Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals
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The Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (hereafter referred to as “the Foreign Professionals Act”) was formulated by the National Development Council (NDC) of Taiwan in collaboration with related central government agencies, for the purposes of strengthening the recruitment of foreign professional talent, simplifying work and residency application procedures, increasing incentives for the long-term stay of those targeted, keeping their families together and meeting their social security needs. The Act was promulgated on November 22, 2017, and went into effect on February 8, 2018.
o bolster the dynamics of talent recruitment, the NDC actively set to work on promoting the Foreign Professionals Act’s amendment, which passed its third reading in the Legislative Yuan on June 18, 2021, was promulgated by the President on July 7 the same year, and was approved by the Executive Yuan to take effect from October 25 the same year.