A foreign professional, foreign specialist professional or foreign senior professional who meets one of the following circumstances is not required to apply for a permit to engage in professional work in the State:
1. To be employed as a consultant or researcher by any level of government or its subordinate academic research agencies (institutes).
2. To be employed by public or registered private colleges / universities for lecturing or academic research as approved by the Ministry of Education.
A foreign professional, foreign specialist professional, or foreign senior professional, their spouse, minor children, or children having reached the age of majority or above who lack self-care ability due to physical or mental disability, having obtained permanent residency, is not required to apply to the Ministry of Labor or Ministry of Education for a permit to engage in work in the State.