Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals Article 15
The spouse of a foreign specialist professional or a foreign senior professional, having been approved by the NIA to reside in the State as a dependent relative, may apply directly to the Ministry of Labor for a permit to engage in work in the State. The term of the work permit may not extend beyond the spouse’s dependent residency period.Where a foreign professional who engages in professional work in the State, a foreign specialist professional, or a foreign senior professional has been approved by the NIA for permanent residency, their child who has reached the age of majority or above may apply directly to the Ministry of Labor for approval to engage in work in the State, provided such child is determined by the NIA to have met one of the requirements listed below:1. Having legally accumulated ten years of residence in the State, and resided in the State for 270 days or more in each of those years.2. Having entered the State under the age of 14, and resided in the State for 270 days or more each year.3. Having been born in the State, legally accumulated ten years of residence in the State, and resided in the State for 183 days or more in each of those years.Where an employer hires a spouse or child having reached the age of majority as referred to in the preceding two paragraphs to engage in work, such employer shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 46, Article 47, Article 52, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 53, subparagraph 5 of Article 57, subparagraph 4 of Article 72, and Article 74 of the Employment Service Act, and shall be exempt from payment of the employment security fees as prescribed in Article 55 of that Act.Paragraph 2 may apply to children of a foreign professional, foreign specialist professional or foreign senior professional who entered the State under the age of 16 prior to January 1, 2023. Such children are not subject to the limitation of having entered the State under the age of 14 as stipulated in subparagraph 2 of that paragraph.
中文原文 外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第15條
外國特定專業人才及外國高級專業人才之配偶，經內政部移民署許可在我國依親居留者，得逕向勞動部申請許可，在我國從事工作；該工作許可期間不得逾其依親居留期間。
外國專業人才在我國從事專業工作、外國特定專業人才及外國高級專業人才，經內政部移民署許可永久居留者，其成年子女經內政部移民署認定符合下列要件之一，得逕向勞動部申請許可，在我國從事工作：
一、曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住二百七十日以上。
二、未滿十四歲入國，每年居住二百七十日以上。
三、在我國出生，曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住一百八十三日以上。
雇主聘僱前二項配偶及成年子女從事工作，得不受就業服務法第四十六條第一項、第三項、第四十七條、第五十二條、第五十三條第三項、第四項、第五十七條第五款、第七十二條第四款及第七十四條規定之限制，並免依第五十五條規定繳納就業安定費。
第二項外國專業人才、外國特定專業人才及外國高級專業人才之子女於中華民國一百十二年一月一日前未滿十六歲入國者，得適用該項規定，不受該項第二款有關未滿十四歲入國之限制。
外國專業人才在我國從事專業工作、外國特定專業人才及外國高級專業人才，經內政部移民署許可永久居留者，其成年子女經內政部移民署認定符合下列要件之一，得逕向勞動部申請許可，在我國從事工作：
一、曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住二百七十日以上。
二、未滿十四歲入國，每年居住二百七十日以上。
三、在我國出生，曾在我國合法累計居留十年，每年居住一百八十三日以上。
雇主聘僱前二項配偶及成年子女從事工作，得不受就業服務法第四十六條第一項、第三項、第四十七條、第五十二條、第五十三條第三項、第四項、第五十七條第五款、第七十二條第四款及第七十四條規定之限制，並免依第五十五條規定繳納就業安定費。
第二項外國專業人才、外國特定專業人才及外國高級專業人才之子女於中華民國一百十二年一月一日前未滿十六歲入國者，得適用該項規定，不受該項第二款有關未滿十四歲入國之限制。