ChapterIIIApplicationandApproval

Article11TheemployerWhenintendingtoemployaforeigner，stallfillouttheApplicationFormfortheEmploymentofForeigners（hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ApplicationForm"）andsubmitittoitscompetenttradeauthoritiesatthesamelevelasthelabouradministrativeauthoritiestogetherwiththefollowingdocumentations：（1）thecurriculumvitaeoftheforeignertobeemployed；（2）theletterofintentionforemployment；（3）thereportofreasonsforemployment；（4）thecredentialsoftheforeignerrequiredfortheperformanceofthejob；（5）thehealthcertificateoftheforeignertobeemployed;（6）otherdocumentsrequiredbyregulations．ThecompetenttradeauthoritiesshallexamineandapprovetheapplicationinaccordancewithArides6and7oftheseRulesandrelevantlawsanddecrees.

Article12Aftertheapprovalbythecompetenttradeauthorities，theemployershalltaketheApplicationFormtothelabouradministrativeauthoritiesoftheprovince，autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentorthelabouradministrativeauthoritiesatthePfectureandcitylevelwherethesaidemployerislocatedforexamiexaminationandclearance．Thelabouradministrationauthoritiesdescribedaboveshalldesignateaspecialbody（hereinafterreferredtoasthe"CertificateOffice")totakeuptheresponsibilityofissuingtheEmploymentLicense．TheCertificateOfficeshouldtakeintoconsiderationoftheopinionsofthecompetenttradeauthoritiesandthedemandandsupplyoflabourmarket，andissuetheEmploymentLicensetotheemployerafterexaminationandclearance.