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Working in a factory in Taiwan: requirements, costs, pay and visa

Written by KarirAman editorial team Approved by Kaiser Khan (editor), Updated Last verified

Open Migrant factory worker (manufacturing)

Open through licensed P3MI agencies or KP2MI's SP2T scheme. Taiwan's minimum wage rises from 1 January 2027, but not for live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers.

Status as of 7 October 2026 Executive Yuan, Taiwan (行政院)

Summary

  • Indonesian factory workers go to Taiwan through a licensed P3MI or through KP2MI's SP2T scheme, which was still running in 2026.
  • A Taiwan work visa can only be applied for after the employer obtains a work permit from Taiwan's Ministry of Labor.
  • Taiwan's minimum wage rises from 1 January 2027 after the Executive Yuan approved it on 1 October 2026.
  • Taiwan's general minimum wage covers factory workers but not live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers.
  • Under Indonesia's Law 18/2017 Article 30(1), Indonesian migrant workers may not be charged placement costs.
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  1. What are the requirements?
  2. What does it cost and who pays?
  3. How much does it pay?
  4. Which visa is used?
  5. What are the steps?
  6. Which schools or training lead to Taiwan?
  7. Which routes do Indonesian factory workers use to go to Taiwan?
  8. Who is covered by Taiwan's minimum wage?
  9. How much may an agency deduct from your pay in Taiwan?
  10. Which documents do you need?
  11. Where can you report a work problem in Taiwan?
  12. What are the warning signs of offers to Taiwan through this route?
Official routes, who runs them, and their legal basis
Route Run by Official link Who pays placement costs Legal basis
Migrant factory worker (manufacturing) 製造業移工 · Migrant worker in manufacturing Through a licensed P3MI agency; G to P (government to private) Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan Official source For placement through a P3MI, the employer bears placement costs. You may be charged only costs that are written and itemised in the Placement Agreement. See the cost rules Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id) Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)

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What do you need to work in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing)?

Placement channels from Indonesia for working in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing): Through a licensed P3MI agency; G to P (government to private). Age limits: at least 18 years.

Placement channels from Indonesia
Through a licensed P3MI agency; G to P (government to private)
Age
at least 18 years
Job types
Production operators in factories, Other manufacturing work covered by the employer's permit

What does working in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing) cost, and who pays?

For placement through a P3MI on the Migrant factory worker (manufacturing) route to Taiwan, the employer bears placement costs. Migrant workers may not be charged them, and you may pay only costs that are written and itemised in the Placement Agreement.

  1. Law 18/2017 Article 30(1): Indonesian migrant workers may not be charged placement costs. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  2. Ministerial Regulation P2MI 17/2025: the employer bears placement costs. A worker may be charged only costs that are written and itemised in the Placement Agreement. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  3. Any request for money outside that document, in cash or to a personal account, is a red flag.

Cost rules for this route

  • Registering on Sisko P2MI: Free of charge under Ministerial Regulation P2MI 2/2026 Article 28. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  • E-KPMI card: Issuing and extending the E-KPMI is free of charge under Ministerial Regulation P2MI 34/2025 Article 10. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  • Costs charged to you: Training, certification, agency service, visa, tickets, medical checks and the passport are components that Article 2(6) puts on the employer. An exception is lawful only if Article 3 allows it and it is written in the Placement Agreement. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  • Agency service fee in Taiwan: A licensed Taiwanese agency may charge only a monthly service fee up to the cap set by Taiwan's Ministry of Labor, after a written contract and actual service, and never in advance. Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), Workforce Development Agency

What is the minimum pay for working in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing)?

The official pay floor for the Migrant factory worker (manufacturing) route in Taiwan is TWD 29,500.00 per month, in force from 1 January 2026 (Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)). This is the legal minimum in Taiwan, not an offered wage.

Official floor
Area or group Official floor Approximate rupiah value
Taiwan Applies to: Workers covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, including factory workers Excludes: Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers TWD 196.00 per hour In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026
Taiwan Applies to: Workers covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, including factory workers Excludes: Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers TWD 205.00 per hour TWD 196.00 still applies before 1 January 2027 In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026
Taiwan Applies to: Workers covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, including factory workers Excludes: Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers TWD 29,500.00 per month In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026
Taiwan Applies to: Workers covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, including factory workers Excludes: Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers TWD 30,900.00 per month TWD 29,500.00 still applies before 1 January 2027 In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026

Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部) Focus Taiwan (Central News Agency) (official statement via media) Executive Yuan, Taiwan (行政院) Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)

Which visa do you need to work in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing)?

應聘居留簽證 (Resident visa for employment): the resident visa for working in Taiwan. It is applied for at a Taiwan office abroad after the employer obtains a work permit from Taiwan's Ministry of Labor; the permit must still be valid for at least 6 months. Official source

What are the steps to work in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing)?

  1. Open a Sisko P2MI account in your own name and choose a Taiwan vacancy from an Aktif P3MI, or watch for SP2T notices on the KP2MI website.
  2. Go through selection and medical checks, complete your documents, then sign a Placement Agreement that lists every cost component and its amount.
  3. Your employer in Taiwan applies to Taiwan's Ministry of Labor for a work permit. The visa cannot be applied for before that permit is issued.
  4. Apply for the resident visa for employment at Taiwan's office in Jakarta (TETO) with a passport valid for at least 6 months and the original work permit.
  5. Attend OPP, make sure your E-KPMI and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan cover are issued, then depart. On arrival, report to KDEI Taipei.

The order and timings are editor estimates, not promises.

Which schools or training lead to Taiwan?

