The Cabinet yesterday approved rules that will allow high-tech talent from China to work for a maximum of three years in Taiwan.
The Ministry of the Interior has yet to outline when the new rules -- which are not subject to legislative approval -- will take effect.
The new rules were proposed by the interior ministry and reviewed by the Mainland Affairs Council. They stipulate that high-tech workers from China must submit their applications at least two months prior to their intended start date.
Initially, it will take three months for applications to be reviewed and approved.
In addition to the new rules, the Cabinet has also deleted a provision that says workers from China who overstay their visa must be immediately deported.
According to the Cabinet, the new changes will soon be formally announced -- thus putting them into effect -- and copies of the rules will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for its reference.
In late June the Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs vowed to assist private enterprises in recruiting foreign and PRC high-technology help.
In the past, the ministry had only allowed businesses to hire high-tech workers who are citizens of the Republic of China living in foreign countries.
Under the new regulations, foreigners and PRC workers who have been living abroad for more than two years can also be hired.
The Investment Commission is planning to organize a talent-hunting mission to San Francisco, New York and Dallas in September to recruit workers to help improve the nation's industrial quality.
The commission plans to hold symposiums in Hsinchu, Taichung and Tainan in the coming weeks to invite local businessmen to join the talent-recruiting mission.
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