Q1：What are the regulations to work in Taiwan for adult children of foreign professionals who have obtained permanent residency?
A1：For an employed foreign professional engaged in professional work at present or in the past who has obtained permanent resident permission from the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of Interior, their adult children who qualify with the prescribed days of residence and eligibility criteria, may apply directly to the Ministry of Labor for permission to work in Taiwan, and need not apply through an employer.
Q2：What are the residency conditions to apply for a work permit for adult children of foreign professionals who have obtained permanent residency?
A2：Adult children of foreign professionals who have obtained permanent residency should qualify with one of the following conditions as confirmed by the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior:
1.Having lawfully accumulated ten years of residence in the State, and having stayed in the State for more than 270 days in each of those years.
2.Having entered the State before the age of fourteen, and having stayed in the State for more than 270 days each year.
3.Having been born in the State, and having lawfully accumulated ten years of residence in the State, and having stayed in the State for more than 183 days in each of those years.
Q3：How long is the validity period of the work permit for adult children of foreign professionals?
A3：This work permit has no time limit. However, this work permit will be invalid when the qualifications for residence disappear.
Q4：When the adult children of foreign professionals have obtained a work permit, are they allowed to have a part-time job in Taiwan? Is the new employer required to apply for permission from the Ministry of Labor?
A4：Yes. In addition, there is no need for the new employer to apply to the Ministry of Labor for employment permits.
Q5：How much is the review fee to be paid when applying for a work permit for adult children of foreign professionals who have obtained permanent residency?
A5：According to the Article 5 of “The Ministry of Labor’s Fee-charging Standards for Approving Applications for Case Review under the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals”, application for a work permit for adult children of foreign professionals, foreign specific professionals and foreign senior professionals, NT$100 should be submitted per case.