Social insurances eligible for residents


Once they have obtained an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), people from other countries become eligible for various social insurances, including the National Health Insurance, Labor Insurance, Employment Insurance,Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Labor Pension. The details are as follows:

 

National Health Insurance (NHI)

Labor Insurance

Employment Insurance

 Occupational Accident Insurance

Labor Pension

Protection

Illnesses, injuries, and childbirth

Childbirth, injuries, illnesses, medical care, disability, old-age, death

Unemployment and other situations

Medical care benefit, njury or sickness Benefit, Permanent Disability Benefit, Survivor benefit,Disappearance Benefit

Pension

For residents through investment

Compulsory once the person has continuously resided in Taiwan for more than six months

Optional for person in charge

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

For residents through employment

Compulsory from the day of the workpermit’s approval Compulsory from the day of the workpermit’s approval

Applicable to the spouse of a Taiwanese

Compulsory from the day of the workpermit’s approval

Applicable to a permanent resident

For residents through the “Family-joining” scheme

Immediately compulsory for people joining a family member who is a professional worker; in the other situations, compulsory once the person has continuously resided in Taiwan for more than 6 months

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Premium rate

(as a percentage of salary)

5.17%

10.5%

1%

0.11%~0.93%

6%

Contribution percentages

Employer: 60%
Employee: 30%
Government: 10%

Employer: 70%
Employee: 20%
Government: 10%

Employer: 70%
Employee: 20%
Government: 10%
Employer 100%

Employer 100%

Regulation National Health Insurance Act Labor Insurance Act Employment Insurance Act Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act Labor Pension Act