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11. Apply for ARC of R.O.C.

For oversea Chinese students who hold a residence visa, please apply the ARC within 15 days after entry and submit a copy to the Office of International Affairs.

Types of visas

Please provide the following information and apply for ARC at Immigration website within 15 days of arrival in Taiwan.

  1. Personal information page in the Passport
  2. Visa page (with the latest visa)
  3. Page with entry stamp (with the latest one)
  4. 2-inch (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm) ID photo (jpg file)
  5. Rental Leases
  6. Attorney of ARC application (download and complete the form)
  7. Fee: For international students NTD 1,000、For overseas compatriot students NTD 500

For Hong Kong & Macao students with “Entry Permit”

  • Upon arrival, the school will arrange health check up at a special hospital of the Department of Disease Control and prepare the following information as soon as possible.
  1. Certificate of enrollment
  2. Notice of distribution from University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students (this one is not required for those who apply to study in Feng Chia University directly)
  3. Passport (with your personal information)
  4. Entry Permit
  5. HK& Macao’s permanent documents (ID card and passport)
  6. Certificate of Police Criminal Record within 5 years from HK or Macao (the validity is within 3 months). It is not required once you’re under 20 years old.
  7. Confirmation of your citizen identity of HK or Macao
  8. Application for residence for HK or Macao’s citizen
  9. If you were born in Mainland China, it is required to provide Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Home Return Permit)
  10.  Health check with qualified (follow the Health Certificate for Residence Application from Ministry of Health and Welfare, the validity of the application is within 3 months)
  11.  2-inches (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm) colorful ID photo (in jpg. file)
  12.  Attorney for ARC application (Download and complete the form)
  13. For HK & Macao students: NTD 2,600

For overseas compatriot and international students with “Visitor Visa”

  1. Application Form
  2. 2-inch (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm) ID photo for 2 pieces
  3. Certificate of student status
  4. The original one of your passport, the copied one of your personal information in your passport and the visitor visa page
  5. Verified diploma and transcript with original and copied one (in Chinese only)
  6. Proof of your property with original copied one
  7. Healthy check for ARC application with original and copied one
  8. Fee: NTD 3,000 (for the American citizen, NTD 4,000)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  1. Service hours: 08:30~17:00, Mondays to Fridays
  2. Address: No. 503, Section 2, Liming Rd, Taichung City 408205, Taiwan (R.O.C)
  3. Tel: 04-22510799

How to get my ARC?

Please bring your receipt

Taichung City First Service Center

Address: 1F., No.22, Wenxin S. 3rd Rd., Nantun Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan

Service Hour:  08:00-17:00

Note

  1. For those who enter Taiwan with a resident visa or transfer the visa to Taiwan, please apply for the Alien Resident Certificate at the Immigration Office within 30 days from the second day that you enter Taiwan or within 15 days since you get the resident visa.
  2. Enter Taiwan with a visa-exemption entry and landing visa or with a visitor visa which is not for study, it is not allowed to transfer the visa into resident visa or apply for an extension. It is not allowed to apply for the visa without any student status.
  3. For those who enter Taiwan by visitor visa with study purpose need to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to transfer to a resident visa before the visitor visa expired.
  4. For those who have Alien Resident Certificate are required to apply for another Alien Resident Certificate and entry permit if you need to depart within the valid date and enter Taiwan again.

For the latest information, please visit “New Overseas Students Section”.