Taiwan問題165 · Employment
A foreign spouse holding an alien resident certificate or an alien permanent resident certificate who wants to work: do they need to apply for a work permit?
In the exam (Chinese)
取得外僑居留證或外僑永久居留證的外籍配偶，如果想要工作，需不需要申請工作許可？
- aYes.需要。
- bNo.不需要。Correct answer
Why?
Under the Employment Service Act, a foreign spouse who has married a Taiwanese citizen and been allowed to reside, or a person holding a permanent resident certificate, does not need a work permit to work in Taiwan and may work directly.
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A foreign spouse is looking for work, but an employer refuses to hire them because they have no national ID card. Which office can they turn to for help?Correct answer:Labor authorities such as the labor bureau or social affairs bureau (勞工局或社會局（處）) of the municipal, county or city government.
外籍配偶想要找工作，如果雇主因為他（她）沒有國民身分證就拒絕僱用，可以向哪個單位求助？ — 各直轄市、縣（市）政府勞工局或社會局（處）等勞工主管單位。
問題167
Which of the following CANNOT help a foreign spouse find a job?Correct answer:Asking at the police station (警察局).
哪種方式無法協助外籍配偶找工作？ — 到警察局去詢問。
問題168
Which of the following offices CANNOT help a foreign spouse find a job?Correct answer:Household registration office (戶政事務所).
下列哪個單位無法提供外籍配偶媒合工作？ — 戶政事務所。
問題169
When an employer hires foreign nationals, may it collect a deposit or hold back their documents?Correct answer:No.
雇主僱用外籍人士時，可以收取保證金或扣留證件嗎？ — 不可以。
Source
The questions and answers come from the Ministry of the Interior’s official written question bank for the naturalization test (歸化測試), edition 114年11月 (November 2025), published by its Department of Household Registration. Exam questions held under laws and regulations are not protected by copyright in Taiwan (Copyright Act, art. 9 par. 1 item 5). The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the written test itself is in Chinese. Not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, the National Immigration Agency or any household registration office.
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