5. In case a foreign worker dies, or the survivors of an insured person do not have household registration in Taiwan, how should the survivors claim the survivor benefits?
- If a beneficiary personally comes to Taiwan to claim the benefit, a certificate of kinship and photocopies of the beneficiary’s passport and the Alien Resident Certificate should be submitted. In case the beneficiary does not have an Alien Resident Certificate of the deceased, a photocopy of the Entry/Exit Permit should be submitted. (Each photocopy shall bear the seal of the insured unit to certify that it is identical to the original.)
- If a beneficiary lives abroad and cannot come to Taiwan to claim the benefit, he/she may authorize an agent to receive the benefit on his/her behalf and transfer it or remit it to the beneficiary’s account abroad by writing a power of attorney and submitting an identity document and a certificate of kinship. If the beneficiaries wish to receive the death benefit by wiring to a foreign financial institution, please ensure the beneficiary’s foreign bank account details, including the beneficiary’s name, bank name, branch name, branch address, and SWIFT code, as well as the beneficiary’s foreign residential address is expressly stated in the Power of Attorney. All information must be provided in printed English. The beneficiary’s foreign address must include the country, city, and complete address. Besides, they should bear the foreign remittance charge (remittance charge is based on the charging standard of the domestic financial institutions for remittance)
- The power of attorney and other documents should each consist of an original and a Chinese translation, which should be authenticated by one of our representative offices overseas. If the Chinese translation is not authenticated abroad, it should be notarized by a district court or a notary public here in Taiwan. The documents issued in China, Hong Kong or Macau shall be notarized by a notary public office of the People’s Republic of China and then authenticated by the Straits Exchange Foundation or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong or Macau. While filling out the application form, write the particulars of the beneficiary in the “Name of Applicant” field. And the authorized person shall affix his/her signature and seal in the “Signature of Applicant” field. If the insured unit is the authorized person, then seals of the insured unit and its person in charge should be affixed to the application.
- Beneficiaries receiving a survivor’s pension must submit, annually, documents verifying their identity, current status, and other relevant information to the BLI. All submitted documents must have been issued within the preceding six months, which issued abroad or in China, Hong Kong, or Macau must be accompanied by a Chinese translation and be authenticated or notarized in accordance with applicable regulations. and be authenticated or notarized in accordance with applicable regulations. Please refer to the following files for the documents required for annual submission:
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