Q: How do employers select and hire intermediate skilled foreign workers long-term?

Answer:

Answer
1. Foreign workers currently employed in Taiwan
(1) Original employer wants to apply for a foreign worker to become an intermediate skilled worker: employers can apply for an immediate upgrade for foreign workers who have already worked for them for an accumulated 6 years or more without having to wait for the current employment permit to end.
(2) New employer wants to apply to upgrade a foreign worker to an intermediate skilled worker: new employers can file an employment application 2-4 months before the employment contract ends when a foreign worker has worked in Taiwan for a consecutive 6 years or more, an accumulated 6 years or more for the same employer, or an accumulated 11 years and 6 months.
(3) If a foreign worker obtains an associate degree or higher in the fields of manufacturing, construction, agriculture, long-term care etc. the employer can apply for an upgrade to intermediate skilled foreign worker status.
2. Foreign workers who have already left Taiwan: applications to employ foreign workers who have worked for an accumulated 11 years and 6 months or longer in Taiwan and left the country can be filed by one of their employers in Taiwan (original employer). If the foreign worker is to engage in intermediate skilled live-in care work the range of employers is expanded to include relatives of care recipients within three degrees of kinship.