Q: When an employer brings an intermediate skilled worker into Taiwan from overseas is it necessary to include a salary affidavit? After an intermediate skilled labor contract is signed does it need to be verified by the representative office of the county of origin in Taiwan?

Answer:

As intermediate skilled workers have previously worked or attended school in Taiwan and familiar with related regulations, in order to deal more quickly with the local labor shortage in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers, when an intermediate skilled worker applies for an entry visa to Taiwan the requirement to submit an affidavit on costs incurred by the foreign worker coming to work in Taiwan and salary, verified by a government agency in the country of origin is waived. In order to further simplify the application process, whether labor contract verification is required is dependent on the different requirements and related processes followed by country of origin representative offices in Taiwan.