate of the Applicant’s father or mother (marked “same as the original”).
4. Copy of the Applicant’s passport or alien resident certificate (marked “same as the original”).
5. Proof of family relationship between the Applicant and his/her father or mother.
6. Original receipt for application fee (NT$100, paid at the post office or at the counter of the Cross-Border Workforce Affairs Center, Workforce Development Agency).
4
The following documents shall be submitted to apply for the reissuance of the work permit:
1. Application form.
2. Declaration of the cause for reissuance.
3. Original receipt for application fee.
5
If the Applicant has one of the following circumstances, the work permit shall not be granted:
1. Violation of Article 17 of the Act.
2. Violation of the Directions and failure to make a correction within the given time limit.
6
Except as otherwise provided by other laws, the Applicant shall attach Chinese translations to any documents written in a foreign language.