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