Confirmation of Employer (Applicant) and Care Recipient Eligibility

·Employer’s Eligibility to Apply:

The employer and the care recipient must have any one of the following relationships of kinship:

1. Spouse.
2. Direct blood relatives.
3. Relatives within the third degree of kinship.
4. Stepparents, stepchildren, parents or stepparents of the spouse, or the spouse of children or stepchildren.
5. Grandparents and the spouse of grandchildren, step-grandparents and grandchildren, or step-grandparents and the spouse of grandchildren.

I.Care recipients are required to comply with one of the following conditions:

        1. Individuals must have one of the conditions listed in the Specific Severe Physical and Mental Disabilities Categories.

             (For disability items and levels, please refer to Appendix 2)

        2. As determined by a medical institution to possess one of the following qualifications:

        （1）Individuals under the age of 80 determined as requiring all-day care.
        （2）Individuals aged 80 or over determined to be severely dependent on nursing services.
        （3）Individuals aged 85 or over determined to be moderately dependent on nursing services.

        3. Individuals who have used live-in care services, daycare services or at-home care services funded by governments at various levels for six months or more, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7and Article 9 appended table No. 4 of the Long-term Care Services Application and Payment Measures.

        4. Individuals obtain a medical diagnosis certificate issued by a physician confirming that they meet a  diseases  or conditions (announced by the central competent authority).

II .If the preceding care recipients was cared for within the past year by a foreign blue-collar caregiver or an intermediate skilled caregiver, the employer may apply to employ a foreign worker for live-in caregiving work.

III.For care recipients aged 80 or over, who are not covered by the two preceding clauses, the employer may present their identity document to apply for the employment of a foreign worker for live-in caregiving work.

※The level of disablement and dependency of the care recipients under Article 1 and Article 3

Care recipients may be exempted from undergoing a professional assessment by a medical institution if they meet one of the following conditions: 

1. Having obtained a Disability Certificate and, in accordance with Articles 6 and 14 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, are exempt from re-evaluation. 

2. The same care recipient has previously been cared for by a foreign blue-collar caregiver or an intermediate skilled caregiver and is aged 75 or over.

·Number of Employee Quotas for Employer Applications:

1. Only one foreign caregiver is allowed at a time for the same care recipient, a currently employed foreign caregiver may be directly transferred.
2. However, an additional foreign caregiver may be permitted if the care recipient is diagnosed as being in a vegetative state or scores zero on the Barthel Index, and if there is no expected recovery within six months.