Eight Items to be Rated

(1) Education

(2) Monthly average salary

(3) Work experience

(4) Qualified to serve in relevant capacity

(5) Chinese language proficiency

(6) Foreign language proficiency

(7) Personal overseas development

(8) Compliance with government policy

Qualifications

• Foreign students must have acquired degrees in Taiwan
• Score above 70 points

Application Procedure  

Details can be found here Apply by New Scoring Criteria for Foreign and Overseas Chinese Students to Work in Taiwan

Required Documents for Application

Items

Content and Rating

Points

Required Documents and Description

Education

Doctoral Degree

30

Photocopy of overseas Chinese or foreign student diploma

Master’s Degree

20

Bachelor’s Degree

10

Salary

Average monthly salary over:

Photocopy of employment contract signed by employer and overseas Chinese or foreign student. Contract should state average monthly salary (in NT$), names of both parties, job, title, job description, employment duration, etc.

• NT$47,971

40

• NT$40,000 less than NT$47,971

30

• NT$35,000 less than NT$40,000

20

• NT$31,520 less than NT$35,000

10

Work Experience

Over 2 years

20

Photocopy of overseas Chinese or foreign student’s full-time work experience certification

Over 1 year less than 2

10

Qualified to serve in relevant capacity

Those possessing special expertise required by company for relevant position

20

Photocopy documentation certifying overseas Chinese or foreign student’s special expertise (i.e. professional training for the role, course attendance, skill certification, creative works competition awards, patents, etc.)

Chinese Proficiency

Chinese Language Proficiency Test Level has to be “Fluent” or higher

30

One of the following documents:

• Photocopy of overseas Chinese or foreign student Chinese language proficiency test result of “Intermediate” or higher. 
• Photocopy of one of the following documents certifying overseas Chinese or foreign student’s Chinese language studies:

1. Chinese studies Coursework grading documentation while attending school in the R.O.C. 

(1) Fluent: 80 or higher

(2) Advanced: 70 to 79

(3) Intermediate: 60 to 69

2. Documentation of Chinese studies hours: 

(1) Fluent: hours studying Chinese in the R.O.C. totaling over 960 or over 1,920 hours in other regions.

(2) Advanced: hours studying Chinese in the R.O.C. totaling over 480 or over 960 hours in other regions.

(3) Intermediate: hours studying Chinese in the R.O.C. totaling over 360 or over 720 hours in other regions.

Chinese Language Proficiency Test Level “Advanced”

25

Chinese Language Proficiency Test Level “Intermediate”

20

Multi-lingual Ability

Language skills in 2 foreign languages in addition to Chinese

20

Photocopy of the overseas student’s passport. To prove the proficiency of a second foreign language, documents as bellows is required:

• Photocopy of overseas Chinese or foreign student’s foreign language ability certification.
• Photocopy of document certifying overseas Chinese or foreign student’s foreign language study of over 360 hours including Foreign Language Proficiency Test (FLPT), TOEFL, Cambridge English Language Assessment, IELTS, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), DELF, Goethe-Zertifikat, TestDaF, Russian Language Proficiency Tests held by Chinese Culture University or National Chengchi University, etc. 

Language skills in 1 foreign languages in addition to Chinese

10

Personal overseas development

Those residing in foreign countries 6 or more years

10

Photocopy of the overseas student’s passport.

Compliance with government policy

Companies or employees conforming to government policies related to industrial development

20

Copy of central competent authority issued employer compliance with government policy documentation, i.e.:

• Conforms to excellent backbone business qualifications.
• Businesses establishing operational headquarters in the R.O.C (corporate operations headquarters recognition letter).
• Businesses establishing R & D centers in the R.O.C. (implementing unit approval letter)
• Conforms to HeadStart Taiwan: institutions with “new business recognition principle of innovative ability”
• Recognition letter or certification of conformation to industrial development policy issued by central competent authority.

Official Websites

• Workforce Development Agency (MOL)
• EZ Work Taiwan
• Work Permit Application Webpage for Foreign Professional