--- title: "Household Caregiver Jobs in Taiwan: Requirements and Pay" description: "Household caregivers in Taiwan are not covered by the general minimum wage; their pay follows a 2022 Ministry of Labor rule. Requirements, costs, visa." lang: en canonical: "https://kariraman.com/en/work-abroad/taiwan/household-caregiver/" datePublished: "2026-10-07" dateModified: "2026-10-08" sources: - "https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/54530/post" - "https://statdb.mol.gov.tw/html/s4/svy14/1442summary.pdf" - "https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202609240022" - "https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-402-176-6b01f-1.html" - "https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home" - "https://peraturan.go.id/files/uu18-2017bt.pdf" - "https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-17-tahun-2025.pdf" - "https://www.peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-2-tahun-2026.pdf" - "https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-34-tahun-2025.pdf" - "https://siskop2mi.bp2mi.go.id/profil/lembaga/list_lembaga/p3mi" - "https://siskop2mi.bp2mi.go.id/lowongan/list" - "https://safetravel.kemlu.go.id/tips" - "https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/2660/20725/post" - "https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/20366/post" --- > Markdown version of https://kariraman.com/en/work-abroad/taiwan/household-caregiver/. Cite that HTML page and its update date. # Working in Taiwan as a household caregiver: requirements, costs, pay and visa Written by KarirAman editorial team Approved by [Kaiser Khan](https://kariraman.com/en/authors/kaiser-khan/) (editor), 8 October 2026 Updated 8 October 2026 Last verified 7 October 2026 Open **Live-in household caregiver** **Open through licensed P3MI agencies.** Live-in household caregivers are outside Taiwan's general minimum wage; their monthly pay follows the Ministry of Labor rule of 10 August 2022. Status as of 7 October 2026 [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)](https://statdb.mol.gov.tw/html/s4/svy14/1442summary.pdf) ## Summary - Household caregivers (外籍家庭看護工) and live-in domestic helpers in Taiwan are not covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act. - So Taiwan's minimum wage rise from 1 January 2027 does not apply to them. - Monthly pay for migrant domestic workers newly hired or renewing since 10 August 2022 is set by Taiwan's Ministry of Labor. - Taiwan's official survey found household caregivers worked 10.1 hours a day on average in June 2025. - Under Indonesia's Law 18/2017 Article 30(1), Indonesian migrant workers may not be charged placement costs. **Official routes, who runs them, and their legal basis** | Route | Run by | Official link | Who pays placement costs | Legal basis | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Live-in household caregiver
外籍家庭看護工 · Foreign household caregiver | Through a licensed P3MI agency
Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan | [Official source](https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home) | 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)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/uu18-2017bt.pdf) 7 October 2026
[Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-17-tahun-2025.pdf) 7 October 2026 | [See this route in the comparison table](https://kariraman.com/en/work-abroad/compare/#taiwan-household-caregiver) ## What do you need to work in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver? Placement channels from Indonesia for working in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver: Through a licensed P3MI agency. Age limits: at least 18 years. - **Placement channels from Indonesia:** Through a licensed P3MI agency - **Age:** at least 18 years - **Job types:** Caregiver for an elderly or sick person, living in the employer's home ## What does working in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver cost, and who pays? For placement through a P3MI on the Live-in household caregiver 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)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/uu18-2017bt.pdf) 7 October 2026 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)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-17-tahun-2025.pdf) 7 October 2026 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)](https://www.peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-2-tahun-2026.pdf) 7 October 2026 - **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)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-34-tahun-2025.pdf) 7 October 2026 - **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)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-17-tahun-2025.pdf) 7 October 2026 - **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](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/20366/post) 8 October 2026 ## What is the minimum pay for working in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver? The official pay floor for the Live-in household caregiver route in Taiwan is TWD 20,000.00 per month, in force from 10 August 2022 (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: Household caregivers and domestic helpers newly hired, or renewing or transferring at contract end, since 2022-08-10 (pay set by Taiwan's Ministry of Labor, not the statutory minimum wage)
