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Certificate Applications / Visa
A. Applying for Resident Visa before enter to Taiwan
For international students who have been admitted to a degree program will need to apply for Resident Visa before they enter to Taiwan. However, if failing to obtain Resident Visa from your country, you can apply for Visitor Visa to enter Taiwan and then change to Resident Visa after enrolling to the school, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
B. For the students with a Visitor VISA (with annotation “FS and the name of school”)
1. For the students with a Visitor VISA (with annotation “FS and the name of school”) to enter to Taiwan,
they have to apply for a Resident VISA very soon after enrollment at THU, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
C. Other notice
1. Whether in Taiwan or abroad, applying for residence visas, specific health certificate are required.
2. Do not use the landing visa to enter Taiwan. If so, you will need to go out from Taiwan, apply for a new visa and then reenter the country.
3. Some designated countries will have the specific procedure to apply for the visa,
please check the BOCA’s website to get the further information.
4. For international students, the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) serves as their temporary ID card
which can prove your resident status in Taiwan.
It is a very important document and we advise you to take good care of it and pay attention to its expiration date!
For international students who have been admitted to a degree program will need to apply for Resident Visa before they enter to Taiwan. However, if failing to obtain Resident Visa from your country, you can apply for Visitor Visa to enter Taiwan and then change to Resident Visa after enrolling to the school, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
| Required documents | 1. A passport valid for at least six months. 2. On-line Application Forms 3. A completed application form with two 2*2 inch color photo 4. Supporting document or Admission Notice of THU 5. Specific health certificate (Type B). 6. Other relevant documents. |
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| Visa Fees | 1.The relative process fee for applicants with US nationality: NT$4,960 (USD 166) 2.The process fee for applicants of other nationalities: NT$2,200 (USD 74) |
| Others |
B. For the students with a Visitor VISA (with annotation “FS and the name of school”)
1. For the students with a Visitor VISA (with annotation “FS and the name of school”) to enter to Taiwan,
they have to apply for a Resident VISA very soon after enrollment at THU, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
2. To applying for a Resident Visa in Taiwan the required documents and process are following:
| Required documents | 1. A passport valid for at least six months. 2. On-line Application Forms 3. A completed application form with two 2*2 inch color photo 4. A Student ID or Certificate Enrollment of THU. 5. Specific health certificate (Type B). 6. Other relevant documents. |
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| Visa Fees | 1.The relative process fee for applicants with US nationality: NT$4,960 (USD 166) 2.The process fee for applicants of other nationalities: NT$2,200 (USD 74) 3.An additional handling charge of NT$800 (USD 27) shall be required of visitor visa holders applying for a change or replacement of their visitor visas or resident visas. |
| Others |
C. Other notice
1. Whether in Taiwan or abroad, applying for residence visas, specific health certificate are required.
2. Do not use the landing visa to enter Taiwan. If so, you will need to go out from Taiwan, apply for a new visa and then reenter the country.
3. Some designated countries will have the specific procedure to apply for the visa,
please check the BOCA’s website to get the further information.
4. For international students, the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) serves as their temporary ID card
which can prove your resident status in Taiwan.
It is a very important document and we advise you to take good care of it and pay attention to its expiration date!
