Cabinet expected to approve foreign helper rulesEXPANDED HIRING ELIGIBILITY: Under the new regulations, families with one child younger than 12 would be eligible to apply for a foreign domestic helper, officials saidBy Chung Li-hua / Staff reporter, with CNAThe Executive Yuan today is expected to approve a proposal to expand the eligibility criteria for hiring foreign domestic helpers, allowing families with at least one child younger than 12 to apply from as early as April 13. Regulations stipulate that a family must have at least three children younger than six, or four or more children younger than 12 with at least two children younger than six to meet the criteria for hiring a foreign domestic helper. The eligibility criteria were considered too strict, so the Cabinet has relaxed the rules, Chen said. Under the new regulations, families with one child younger than 12 would be eligible to apply for a foreign domestic helper, provided they pay the monthly NT$5,000 Employment Stability Fee, he said. The ministry estimates that about 1.44 million families would become eligible for a foreign helper under the expanded rules, with applications to open as early as April 13, Su said.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2026 17:12 UTC