Q1: Which universities make up the top 200 universities in the world?
A1: The list of
the top 200 universities is announced by the Ministry of Education. For more details access the ministry’s official website or contact the ministry for conformation.
Q2: In what work are graduates from the top 200 universities who hold an individual work permit permitted to engage? Do such permits have an expiry date?
A2: A foreign national who has obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher in the past five years from one of the top 200 universities in the world, as announced by the Ministry of Education, can directly apply to the Ministry of Labor for a permit to engage in professional work in Taiwan. “Professional work” refers to the types of work stipulated in Article 4 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, including “work detailed in Subparagraphs 1 to 3, 5 and 6, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of the Employment Service Act,” “work detailed in Subparagraphs 1 and 3, Paragraph 1, Article 48 of the Employment Service Act” and full-time foreign language teaching work at short-term cram schools registered under the Supplementary and Continuing Education Act. However, the permit shall be for a maximum of two years, and cannot be extended or a repeat application made.
Q3: If an individual with a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification from one of the top 200 universities in the world applies to the Ministry of Labor for a permit to engage in professional work, for how long is the permit valid? Can a repeat application be made?
A3: If a foreign national with a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification from one of the top 200 universities in the world applies to the Ministry of Labor for a permit to engage in professional work, the validity of the permit starts from the day it is issued by the Ministry of Labor and lasts a period of two years. It cannot be extended or reapplication made.