The education and training routes linked to working in Taiwan through Migrant factory worker (manufacturing): Vocational high school (SMK) in Indonesia, BLK and BPVP, LPK training institutes in Indonesia, BNSP competency certification in Indonesia.

Which routes do Indonesian factory workers use to go to Taiwan?

There are two routes you can check in official sources. First, through a licensed P3MI with Taiwan vacancies on SISKOP2MI. Second, through KP2MI's SP2T scheme, which in 2026 was still announcing interview selection for waves III and IV. Taiwan opened direct hiring of Indonesian factory workers in July 2019, with the Direct Hiring Service Center under Taiwan's Ministry of Labor and KDEI Taipei on the Taiwan side.

Who is covered by Taiwan's minimum wage?

Taiwan's minimum wage applies to workers covered by its Labor Standards Act, including factory workers. Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers are not covered, so the rise from 1 January 2027 does not apply to them, according to Focus Taiwan on 24 September 2026. The Taiwan Ministry of Labor's official survey found that regular pay of migrant workers in businesses rose in 2025 mainly because of the minimum wage increase.

How much may an agency deduct from your pay in Taiwan?

Taiwan's Ministry of Labor says the only fee a Taiwanese agency may charge a foreign worker is a monthly service fee, with a cap that falls with each year worked in Taiwan (press releases of 2016 and 2018). It may be charged only after a written contract is signed and the service has actually been provided, never in advance, and the agency may not charge for a change of employer. If you are overcharged, report it on the 1955 line. This is separate from placement costs in Indonesia, which may not be charged to Indonesian migrant workers.

Monthly service fee caps for agencies in Taiwan
Area or group Official floor Approximate rupiah value
Taiwan agency fee, third year onwards Applies to: Monthly service fee a licensed Taiwanese agency may charge a foreign worker, by time worked in Taiwan since the latest entry; only after a written contract and actual service, never in advance Excludes: Registration fees or fees for changing employer, which may not be charged to the foreign worker TWD 1,500.00 per month agency fee cap, not a wage In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026
Taiwan agency fee, second year Applies to: Monthly service fee a licensed Taiwanese agency may charge a foreign worker, by time worked in Taiwan since the latest entry; only after a written contract and actual service, never in advance Excludes: Registration fees or fees for changing employer, which may not be charged to the foreign worker TWD 1,700.00 per month agency fee cap, not a wage In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026
Taiwan agency fee, first year Applies to: Monthly service fee a licensed Taiwanese agency may charge a foreign worker, by time worked in Taiwan since the latest entry; only after a written contract and actual service, never in advance Excludes: Registration fees or fees for changing employer, which may not be charged to the foreign worker TWD 1,800.00 per month agency fee cap, not a wage In force from Not enough data yet rate as of 8 October 2026

Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部) Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), Workforce Development Agency

Which documents do you need?

Indonesia's Law 18/2017 Article 13 requires a marital-status letter, family permission acknowledged by the village head or lurah, a competency certificate, a health certificate from medical and psychological checks, a passport, a work visa, the Placement Agreement and the employment contract. For a Taiwan visa, your passport must be valid for at least 6 months and have blank pages. Guides to getting a passport, a police clearance (SKCK) and visas are in the Related guides section below.

Where can you report a work problem in Taiwan?

Taiwan's Ministry of Labor runs 1955, a free consultation and complaints line for foreign workers. Its official foreign workers' portal has an Indonesian language option, and you can follow a complaint's progress there. For help as an Indonesian citizen, contact the foreign ministry through Peduli WNI.

What are the warning signs of offers to Taiwan through this route?

  • You are asked to pay costs that are not written and itemised in the Placement Agreement.
  • Someone asks for cash or a transfer to a personal account to find you an employer or speed up departure.Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
  • The agency is not listed as an Aktif P3MI on SISKOP2MI, or it is on the administrative sanctions list.KP2MI/BP2MI (SISKOP2MI)
  • You are told to travel first on a visit visa and sort out the work permit in Taiwan. A Taiwan work visa is only issued with the original work permit letter from the Taiwanese authority.Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (外交部領事事務局)
  • The recruiter names a Taiwan factory vacancy that you cannot find on the SISKOP2MI vacancy list or in KP2MI's SP2T notices.KP2MI/BP2MI (SISKOP2MI)
  • An agency in Taiwan collects several months of service fees in advance, charges more than the official monthly cap, or asks for a fee to change employer.Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)

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Frequently asked questions

What is the SP2T scheme to Taiwan?

SP2T (Special Placement Program to Taiwan) is a KP2MI placement scheme to Taiwan. In 2026 KP2MI announced interview selection for waves III and IV on its website. The notices we read did not set out how costs are shared, so ask KP2MI directly before you pay anything.

Can I change factory after arriving in Taiwan?

Your work permit in Taiwan is applied for by your employer with Taiwan's Ministry of Labor. Do not work for anyone else outside the official process. For questions about your rights and changing employer, use the foreign worker consultation and complaint service on the Taiwan Ministry of Labor's official portal, or contact KDEI Taipei.

May an agency in Taiwan deduct a service fee from my pay every month?

Yes, but only a monthly service fee within the caps set by Taiwan's Ministry of Labor, and only after a written contract is signed and the service has actually been provided. It may not be collected in advance, and the agency may not charge you for changing employer. The cap for each year is in the agency fee table on this page. Placement costs in Indonesia still follow Law 18/2017 Article 30(1) and the Placement Agreement.

Who wrote and reviewed this page?

Written by KarirAman editorial team Published Updated

Prepared with AI assistance. Checked against official sources and approved for publication by Kaiser Khan (editor). Approval date: .

Sources

The facts on this page come from these sources. Dates show when we opened them.

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