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

When a foreign worker leaves the Republic of China, dies or goes missing and becomes undocumented, the employer is required to notify the entry and exit administrative authority and the police. Three months after that notification the employer has a six month period in which to apply for a replacement type B foreign worker in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 58 of the ActWhen an employer applies to replace a live-in caregiver in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 58 of the Act the application must adhere to the following time provisions:1. Applications filed in accordance with Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 58 of the Act must be submitted within six months of a foreign worker going missing.2. Applications filed in accordance with Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2, Article 58 of the Act must be submitted within the six month period after the foreign worker has been missing for two months.3. Applications filed in accordance with Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 2, Article 58 of the Act must:(1) Be submitted within six months of the start date of the new employer continuing the foreign worker’s employment(2) Be submitted within six months of an employment permit being revoked and a new employer not continuing the employment of a foreign worker for one month.The Central Competent Authority will not grant a replacement application if an employer files it after the deadlines detailed above.