Entry Visa (Resident Visa) for Overseas Chinese Students 收藏
大學問編輯部 2022-06-24 Global
Resident Visa
There is no "Student Visa" in Taiwan, instead, there is "Resident Visa" and "Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)". If you are holding a non-Taiwanese passport, the resident visa will allow you to enter Taiwan, while the ARC will allow you to stay in Taiwan to undertake college study.To read more: How to apply for an Alien Resident Visa (ARC)?
Here is the procedure for obtaining a resident visa after being admitted by a Taiwanese university or college:
After you have received the notification of admission or an admission permit from a Taiwanese university or college, you need to apply for a resident visa at the nearest ROC Embassies and Missions Abroad before entering Taiwan. In general, a resident visa is valid for 3 months, and is usually used for single entry only. The normal processing time is 3 days. If you have already got an ARC, or a Taiwanese identity card or passport, then you do not need to apply for a resident visa.
Required documents
1. Application form –To be filled online and printed out; make sure the bar code is also printed.
2. Two passport-size color photos –
With a white background and taken within past 6 months.
3. Passport (original and photocopy) –
Valid for 6 months with blank pages.
4. Health certificate –
Issued within 3 months by any designated hospital in Taiwan or authorized overseas hospital. Health certificate issued by authorized overseas hospitals should be authenticated by an ROC overseas mission. You may refer to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control for the health checkup items required.
5. Diploma and transcript of your highest academic credentials (original and photocopy) –
For the certificates that are issued using languages other than Chinese and English, they must be attached with a Chinese or English translation verified by the ROC Embassies and Missions Abroad.
6. Proof of financial support (original and photocopy) –
It can be a bank statement of you own bank account, or your parents’ bank account within the last 3 months. For the latter, you will need to provide copies of your birth certificate and your parents’ identity cards.
7. Other documents as requested.
For those admitted through the Ministry of Education (MoE) or the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students (UECOCS)
8. Notice of admission (original and photocopy) issued by MoE or UECOCS.
To read more: The next step for being admitted by UECOCS - Notification of Admission
For those admitted through university’s individual recruitment
8. Admission permit (original and photocopy) issued by the admitting university.
9. Proof of your identification (original and photocopy) as an overseas Chinese student, issued by the Overseas Community Affairs Council, R.O.C (OCAC).
Application fee
The visa application fees for overseas Chinese students from different countries are as follows:
Notes
In case you are coming from a visa-exempt country in which its citizens are allowed to stay in Taiwan for 6 months legally, or with any visa that is not for the purpose of undertaking studies, you may not be able to apply for a resident visa or an extension of stay after entering Taiwan.★ For details, please visit the Resident Visa for Overseas Chinese Students of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
