Human Trafficking Prevention Act Article 14

For those identified as victims of human trafficking, the central competent authority shall, upon application, issue a residence permit valid for one year, and may extend the residence permit to meet the need of the investigation or trial of the case, and each extension shall not exceed one year.If the regulation governing the right of the victim of human trafficking to residence under other applicable law is more favorable than the regulation provided under paragraph 1 of this article, the other law shall prevail.The human trafficking victim who have been issued with residence permits in the preceding 2 paragraphs may apply for a work permit at the central labor affairs competent authority without being subjected to the restrictions set forth in the Employment Service Act and the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, and the period in which he/she can work shall not exceed the period of his/her residence permit.The application procedures of residence permit in the paragraph 1, required documents in application, the cancellation, administration of the residence permit and other binding regulations shall be developed by the central competent authority.The application procedures of work permit in the paragraph 3, required documents in application, the cancellation, administration of the work permit and other binding regulations shall be determined by the central labor affairs competent authority.In the case of victim of human trafficking has been granted residence pursuant to paragraph 1, no such period of residence is applicable to the calculation of residence for the purpose of applying for long term residence, permanent residence, registered permanent residence, or naturalization required by other applicable laws.