Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

Students arriving in Taiwan with visitor visas and who intended to stay longer than the visitor visa allows, should go to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply for a resident visa after registration at their respective schools. Before registration, students cannot apply for a resident visa, so be sure to apply for extension.

If you plan to study Chinese in Taiwan this is a great way to stay in Taiwan legally (and you can even work illegally on the side with less potential legal hassles as long as you are enrolled in a ‘government approved’ language school or university). Normally, prior to arrival in the R.O.C., students will apply for a 60-day Visitor Visa at the nearest ROC Representative Offices in their home country.

Having a multiple-entry visa is more convenient than a single-entry visa because when you first arrive you may need to leave Taiwan once or twice before your ARC is approved (most students get an ARC if they plan to study at a University or school for a year or more) but is not that easy to obtain a multiple entry visa for some. Students can extend their visas in Taiwan by obtaining a certificate from a government approved school stating they have attended classes for ten hours per week. After 180 days, a student must either leave the country or apply for a resident visa.

List of universities in Taiwan:

• National Taiwan University
• National Cheng Kung University
• National Chiao Tung University
• National Taiwan Normal University
• National Central University
• National Sun Yat-Sen University
• National Tsing Hua University
• National Chengchi University
• National Yang-Ming University
• Tamkang University
• National Sun Yat-Sen University
• National Chung Cheng University
• Chinese Culture University
• Feng Chia University
• National Taipei University of Technology
• Yuan Ze University
• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
• National Taiwan Ocean University
• National Changhua University of Education
• National University of Kaohsiung
• National United University
• Southern Taiwan University of Technology
• Taipei Medical University
• Kaohsiung Medical University
• National Taiwan University of Arts
• National Taiwan College of Physical Education
• Chang Jung Christian University