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IMPACT – MEDIUM
What is the change? Spouses of foreign workers may now apply for work permits in certain professional or technical jobs.
What does the change mean? The spouse must be sponsored by an employer, and the job must fit into one of the 15 “Class A” professional categories listed below and pay at least a required minimum wage of 200 New Taiwan dollars per hour (about US$6.60) whether the job is part-time or full-time. However, the sponsoring employer does not need to meet the usual income and capital requirements for foreign professionals’ work permits.
Background: Class A professional and technical fields include:
BAL Analysis: The dependent work permits will give smaller companies flexibility to hire foreign professionals and will make Taiwan a more attractive destination for foreign nationals whose spouses are in one of the designated or professional fields.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Taiwan. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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