application form shows a bar code on it.  Sign the

application form.

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passport

bio-page including the holder’s picture is required.

health certificate

Disease Control of the Department of Health of the

R.O.C. (Taiwan) or a foreign hospital.  Health

certificates issued by foreign hospitals must be

authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission.

2.  Visit the website of the Center for Disease Control at

http://www.cdc.gov.tw/rwd/english (Section: Health Topics--Foreigners' Health) for health checkup items and the

list of designated local hospitals.

admission permit or

record of enrollment,

registration and

transcripts

Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan” promulgated

by the Ministry of Education.

2.        The admission permit is required for Resident Visa

application.

3.        For high schools and below, only students from countries

whose citizens are allowed to enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan)

under visa-waiver program may enroll in high schools

that are accredited to accept foreign students by the

Ministry of Education.

4.        Students already studying in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a

Visitor Visa and wishing to apply for a Resident Visa

are required to present the record of enrollment and

registration as well as transcripts.

transcripts

transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English, a

Chinese- or English-translation version is also required.

The original-language diploma, transcript, and

accompanying Chinese- or English-translation must be

authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission.

2.      If the diploma and transcripts have been sealed and

mailed by the school the applicant last studied at to the

school inside the R.O.C. (Taiwan) the applicant intends to

enroll in but not authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan)

overseas mission, a statement from the school in the R.O.C.

(Taiwan) the applicant intends to enroll in is required.

The statement should attest that sealed documents have

been mailed to the school and that the applicant has been

determined to be qualified for enrollment.

proof of financial

support

consent from the guardians in Taiwan or proof of no-criminal

record may be required on a case-by-case basis.  Students

who apply for a Resident Visa after having arrived in the

R.O.C. (Taiwan) are required to present also one photocopy

of the Visitor Visa and the immigration entry stamp.

application form shows a bar code on it.  Sign the

application form.

photos

passport

bio-page including the holder’s picture is required.

health certificate

Disease Control of the Department of Health of the

R.O.C. (Taiwan).  Health Certificates issued by foreign

hospitals must be authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan)

overseas mission.

2.  Visit the website of the Center for Disease Control at

http://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/index.aspx for health checkup items and the

list of designated local hospitals.

letter of approval

issued by

university

/college or

competent

authorities of

education

International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan.”

2.      For university/college exchange students, a letter of

approval issued by the university/college they intend to

enroll in is required.

3.      For senior high school students, a letter of approval issued

by the Ministry of Education or city/county Bureau of

Education is required.

admission permit

or record of

enrollment and

registration

enroll in is required.

2.      Students already studying in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a

Visitor Visa and wishing to apply for a Resident Visa are

required to present the record of enrollment and

registration.

overseas school’s

record of enrollment

(Taiwan) are required to present also one photocopy of the

Visitor Visa and the immigration entry stamp.

Issuance of R.O.C. Visas to Foreign-Passport Holders,” the R.O.C. reserves the

right not to issue a visa and is under no obligation to disclose the reason.

Application fee for no-issuance cases is non-refundable.

2.      Processing of Resident Visa application inside the R.O.C. (Taiwan) takes 7 work

days.  Resident Visa applicants are advised to apply to the Bureau of Consular

Affairs 7 work days before the duration of stay expires.  Application will be turned

down and fee not refunded in the event that required documents are not submitted in

full within 7 days after the applicant is informed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

In the event that the applicant’s duration of stay expires while the Resident Visa is

under processing and eventually rejected, the applicant is to assume the sole

responsibility of overstay and the penalty therefore imposed.

3.      Original documents are to be returned after review.  Documents produced outside

of the R.O.C. (Taiwan) and in languages other than Chinese or English must be

accompanied by a Chinese- or English-translation version.  The original-language

documents and the accompanying Chinese- or English-translation version must be

authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission.

4. For visa application fees, please refer to “Standard Fees for R.O.C.(Taiwan) Visas
in Foreign Passports”.

5.      Those who enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan) without a visa or with a landing visa and

those who enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a Visitor Visa not for the purpose of

undertaking studies may not apply for a Resident Visa or an extension of duration of

stay on the ground of undertaking studies.  Those not enrolled as full-time students

may not apply for a Resident Visa on the ground of undertaking studies.

6. Those who enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a Resident Visa or get a Resident Visa

after having arrived in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) must apply for an Alien Resident

Certificate and Re-entry Permit at local service centers of National Immigration
Agency.  The former must apply within 15 days from the next day of arrival, and
the latter must apply within 15 days from the Resident Visa issuance date.
Duration of stay is noted on the Alien Resident Certificate.

7.Obtaining a school admission permit does not guarantee the issuance of a Resident

Visa.  Obtaining a Resident Visa does not entitle the visa holder to enter the R.O.C.

(Taiwan).

2.R.O.C. - Republic of China

3.R.O.C. overseas missions- R.O.C. embassies, consulates and representative offices,

or other agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the R.O.C.

4. MOFA -Ministry of Foreign Affairs