Subject:

Announcement of the “Foreign Special Professional Who Possesses Special Expertise in the Field of Law”, and its taking effect on the effective date of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals.

Basis:

Article 4 Subparagraph 2 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals.

Items of Announcement:

The requirements for eligibility as a foreign special professional who possesses special expertise in the field of law are as follows:

1.  Previously or currently holding a position in a foreign state or in the ROC with a most recent monthly salary of at least NT$160,000.

2.  Having obtained an ROC foreign legal affairs attorney license.

3.  Previously or currently holding a position outside the ROC as a chair professor, professor, associate professor or assistant professor of a university, or as a research fellow, associate research fellow or assistant research fellow of a research institution.

4.  Holding a law related executive position or above in a law firm or corporation.

5.  Having been recommended by the Taiwan Bar Association.