Q: Is there any time limit for employers in applying for employment permit?

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Answer: 
According to Article 43 of the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers, employers applying for foreign workers to engage in intermediate skilled work are required to do so within specified time limits:
(1) Currently employed foreign workers who have worked for 6 consecutive years or more:
1. Original employers: apply a minimum of 2 months prior to the expiration date of the employment permit.
2. New employers: apply 2 to 4 months prior to the expiration date of the aforementioned employment permit, with employment starting the day after the expiration of the current employment permit. 
(2) Employed foreign workers who have worked for an accumulated 6 years or more for the same employer: original employers can apply 2 months prior to the expiration date of the employment permit; New employers can apply 2-4 months before the expiration date of the original employment permit. For example, a foreign worker currently works for Employer A, has done so for an accumulated 6 years or more and previously worked for Employer B for an accumulated 6 years or more. If Employer A wants to hire the foreign worker as an intermediate skilled worker he should do so 2 months before the expiry date of the employment permit; If Employer B wants to file an application, he should do so 2-4 months before the expiration date of the employment permit.
 (3) Foreign workers who were employed for an accumulated 6 consecutive years or more, left Taiwan and returned, who have been employed for a total of 11 years and 6 months or more: employers should apply a minimum of 2 to 4 months prior to the expiration date of the employment permit, with employment starting the day after the expiration of the current employment permit.
(4) Foreign workers who were employed for an accumulated 11 years and 6 months or more who have left Taiwan: applications must be filed by a former employer. However, employers, relatives of care recipients within three degrees of kinship or care recipients with no relatives in Taiwan, who meet the conditions detailed in Paragraph 5, Article 43 of the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers can also apply.