Resident Visa –ROC spouses with registered household in Taiwan
(Applicable for intended stay of more than 6 months)
- Valid passport with minimum validity of 6 months or more(with a photo copy)
- Copy of duly completed online visa general application form at https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw
- Two gloss coloured passport-sized photographs (3.5cm x 4cm) and taken within the last 6 months;
- Photocopied evidence showing proof of stay in Singapore(ie: Re-entry Permit/Employment Pass/Work Permit etc.)
- Documents evidencing eligibility for application as follows:
5.1 Original and photocopy set of Marriage Certificate issued by the Government of Singapore and authenticated by the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore;
5.2 Household registration documents issued by a Taiwan regional administration office and with a validity period of no longer than 3 months (evidence of marriage registration and document(s) to indicate the foreign name and nationality of spouses). Registration documents in Chinese are accepted;
5.3 Certificate of No Criminal Conviction in Singapore and document has been authenticated by the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore;
5.4 Medical examination report should be issued within three (3) months by any hospital of clinic in Singapore or by designated overseas-based or Taiwan hospitals authorized by Taiwan Centers for Disease Control.
Medical reports issued by hospitals or clinics in Singapore are to be authenticated by the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore. Health certificates issued by foreign hospitals must be authenticated by an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission.
Medical check-up forms are obtainable from our office or download from https://www.cdc.gov.tw/File/Get/spCyHDngQGc4PYKFUstn-A.
For health checkup items and the list of designated hospitals please visit the website of the Centers for Disease Control at https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En.
5.5 Relevant documents specified in 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4 are required to be authenticated by the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore (please refer to the procedural guidelines on document authentication service posted on our official website). If an applicant is unable to get a medical examination done in Singapore, he/she may wish to travel to Taiwan on a visitor visa first for the purpose of medical examination. Thereafter, applicants can then gather the necessary documents stated in points 1, 2 & 3 above before making an application to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs or to any of the Consular Affair’s offices located at Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien for a resident visa. Please note that applicants who have overstayed their visitor visa in Taiwan, those who travelled to Taiwan under the visa exemption scheme as well as foreign workers on employment in Taiwan are not allowed to apply for conversion to a Resident Visa;
5.6 Holders of Resident Visa are required to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate at the respective local service centres of the National Immigration Agency within 15 days from their date of arrival in Taiwan. A Re-entry Permit would have to be obtained if they intend to return to Taiwan after leaving the country;
- The respective fees payable are as follows(Singapore Dollar cash paid in person):
- Single entry resident visa: S$86
- Reciprocal handling fee: : S$239 (Currently applicable for United States passport holders only)
- Urgent processing: An additional 50% is payable on and above the standard visa application fee levied.