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Professional employee of a contracting foreign business

TaiwanWork

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for foreign workers appointed by a foreign legal person to carry out the work needed to perform contracts of construction, sale, technical cooperation and similar. The work is specialised or technical work, or acting as director, manager or executive of a business invested in or set up by overseas Chinese or foreigners.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not specify the exact type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity beyond the general description.
  • The document does not provide details on the nature of the contracts or the specific roles covered.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A foreign legal person must appoint the foreigner to carry out the work needed to perform contracts of construction, sale, technical cooperation and similar. The permit is applied for by the Taiwanese branch (representative agency) or the contracting party or its authorised agent.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not specify whether a job offer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement is required beyond the appointment by a foreign legal person.
  • The document does not provide details on the employer relationship or its importance.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Depends on the length of stay: if the visa allows a stay within thirty days, the entry visa is deemed the work permit; for 31 to 90 days the entry visa is applied for by the Taiwanese branch or contracting party and there is no qualification limit; for stays over 91 days the foreign employee must meet the qualifications for specialised or technical work.

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  • https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=602D9CE3DD72F51C&s=243D7E993A404388
    The entry visa held by a foreigner shall be deemed as a work permit if the period of stay allowed by the visa is within thirty days. The entry visa shall be applied by the Taiwanese branch or foreign legal person contracted (authorized agent) if the period of stay of foreigner(s) is 31 days or more but not over 90 days, but the foreign employee’s qualification is without limit. The foreign employee should meet the qualification of specialized or technical works if the staying period is over 91 days.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The foreigner is appointed by a foreign legal person to do specialised or technical work, or to act as director, manager or executive of a business invested in or set up by overseas Chinese or foreigners, in order to perform contracts of construction, sale, technical cooperation and similar. The official source does not state whether the holder may change employer or whether family may accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • No statement on changing employer or on family accompaniment.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Permits for work under Subparagraphs 1 to 7 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 (which includes specialised/technical and managerial work that a foreign legal person assigns for contract performance) are valid for up to three years, with extensions possible based on business needs. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Short stays (within thirty days) run on the entry visa; no longer-term residence pathway is stated for this category.
  • https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0090001
    (Ⅲ)When a foreign legal person, without a branch office or representative agency in the Republic of China, needs to appoint a foreign worker for work specified in Subparagraph 1 or 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 due to contract performance (such as construction, sale, or technical cooperation), the business entity contracted with or an authorized agent of the foreign legal person must apply for the necessary permits in accordance with regulations established under Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 48.
  • https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0090001
    (Ⅰ)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.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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