EZ Work Permit for Foreign Students, Overseas Chinese Students and Ethnic Chinese Strudents
EZ Work Permit for Foreign Students, Overseas Chinese Students and Ethnic Chinese Strudents
Relevant provisions of the Employment Service Act:
Article 43
Unless otherwise specified in the Act, no foreign worker may engage in work within the Republic of China should his/her employer have not yet obtained a permit via application therefore.
Article 50
With the exception of the winter and summer vacations, the sum of working hours shall not exceed 20 hours per week.
Article 68
Anyone that violates Article 43 shall be fined therefore an amount of at least NT$ 30,000 and at most NT$ 150,000.
Any foreign worker who violates Article 43 shall be immediately ordered to depart from the Republic of China and banned from further engaging in work in the said territory.
Such foreign worker fails to depart as ordered by the competent authority from the Republic of China by the end of the specified period, the entry and exit administrative authority may enforce such departure and may provide therefore provisional shelter prior to deportation.
(EZ Work Permit has been fully adopted since the 2nd semester of the 2017 academic year)
Application process:
1. Please register for an account by signing into the system for the first time.
2. Fill in your personal information, scan or take photos to upload the required documents, complete the payment of review fees, and submit the application to the university for initial review. (It is recommended to follow your application status in EZ Work Permit after your submission)
If the application is returned, please follow the reviewed instruction and make corrections before resubmitting it again. (Go to the Student Application Management - select the application that have been returned for corrections.)
3. The required Documents are:
Overseas Chinese Students (Click for more info)
A photocopy of your valid passport
A photocopy of your valid ARC (Both front and back)
Valid Certificate of Student Status or E-mail to: classkh@g2.usc.edu.tw (the process will take 2-3 working days)
Foreign Students (Click for more info)
A photocopy of your valid passport
A photocopy of your valid ARC (Both front and back)
Valid Certificate of Student Status or E-mail to: classkh@g2.usc.edu.tw (the process will take 2-3 working days)
Proof of Work Permit Application for Foreign Students, which needs to be updated every semester when you apply for a Work Permit. The file can be downloaded HERE. Please fill it out and send it to the Student Advising Section for approval, then take a photo and upload it to Other Files.)
4. Other instructions:
(1) The Ministry of Labor will approve the validity period of a work permit by the Certificate of Student Status of the applicant. The validity period for the first semester is generally until March 31st of the following year, and September 30th of the same year for the 2nd semester (for senior students, it is until June 30th of the same year).
(2) Please make sure your scanned files or photos of required documents are clear and in a plain background.
(3) The name of the department must be the same as on the student ID or the Certificate of Student Status.
(4) Please make sure to put the name and phone number of your emergency contact in the remarks column.
5. Starting from January 1, 2020, if an applicant agreed to receive the electronic work permit via EZ Work Permit, the Ministry of Labor will notify the applicant by email to download the electronic work permit from EZ Work Permit within 8 calendar days of the approval. For those who fail to download the work permit on time, the Ministry of Labor will send the work permit in paper form. If an applicant does not agree to receive the electronic work permit, the work permit will be delivered by mail in paper form.
6. Starting from January 2018, the review fee of TWD$100 can be transferred through ATM in addition to post office. Applicants can choose to pay by ATM in EZ Work Permit. After completing the application, EZ Work Permit will provide ATM payment information. After payment is done, the Ministry of Labor can proceed with the case review. (Starting from June 1, 2018, paying via post office is no longer available within this campus.)