According to the regulations in Taiwan, it is not allowed for any foreigner to work in Taiwan without a work permit. Foreigner will be able to work only if the employer has attained the working permit under regulations of Employment Service Act. Any foreigner working without the work permit approved by Ministry of Labor(MOL) will be illegal. Therefore, foreigners need to be aware of the related regulations in order not to violate the law.

Some foreigners come to Taiwan for tourism, visiting or studying, but if they want to work during the stay, like teaching foreign language or advertisement shooting and so on, their employers must apply work permit from MOL for legal employment.

If you have any questions about foreigner's work permit, please contact with the Workforce Development Agency of the MOL (Website: https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw, telephone: (02)8559-6000), and questions about ARC can be answered by National Immigration Agency (Website: https://www.immigration.gov.tw, telephone: 02-23889393). National Immigration Agency also set up a foreigner-friendly website called “Information for Foreigners in Taiwan” (https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/6928/6940/) which provides all information as a foreigner lives in Taiwan.