Resident visa
(Applicable for intended stay of more than 6 months)
- For overseas compatriot students returning to Taiwan for studies or for the purpose of educational counselling;
- For compatriot students at High School level and above recruited under the overseas admission exercise initiated by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students (UECOCS) or compatriot students taking specialized courses;
- For High School and high School vocational students emplaced by the Ministry of Education, Republic of China.
- 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 (2” X 2”) 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 Official Letter of Notification of Posting to schools issued by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students (UECOCS) or Official Notice of Posting by the Ministry of Education, Republic of China;
5.2 Sat for examinations conducted by normal educational/research institutions and above and are successfully selected for enrolment. Applicants are required to produce the Letter of Admission (not the Letter of Acceptance) after reporting to their respective institutions of study;
5.3 Evidence of a clean bill of health;
- The respective fees payable are as follows:
- 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.
Procedures for application of Alien Resident Certificate – Applicable for Foreign/Overseas Chinese Students
- Foreign/Overseas Chinese students entering Taiwan with resident visa are required to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) within 15 days upon their arrival in Taiwan. Such application is to be made at the customer service offices of the National Immigration Agency located in the respective cities/counties in which the students are residing. Before official registration, the relevant authority will issue students with an ARC permitting residency rights for an appropriate duration. After official registration, students are requested to use their student pass to extend the validity of their ARC.
- Foreign/Overseas Chinese students entering Taiwan on visitor visa should register with their respective educational/research institutions and thereafter apply for conversion of their visitor visa to a resident visa with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) or any of their external branch offices by producing their school registration record or using their student pass. After the students have been granted resident visa, they can then proceed to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) at the customer service offices of the National Immigration Agency located in the respective cities/counties which they are residing by producing their resident visa and student pass.