Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers Article 24-1

Before these measures were amended on May 20, 2023, if the following situations pertain to foreign workers hired by employers, applications for replacements must be filed within six months of the amendments to the measures coming into effect:1. When a foreign worker goes missing and becomes undocumented, the employer is required to notify the entry and exit administrative authority and the police, and can apply for a replacement between three and six months after filing a report.2. When a foreign worker engaged in live-in care work goes missing and becomes undocumented the employer is required to notify the entry and exit administrative authority and the police, and can apply for a replacement between one and three months after filing a report.3. When an employer agrees to a foreign worker engaged in live-in care work transferring employer or work and after the cancelation of the employment permit a new employment has not continued the foreign worker’s employment within a one month period.If an employer exceeds the replacement application period detailed in the above paragraph, the Central Competent Authority will not grant a permit.