Even though a foreigner married to a local citizen can now obtain residency, he or she is still regarded as an outsider when it comes to employment, and is thus subject to the restrictions of the Employment Services Act, which clearly stipulates the penalty for violators: "Police agencies must require persons who violate the provisions of this act to leave the country within a specified period of time."
與本地人結婚的外籍配偶，雖獲准居留，但在工作上仍被視為「外國人」，需受就業服務法的限制。罰則中也明文規定「違反者警察機關得定期限令出境」。