Q: If specific migrant worker can satisfy the condition of working in Taiwan for 6 consecutive years only at the expiration of current term of employment, could the original employer apply this migrant worker to assume mid-level technical work pursuant to Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 under Article 43 of the employment regulations 2 months prior to the expiration of the current term of employment?

Answer:

Yes, the original employer is required to apply to the ministry 2 to 4 months before the expiration of the current employment permit, requesting that a foreign worker who has worked continuously for 6 years or more at the end of the employment period be transferred to an intermediate skilled work employment permit.
Moreover, prior to the ministry issuing an intermediate skilled employment permit, the foreign worker is not permitted to engage in Category 3 work for foreign nationals.