Excludes: Workers still under an older contract, unless the employer agrees to the raise | TWD 20,000.00
per month
In force from 10 August 2022
2022 data | Not enough data yet
rate as of 8 October 2026 | [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/54530/post) 7 October 2026 [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)](https://statdb.mol.gov.tw/html/s4/svy14/1442summary.pdf) 7 October 2026 ## Which visa do you need to work in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver? **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. [Official source](https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-402-176-6b01f-1.html) ## What are the steps to work in Taiwan through Live-in household caregiver? 1. Take caregiver training at a registered LPK or BLK, then sit a competency assessment at a certification body where a scheme exists. 2. Open a Sisko P2MI account in your own name and choose a Taiwan household caregiver vacancy from an Aktif P3MI. 3. Go through selection and medical checks, then sign a Placement Agreement that lists every cost component and its amount. 4. Your employer in Taiwan applies to Taiwan's Ministry of Labor for a work permit, then you apply for the resident visa for employment at Taiwan's office in Jakarta. 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 Live-in household caregiver: LPK training institutes in Indonesia, BLK and BPVP, BNSP competency certification in Indonesia, Vocational high school (SMK) in Indonesia. - [**LPK training institutes in Indonesia: choosing a licensed one and spotting warning signs**](https://kariraman.com/en/education/private-training-institutes/) - [**BLK and BPVP: free government job training in Indonesia and how to register on Skillhub**](https://kariraman.com/en/education/government-training-centres/) - [**BNSP competency certification in Indonesia: how to get one, check it and when you need it**](https://kariraman.com/en/education/bnsp-competency-certification/) - [**Vocational high school (SMK) in Indonesia: route to work, certificates and job centres**](https://kariraman.com/en/education/vocational-high-school/) ## How is household caregiver pay set in Taiwan? Household caregiver pay in Taiwan does not follow the general minimum wage, because live-in workers are not covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act. On 10 August 2022, Taiwan's Ministry of Labor set new monthly pay for migrant domestic workers, both caregivers and helpers, who are newly hired or who renew or change employer at the end of a contract. The official 2025 survey still cites this rule. Workers on older contracts keep the agreed pay unless the employer agrees to a raise. ## How long do household caregivers work? Taiwan's Ministry of Labor survey on the management and employment of migrant workers found that household caregivers worked 10.1 hours a day on average in June 2025. That is a survey average, not a legal limit. Ask about working hours, days off and overtime pay before you sign, and make sure they are written down. ## 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. This lawful deduction is different from a deduction to repay a training fee from Indonesia, which is an employer cost under Ministerial Regulation P2MI 17/2025. **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 2 May 2016 | 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 2 May 2016 | 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 2 May 2016 | Not enough data yet
rate as of 8 October 2026 | [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/2660/20725/post) 8 October 2026 [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部), Workforce Development Agency](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/20366/post) 8 October 2026 ## Which documents do you need? Indonesia's Law 18/2017 Article 13 requires a marital-status letter, permission from a spouse, parent or guardian 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. 