- Employers who apply to hire foreign nationals in designated professions, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, must meet one of the qualification standards for designated foreign professionals announced by the central competent authority for the designated industry:
1. Science and technology fields announced by the National Science and Technology Council(Science and technology field)
2. Financial fields announce by the Financial Supervisory Commission(Financial field)
3. Legal fields announced by the Ministry of Justice(Legal field)
4. Educational fields announced by the Ministry of Education (Educational field)
5. Art and cultural fields announced by the Ministry of Education(Art and cultural field)
6. Architectural design fields announced by the Ministry of the Interior(Architectural design field)
7. Economic fields announced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs(Economic field)
8. Physical education fields announced by the Ministry of Education (Physical education field)
9. National defense fields announced by the Ministry of National Defense(National defense field)
10. Digital fields announced by the Ministry of Digital Affairs(Digital field)
- When documents submitted by an employer do not confirm an individual meets the above regulations, said employer should, in accordance with a Ministry of Labor notification, provide certified documentation a foreign worker is professionally qualified as approved by the central competent authority for the designated industry.
- In terms of the qualifications for designated foreign professionals announced by the various central competent authorities, “individuals who previously made or in recent months made NT$160,000 a month in another country or Taiwan,” based on Lautungfakuantzu No. 10805114652 letter issued by the Ministry of Labor on November 5, 2019 are subject to the following:
A monthly salary of NT$160,000 in recent months, refers to anyone who in the three years preceding the date of application had a monthly salary or average monthly salary of NT$160,000 or more; A salary certificate or tax statement certificate refers to one of the following documents:
1. Payroll withholding certificate or official tax certificate. However, when tax regulations forbid the submission of a document, after explaining the relevant tax regulations submit an employer certificate.
2. Employment contract indicating an individual’s intent to work in Taiwan.