Visa applicant who intends to visit Taiwan as a student and stay there for a period longer than 180 days must submit the required documents in person and pay the visa fee at the ROC Embassy, Consulate or Representative Mission to apply for a Resident Single-Entry Visa.
The requirements are as follows:
- Completed and signed visa application form. Visit the website: https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/ to fill out the application form online and print it out;
- Passport valid for at least six more months after entering Taiwan (original & photocopy of the page with applicant’s photo);
- Three passport-size biometric photos in color taken within 6 months;
- Health Certificate;
- A certificate of admission issued by Taiwanese host University;
- Latest higher education diploma and grade transcript - original & photocopy;
- Proof of financial support during your study – latest bank statement, in case scholarship or tuition waiver was not admitted;
- Consular fee in cash (in Polish currency).
Please note, that if any of the required documents was issued in foreign language, it has to be translated by a sworn translator into English or Chinese language.
Please note, that if you are not a citizen of any Schengen Area country, you must have a valid Polish Residence Card.
Applicant may submit visa application not earlier than one month before the date of entering Taiwan.
Standard processing times of visa application is 7 calendar days (a week).
Health Certificate needs to be notarized and then also legalized by Dział Legalizacji Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych RP and TRO in Poland. The health check can be performed in any medical facility.
Higher education diploma and grade transcript need to be legalized by Dział Legalizacji Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych RP and TRO in Poland.
Consular fees:
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Health Certificate:
https://www.roc-taiwan.org/pl_pl/post/3408.html
To legalize documents at the Taipei Representative Office in Poland, it is necessary to submit:
- Legalized documents;
- Legalization application completed in English and signed by the owner of the documents: www.boca.gov.tw/cp-207-454-a8064-2.html
- Photocopy of passport of the document's owner;
- Consular fee in cash, in Polish currency (PLN 68 per one document).
Resident Visa holder is obliged to change it into ARC after entering Taiwan. For more details regarding this procedure, please contact the National Immigration Agency in Taiwan in advance:
https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/
Please make an appointment on the following website before a visit:
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us:
Email: tro.pl@mofa.gov.tw