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. - **1955 Foreign Workers' Free Hotline (Taiwan)** Free consultation and complaints line for foreign workers in Taiwan [1955](tel:1955) [fw.wda.gov.tw](https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home) - **Peduli WNI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)** Help for Indonesian citizens in trouble or danger abroad [+62-812-9007-0027](tel:+6281290070027) [WhatsApp +62-812-9007-0027](https://wa.me/6281290070027) [peduliwni.kemlu.go.id](https://peduliwni.kemlu.go.id/beranda.html) ## What are the warning signs of offers to Taiwan through this route? - A recruiter promises that household caregiver pay follows Taiwan's general minimum wage. Live-in workers are not covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, so make sure the pay figure is written in the contract. [Focus Taiwan (Central News Agency)](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202609240022) (official statement via media) 7 October 2026 - The pay in your new contract is below the monthly pay set by Taiwan's Ministry of Labor for migrant domestic workers newly hired since 10 August 2022. [Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部)](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/54530/post) 7 October 2026 - You are asked to pay costs that are not written and itemised in the Placement Agreement, or your pay in Taiwan is cut to repay a training fee from Indonesia. [Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)](https://peraturan.go.id/files/permen-p2mi-no-17-tahun-2025.pdf) 7 October 2026 - 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)](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/2660/20725/post) 8 October 2026 - The agency is not listed as an Aktif P3MI on SISKOP2MI, or it is on the administrative sanctions list. [KP2MI/BP2MI (SISKOP2MI)](https://siskop2mi.bp2mi.go.id/profil/lembaga/list_lembaga/p3mi) 7 October 2026 - 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. [Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (外交部領事事務局)](https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-402-176-6b01f-1.html) 7 October 2026 [How to check a P3MI agency in 5 steps](https://kariraman.com/en/work-abroad/check-a-licensed-agency/) [Learn the signs of trafficking through job offers](https://kariraman.com/en/job-scams/human-trafficking/) - **Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI)** Overseas recruitment, illegal agents and migrant-worker protection [0800-1000](tel:08001000) [+62-21-29244800](tel:+622129244800) [WhatsApp 0811-8080-141](https://wa.me/628118080141) [kp2mi.go.id](https://kp2mi.go.id/) - **Peduli WNI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)** Help for Indonesian citizens in trouble or danger abroad [+62-812-9007-0027](tel:+6281290070027) [WhatsApp +62-812-9007-0027](https://wa.me/6281290070027) [peduliwni.kemlu.go.id](https://peduliwni.kemlu.go.id/beranda.html) **KarirAman is 100% free. We never ask for money. [Our no-fee policy](https://kariraman.com/en/no-fees/)** Not legal advice. Always check SISKOP2MI before you sign up. ## Frequently asked questions **Does caregiver pay in Taiwan rise when the minimum wage rises?** Not automatically. Live-in household caregivers and domestic helpers are not covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, so the minimum wage rise from 1 January 2027 does not apply to them. Their monthly pay follows the Ministry of Labor rule of 10 August 2022 and the employment contract. **My contract was signed before August 2022. What am I paid?** According to Taiwan's Ministry of Labor, workers still under an older contract keep the agreed pay unless the employer agrees to a raise. The newer pay rule applies when you are newly hired, renew, or change employer at the end of a contract. **Where can I ask questions or complain once I am in Taiwan?** Taiwan's Ministry of Labor runs a foreign worker rights portal with an Indonesian language option and a free consultation and complaint service for foreign workers. You can also contact KDEI Taipei or Kemlu's Portal Peduli WNI. **How much may an agency deduct from a caregiver's pay 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. 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. Other deductions, such as repaying a training fee from Indonesia, should be reported. ## Who wrote and reviewed this page? Written by KarirAman editorial team Published 7 October 2026 Updated 8 October 2026 Prepared with AI assistance. Checked against official sources and approved for publication by Kaiser Khan (editor). Approval date: 8 October 2026. ## Sources The facts on this page come from these sources. Dates show when we opened them. 1. [自8月10日起新聘及續轉聘家事移工月薪調為2萬元](https://www.mol.gov.tw/1607/1632/1640/54530/post) Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部) · accessed 7 October 2026 2. [114年移工管理及運用調查 摘要 (2025 migrant worker management and employment survey, summary)](https://statdb.mol.gov.tw/html/s4/svy14/1442summary.pdf) Ministry of Labor, Taiwan (勞動部) · accessed 7 October 2026 3. [Taiwan's minimum wage to rise in 2027 (Focus Taiwan, CNA)](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202609240022) Focus Taiwan (Central News Agency) · official statement via media · accessed 7 October 2026 4. 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CourseToJob is a study-guide site with the same owner, run by Elite Digital AI Solutions Ltd. **Change log** - 8 October 2026 : Added the monthly service fee caps for Taiwanese agencies and clarified the pay-deduction red flag so lawful deductions are told apart from overcharging.