Labor law restrictions will be eased as part of efforts to spur Taiwan’s economy, focusing on regulations governing foreign professionals, the ROC Executive Yuan said Aug. 5.
According to the Cabinet, a consensus has been reached on relaxing the rule requiring foreign white-collar workers with permanent residency to reside in the country for a minimum of 183 days each year to maintain their residency status.
Agreement has also been reached on easing restrictions related to relatives of foreign professionals applying for permanent residency, it said.
The government also plans to relax the requirement that foreign-born children of ROC nationals with household registration in Taiwan be at least 20 years old to apply for residency and apply directly within the country after residing here for a certain period of time.
The measure is meant to attract outstanding ethnic Chinese living abroad to return to work in Taiwan, the Cabinet said.
In addition, the scope of individuals eligible to apply to reside in Taiwan for study or business has already been expanded to include university instructors, researchers and technical professionals in a range of domestic sectors being actively promoted by the government.
These sectors the biotechnology, tourism, green energy, medical care, cultural and creative, and high-end agriculture industries, as well as cloud computing, intelligent green buildings, invention and patent commercialization, and smart electric vehicles.
Also included are 10 key service sectors—financial services, education, Chinese-language e-commerce, WiMAX, international health care, urban renewal, cuisine internationalization, digital content, international logistics and the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions industry.
