Resident visas for Entrepreneur
- Created：2024-03-15
- Data Source：Bureau Of Consular Affairs
- Counter：41245
| REQUIREMENTS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Application form | Go to website: https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw. Fill out the application form online and print it out. Make sure the application form shows a bar code on it. Sign the application form. |
| Two color passport-size (45 mm in height and 35 mm in width) photos | Paste on the application form two color passport-size photos with a white background taken within 6 months. |
| Passport and one photocopy of the passport | The passport must be valid for at least 6 months and there are blank pages left in it. One photocopy of the passport bio-page including the holder’s picture is required. |
| Passport Submission Notice |
Applicant applying for an Entrepreneur Visa shall submit the application via Internet transmission to the Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform. |
| Other supporting documents | To be decided on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who apply for a Resident Visa after having arrived in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) are required to present also one photocopy of the Visitor Visa and the immigration entry stamp. |
Application Procedure
- Applicant applying for an Entrepreneur Visa shall submit the application via Internet transmission to the Foreign Professionals Online Application Platform established by the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. After the Investment Commission, MOEA has reviewed the application for compliance with eligibility, the NIA shall notify the applicant to bring the Passport Submission Notice, passport, visa application form and two color passport size photo(with a white back ground) and other supporting document(if necessary) to an overseas embassy, representative office (or the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if the applicant has entered the ROC) for visa application within six months.
- Applicants outside of the R.O.C. (Taiwan) are advised to apply for the visa from an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission.
- Applicants who enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a Visitor visa for the purposes of employment, investment, business or tourism may apply for a Resident Visa 8 work days before the duration of stay expires. The applicants may apply, without leaving Taiwan, to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or any of its Central, Southwestern, Southern, or Eastern Taiwan Offices.
Notice
- Visa issuance is an act of sovereignty. According to the “Statute Governing Issuance of R.O.C. Visas in Foreign Passport” and “Enforcement Rules for the Issuance of R.O.C. Visas to Foreign-Passport Holders,” the R.O.C. reserves the right not to issue a visa and is under no obligation to disclose the reason. Application fee for no-issuance cases is non-refundable.
- Processing of Resident Visa application inside the R.O.C. (Taiwan) takes 8 work days. Resident Visa applicants are advised to apply to the Bureau of Consular Affairs 8 work days before the duration of stay expires. Application will be turned down and fee not refunded in the event that required documents are not submitted in full within 7 days after the applicant is informed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs. In the event that the applicant’s duration of stay expires while the Resident Visa is under processing and eventually rejected, the applicant is to assume the sole responsibility of overstay and the penalty therefore imposed.
- Original documents are to be returned after review.
- For visa application fees, please refer to “Standard Fees for R.O.C. (Taiwan) Visas in Foreign Passports”(pdf file).
- Those who currently stay in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) as blue collar workers may not apply for a Resident Visa for Entrepreneur.
- Those who enter the R.O.C. (Taiwan) on a Resident Visa or get a Resident Visa after having arrived in the R.O.C. (Taiwan) must apply for an Alien Resident Certificate and Re-entry Permit at local service centers of National Immigration Agency. The former must apply within 30 days from the next day of arrival, and the latter must apply within 30 days from the Resident Visa issuance date. Duration of stay is noted on the Alien Resident Certificate.