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Visa FAQs
- 1I’m an academic exchange student. What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa?
- 2I’m going to attend senior or junior high school in Taiwan. What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa?
- 3What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa to study at a university in Taiwan?
- 4I’m an overseas Chinese student with a visitor visa and mediated by the Overseas Community Affairs Council to be granted permission to study at a senior high school, junior high school, or elementary school in Taiwan. What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa?
- 5I’m an overseas Chinese student. What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa?
- 6How to apply for residence for the purpose of studying Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan?
- 7What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa for employment purpose?
- 8What documents do I need to prepare when applying for a resident visa by way of marriage to an ROC citizen?
- 9Can a foreign national who has entered Taiwan on a visitor visa change the status of his/her visa to that of a resident visa, or extend the visa in the event of a force majeure or an emergency? How can one apply for this change?
- 10What consular services are provided by MOFA's branch offices in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Chiayi and Hualien?
- 11Are there any specific regulations concerning applications for visas lodged by persons from Mainland China holding passports issued by other countries?
- 12How can people apply for ROC visas in countries where there are no ROC embassies, consulates or representative offices?
- 13Can foreign nationals apply for ROC visas if their passports are valid for a period of less than six months?
- 14What documents are required when applying for a visa to enter the Republic of China (Taiwan)?
- 15What are the regulations on family visits by lineal ascendants of foreign specialist professionals and foreign senior professionals, as defined in the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, who have been approved for residence or permanent residence by the National Immigration Agency (NIA) under the Ministry of the Interior?
- 16There are 3 types of online application form: General Visa Applications, Visa Application for Foreign Labor and eVisa Application, which one should I apply and what is the difference between them?
- 17What are the mandatory items on the application for the applicant?
- 18What should be filling in if an applicant has only either surname or given name?
- 19What if the calendar component in the application form is not functioning through the filling process?
- 20What should the applicant fill in if “the date of arrival” and “the date of departure” are uncertain?
- 21What do DOMESTIC ID No. and DOMESTIC KTP No. mean?
- 22How can I save my application, if I need to stop in the middle of the application and return later?
- 23I cannot continue the online application, is there a time limit for fill in each page of the application form?
- 24What should I do if I made a mistake in the application form and have already completed and submitted the application?
- 25If the applicant is not familiar using a computer, can someone else help the applicant to fill in the online application form?
- 26I have completed my online application form, but I do not have a printer. What can I do?
- 27I have completed the application form also obtain the application number, but fail to print it out?
- 28Should I bring my entire print out application form to the R.O.C oversea mission within a certain time limit?
