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Professional Migration to Taipei,China

National Development Council

Lin, Gyh-Mei Jan. 29, 2015

The 5th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labour Migration in Asia: Building Effective Structures and Institutions for Migration Governance

─Reformed work-permit system for foreign graduates

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Outline Status

Problems of Attracting Talents

Existing Economic Migration Policies

Newly Start Policy

Expected Benefits

Status

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Categories Number(person) %

Special skills immigrants 45 ─

Investment immigrants 11 ─

Professionals 28,394 5.0

Labors 546,075 95.0

Total 574,525 100.0

Foreign Immigrants &Workers in Taipei,China

Foreign Professionals’ Occupational Categories

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Number

Problems of Attracting Talents

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Challenges we face Problems

International mobility of labor

“White-collar out; Blue-collar in”

Lack of effective immigration policies

Regulation limitations Insufficient international

environment Insufficient recruiting

measures

Other Countries’ talent

competition

Serious brain drain

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Existing Economic Migration Policy

Make talents stay

Make foreign graduates stay to work

Provide high-level R&D work

Relax salary restrictions

Create friendly international environment

Relax work permit regulations Recruit

talents

Newly Start Policy

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Strengthen foreign graduates to work in Taipei,China

Points system and required documents for foreign

graduates from universities of Taipei,China

(began from 2014 / 7/1)

Hiring salary reached NT$47,971

(=US$ 1,530) (old system)

International Students in Taipei,China

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14,255 16,120

17,684 20,604

22,363 25,032

28,622

33,206

3,871

17,055 15,510

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

International students in degree programs

Exchange students

Overseas Chinese Students

International students at Mandarin centers

Points System(1/2)

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Factor Description Points

Degree PhD 30 MA 20 BA 10

Monthly Salary

Average monthly salary of at least NT$47,971 40

NT$40,000 – NT$47,979 30

NT$35,000-NT$39,999 20

NT$31,520 –NT$35,499 10

Work experience > 2 years 20

At least one year 10

Points System(2/2)

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Factor Description Points Qualifications Specialized skill needed by employer 20

Mandarin Chinese language

skill

Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) Level 5 30

Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) Level 4 25

Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) Level 3 20

Foreign language skills

Two or more foreign languages other than Mandarin 20

One foreign language other than Mandarin 10

Residence in foreign country Continuous residence in another country for at least six years. 10

Government policy Employment by an enterprise following government's industry development policies. 20

Qualifying score 70

Expected Benefits

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Provide 2,000 quotas each year to meet the employment needs of businesses

Have a complementary effect with graduates of Taipei,China

Help promote future policy

Short term : Increased production,

consumption, & government tax revenues

Long term : Working population

growth

New Policy Results New added permitted persons

Salary level New foreign stay graduated US$ 1,125 Internal graduated US$ 970

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2012 2013(7/1~12/31 ) Old system 850 951 New policy - 477 Total 850 1,428

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