Regulations Governing Employment Transfer Procedures and Employment Qualifications for Foreigners Engaging in the Jobs Specified in Subparagraph 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Service Act Article 31

When an employer intends to continue the employment of a foreign worker he/she should seek to re-recruit prior to the expiration of the employment permit pursuant to the provisions of the Review Standards and related regulations.When undertaking the re-recruitment of foreign workers in the preceding paragraph, the total number of re-recruited foreign workers, employed foreign workers and those with recruitment permits, must not exceed the upper limit of the ratio or maximum number stipulated by the Central Competent Authority.When an employer in the manufacturing industry referenced in Subparagraph 1, Article 5 of the Review Standards applies for a re-recruitment permit pursuant to the previous paragraph he/she shall be limited to the same number of workers brought in on the previous recruitment permit or continued employment permit with the same labor insurance certificate number.After an employer completes an application for an employment permit or extension thereof pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 or Article 17, if the re-recruitment period has passed, the employer can undertake re-recruitment within four months of obtaining an employment permit or extension thereof.Employers who continue the employment of a foreign skilled worker do not have to applying for a re-recruitment permit.