Points-based employment route for Taiwan graduates

Foreigners should be foreign students who have Bachelor degree in R.O.C., overseas Chinese students or ethnic Chinese students, and employment permits will be distributed to those who score above 70 points.

Should meet the job description of being employed for specialized or technical works under each category.

“Specialized or technical work” mentioned in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of the Act refers to the following work requiring specialized knowledge, expertise, or skills a foreign national is hired to perform:

8. Social worker or health care;

13. Manufacturing;

14. Wholesales;

1. Civil engineering or building techniques;

3. Tax and financial services;

The employer should meet the qualification under employing foreigners for specialized or technical works, such as qualification for franchising business, capital amount, turnover, etc.

Employers may apply for extensions based on business needs.

have accumulated 70 points or more based on the provisions in the attached addendum, can be employed to undertake work listed in Article 4 and be exempted from the restrictions in the previous Article:

employment permits will be distributed to those who score above 70 points.

1. Students who have graduated from a university in the Republic of China with a bachelor's degree or higher

2. Students who have graduated from a university or college in the Republic of China with an associate degree or higher in subjects related to manufacturing, construction, agriculture, long-term care, or e-commerce

acquire Bachelor degree and with more than two years working experiences in the specific field.

If an employed foreign worker needs to transfer to a new employer or work for multiple employers within the employment permit duration, the new employer(s) must apply for the relevant permit. In case of transfer to a new employer, the application must include documents certifying the termination of the previous employment.

Foreign workers employed in job categories listed in Subparagraphs 1 to 7 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 are prohibited from changing to work categories listed in Subparagraphs 8 to 11 of the same paragraph when transferring to a new employer or job.

1.Professional or technical work.

Employment permits for foreign workers engaged in work types listed in Subparagraphs 1 to 7 and Subparagraph 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 shall be valid for up to three years. Employers may apply for extensions based on business needs.

1.Professional or technical work.