Blue-Collar Work Permit
🇹🇼 Taiwan visas · Work
What it is
For foreign workers from 6 partner countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia) in manufacturing, construction, fisheries, domestic care, and institutional care.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 3 years per permit (total cumulative stay generally 12 to 14 years)
- Application fee
- TWD 2,000
- Processing time
- 8 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- No
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Key requirements
- National of one of 6 approved sending countries
- Recruited through a licensed broker or direct-hire programme
- Employer obtains quota approval and work permit from MOL
- Age 16 or older
- Medical examination passed
- No prior overstay violations in Taiwan
Working on this visa
Restricted work: limited to the specific authorised job/employer under ESA Art 46(1)(8)-(10) (marine fishing / domestic & institutional care / designated major-construction & socio-economic-development work). A fixed-term written labour…
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 23 July 2026.