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Need a hospital interpreter in Taiwan
What to prepare when visiting a doctor in Taiwan and you cannot explain symptoms clearly in Chinese.
Prep card
Notes to help explain your situation to 1955
This is not an official form or a requirement for getting help. Write what you know; it is okay to say that a detail is unknown.
- Name as shown on ARC or passport
- ARC or passport number
- Work address or incident location
- Employer and agency name
- Date and time of the incident
- Money amount, document, or fee involved
- Proof: payslip, bank transfer, photos, contract, LINE messages
Do not delay asking for help to finish these notes. Keep evidence only when safe; do not take risks to retrieve documents or confront someone who is threatening you.
Fact check
How this page is checked
- Last checked
- 2026-09-04
- Applies to
- All migrant workers
- Official sources
- This page is written from official Taiwan sources (Ministry of Labor, Immigration, NHI). How to use official sources
- Rules that may change
NHI copayment amounts can be adjusted. Your NHI card and insurance status decide the final cost.
Occupational injury insurance payouts can be adjusted yearly. Reporting steps can differ between cities.
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Official source + Taiwan context
Use official sources to check rights, then use this page to explain the case.
Official pages give rules and help channels. Taiwan Worker Guide turns them into short steps, proof to keep, and Taiwan terms people actually use.
Need a doctor or interpreter
- Official channel
- 1955 provides live interpretation for medical visits, office matters, work, and daily life needs.
- Taiwan note
- Before seeing a doctor, prepare ARC, NHI card, symptoms, medicine, allergies, and one short sentence about the condition.
Injured at work
- Official channel
- 1955 covers occupational injury consultation and can provide legal aid information or protection referral.
- Taiwan note
- Work injuries need diagnosis, receipts, location photos if safe, witness names, and a note explaining how the injury happened at work.
First steps
Prepare your ARC, NHI card, symptoms, current medicine, allergies, and injury photos if any.
Need a doctor or interpreter
1955 provides information and live interpretation for medical visits, office matters, work, and daily life needs.
Read guide UrgentInjured at work
Get medical care first. Record time, place, witnesses, and how the injury happened before settling any claim.
Read guideBefore visiting a hospital
- Prepare ARC, NHI card, symptoms, current medicine, allergies, and injury photos.
- Write one simple sentence about when it started and which body part hurts.
- If Chinese is hard, ask for live interpretation help.
Common questions
Need a hospital interpreter in Taiwan: where should I start?
Prepare your ARC, NHI card, symptoms, current medicine, allergies, and injury photos if any.
Can 1955 help?
Free 24-hour hotline for migrant workers, employers, and agencies. Official services include consultation, complaints, legal aid information, protection referral, and interpretation.
What proof should I keep?
Keep NHI card, ARC, Diagnosis, Medical receipt, Doctor diagnosis, Workplace photos, Witness names. Write down dates, names, amounts, and what was said.
Official source desk
Use this site to organize the facts, then check the official channel.
The WDA runs the Foreign National Labor Rights Portal. 1955 serves migrant workers, employers, and agencies for consultation, complaints, legal aid information, shelter referral, and live interpretation.
- 1955 is a free 24-hour hotline from mobile phones, landlines, and public phones.
- Consultation covers labor contracts, wages, working hours, occupational injury, and broker fees.
- For labor disputes, unreasonable treatment, or personal infringement, 1955 can forward complaints to local labor bureaus or police.