What is「Work Permit」？
(1) What is Work Permit？
If a foreign student wishes to work in Taiwan（in or off campus），they have to apply for permission first，this is according to article 68 in Employment Services Act. If one is employed without obtaining a legal work permit first, they would be fined more than 30000NT dollars and may lose their residence status and have to leave the country. Also, according to article 63 in Employment Services Act, the employer who hires a foreigner without legal working permission would be fined 150000 to 750000 NT dollars.
(2) Can a new foreign student apply for work permit?
No。 According to the rules of 「Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers」，an overseas Chinese student or a student from Hong Kong or Macau needs to have studied in Taiwan for more than one semester, an international student for more than two semesters, an language student for more than one year, before they can apply for work permit.
(3) 「Foreign students work permit application form」：
Application form and notes on the second page of the form. After filling in the form and preparing the other documents, a student can mail the application themselves. OIA ISAD also post work permit applications for students every month on the 15th.
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