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Rules to Comply by Foreign Workers after Arrival(Foreign workers who have been employed to engage in work under employment Art., 46.1(8-11) of the Employment Service Act)

(Ⅰ) Regular Health Examination

After the foreign workers enter the country, they should be arranged by their employer to go to the hospital designated by the central health authority for health examination within 3 days; if they fail to pass the examination, they must not apply for a work permit and must be arranged to go back to their country by their employer.
Within thirty days before or after the days of the 6, 18 and 30 months of work after entry, the employer shall arrange the foreign workers to go to the hospital designated by the central health authority for health examination; if they fail to pass the examination, Ministry of labor may revoke the employment permission, and the employer shall promptly urge the foreign workers to return to their country.
If a foreign worker changes employers or jobs and has not received a health examination for more than one year, the employer shall arrange for the foreign worker to go to the designated hospital for a health examination within 7 days from the effective date of the work permit.

(II)Notification of a foreign worker’s entry into the ROC

An employer or the commissioned private employment services institution shall notify and register the address of their work place, within three days after the foreign worker’s entry into the Republic of China, Taipei City Foreign and Disabled Labor Office with the form for notification of a foreign worker’s entry into ROC.
Taipei City Foreign and Disabled Labor Office will conduct an inspection in conformity with the Foreign Worker’s Living Care Service Plan after issuing the certificate for receiving an employer’s notification of a foreign worker’s entry into the ROC.
After a foreign worker enters the country, he/she needs to reside in the approved address of the accommodation. If the employer changes the place of residence for the foreign worker (for example, if the caregiver moves with the patient, the institution changes the place of residence or the employer appoints the commissioned private employment services institution to arrange resettlement), within 7 days after the change, by the form of notification of a foreign worker’s change of accommodation, it should be notified to the local competent authority of the original place of work and the original place of residence, and it should also be notified to the local competent authority of where he/she moves to.

(Ⅲ) Get an ARC within the Time Limit

After a foreign worker enters R.O.C., the employer shall, within 15 days, attach a letter of work permit from the Ministry of Labor and a letter of approval for the health examination of the local health bureau, and apply to National Immigration Agency for an ARC; for those foreigners who stay for more than 6 months, they should always carry ARC with them; those who have not yet obtained their ARC should carry their passport with them for inspection.
As to applying for an ARC, the foreign worker must go to National Immigration Agency in person.

(Ⅳ) Employment Certificate and Extension of Employment After a foreign laborer has arrived in Taiwan, his/her employer, within 15 days, must apply for a permit valid for up to a period of 3 years.