Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals Article 18
A foreign professional who engages in professional work in the State, and who has legally and continuously resided in the State for five years, having resided for an average of 183 days or more each year, may apply to the NIA for permanent residency if they meet the following requirements:1. Having reached the age of majority or above.2. Having no bad conduct, and no criminal records as certified by the Police Clearance Certificate.3. Having sufficient assets or skills to be self-supporting.4. Having met the national interests of the State.Periods of residence in the State approved by the NIA for reasons set out in any of the following subparagraphs shall not count towards the period of continuous residence in the State as referred to in the preceding paragraph:1. Attending school in the State.2. Approved to reside under subparagraph 3, paragraph 1 of Article 23, subparagraphs 1 or 2 of Article 26, or subparagraphs 5 to 8, paragraph 4 of Article 31 of the Immigration Act.3. Approved to engage in the State in the work listed in subparagraphs 8 to 10, paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Service Act.4. Approved to reside as a dependent relative of a person as referred to in the three preceding subparagraphs.A foreign specialist professional who resides in the State due to obtaining a specialist professional work permit under paragraph 1 of Article 8 or an Employment Gold Card under Article 9, and who meets the requirements set out in all the subparagraphs of paragraph 1, may apply to the NIA for permanent residency having met one of the circumstances listed below:1. Having legally and continuously resided in the State for three years, residing for an average of 183 days or more each year.2. Meeting certain conditions announced by the Ministry of the Interior, and having legally resided in the State for one year with a stay of 183 days or more.If a foreign professional or foreign specialist professional has attended, and obtained an associate degree or higher from a junior college or university in the State, the degree may be counted toward the period of residence in the State as referred to in paragraph 1 and the preceding paragraph, in accordance with the following provisions:1. Foreign professional: A doctoral degree obtained counts as three years, a master’s degree counts as two years, and a bachelor’s or associate degree counts as one year. The four may not be aggregated.2. Foreign specialist professional: A doctoral degree obtained counts as two years, a master’s degree counts as one year. The two may not be aggregated.An application for permanent residency under paragraph 1 or paragraph 3 shall be made within two years after the expiry of the period of residence and stay.The standards for the determination of not having bad conduct, the procedures, and other relevant matters as stipulated in subparagraph 2, paragraph 1 and subparagraph 1, paragraph 1 of Article 19 shall be prescribed by the Ministry of the Interior.
中文原文 外國專業人才延攬及僱用法第18條
外國專業人才在我國從事專業工作，合法連續居留五年，平均每年居住一百八十三日以上，並符合下列各款要件者，得向內政部移民署申請永久居留：
一、成年。
二、無不良素行，且無警察刑事紀錄證明之刑事案件紀錄。
三、有相當之財產或技能，足以自立。
四、符合我國國家利益。
以下列各款情形之一為居留原因而經內政部移民署許可在我國居留之期間，不計入前項在我國連續居留期間：
一、在我國就學。
二、依入出國及移民法第二十三條第一項第三款、第二十六條第一款、第二款、第三十一條第四項第五款至第八款規定經許可居留。
三、經許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作。
四、以前三款人員為依親對象經許可居留。
外國特定專業人才因依第八條第一項規定取得特定專業人才工作許可或依第九條規定取得就業金卡而在我國居留，並符合第一項各款要件者，有下列情形之一，得向內政部移民署申請永久居留：
一、在我國合法連續居留三年，平均每年居住一百八十三日以上。
二、符合內政部公告之一定條件者，在我國合法居留一年且居住一百八十三日以上。
外國專業人才及外國特定專業人才在我國就學取得大專校院副學士以上學位者，得依下列規定折抵第一項及前項之在我國居留期間：
一、外國專業人才：取得博士學位者折抵三年，碩士學位者折抵二年，學士或副學士學位者折抵一年。
四者不得合併折抵。
二、外國特定專業人才：取得博士學位者折抵二年，碩士學位者折抵一年。
二者不得合併折抵。
依第一項及第三項規定申請永久居留者，應於居留及居住期間屆滿後二年內申請之。
第一項第二款及第十九條第一項第一款所定無不良素行之認定、程序及其他相關事項之標準，由內政部定之。
一、成年。
二、無不良素行，且無警察刑事紀錄證明之刑事案件紀錄。
三、有相當之財產或技能，足以自立。
四、符合我國國家利益。
以下列各款情形之一為居留原因而經內政部移民署許可在我國居留之期間，不計入前項在我國連續居留期間：
一、在我國就學。
二、依入出國及移民法第二十三條第一項第三款、第二十六條第一款、第二款、第三十一條第四項第五款至第八款規定經許可居留。
三、經許可在我國從事就業服務法第四十六條第一項第八款至第十款工作。
四、以前三款人員為依親對象經許可居留。
外國特定專業人才因依第八條第一項規定取得特定專業人才工作許可或依第九條規定取得就業金卡而在我國居留，並符合第一項各款要件者，有下列情形之一，得向內政部移民署申請永久居留：
一、在我國合法連續居留三年，平均每年居住一百八十三日以上。
二、符合內政部公告之一定條件者，在我國合法居留一年且居住一百八十三日以上。
外國專業人才及外國特定專業人才在我國就學取得大專校院副學士以上學位者，得依下列規定折抵第一項及前項之在我國居留期間：
一、外國專業人才：取得博士學位者折抵三年，碩士學位者折抵二年，學士或副學士學位者折抵一年。
四者不得合併折抵。
二、外國特定專業人才：取得博士學位者折抵二年，碩士學位者折抵一年。
二者不得合併折抵。
依第一項及第三項規定申請永久居留者，應於居留及居住期間屆滿後二年內申請之。
第一項第二款及第十九條第一項第一款所定無不良素行之認定、程序及其他相關事項之標準，由內政部定之。