Alien Resident Certificate (Overseas Chinese Student)

1. Notices:

Foreigners holding resident visa or changing to resident visa should go to local immigration service center to apply for alien resident certificates within 15 days counted from the next day of arrival or the next day of receiving resident visa in Taiwan. (Otherwise, the penalty will be NT$2,000-10,000.)

2. Updating data(Change of information):

Aliens who have changed their residence address or employer (or working place) shall register the change with related documents at the local immigration service center within 15 days. (Otherwise, the penalty will be NT$2,000-10,000.).

3. Required Documents:

A. Application Form

B. Passport (Original and Photocopy)

C. Visa (Original and Photocopy)

D. Student ID or School Enrollment Certificate (Original and Photocopy)

E. Admission Notice from University Entrance Committee For Overseas Chinese Students or CJCU

F. A thin half-length color photo with a glossy finish taken with a white background within the past year that should be 4.5cm X 3.5cm with an image of the head that should not be shorter than 3.2cm or longer than 3.6cm from the top of the head to the chin, without wearing a hat or a pair of color glasses, with clear facial features not covered and identifiable, and should not be modified or composed.

4. Operation Fee:

NTD1,500 (Prepaid extension to 9/30)

*Note: The prepaid fee, NT$1000, will be deducted during the last two years of extension.

Lost or Damaged ARC: NT$500