Resident Visa (Foreign Student)

International degree students and exchange students who will stay in CJCU over 6 months should apply for resident visas from an R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas mission after they receive an acceptance letter from CJCU. Please refer to the following link for detail information.

http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=6139&ctNode=778&mp=2

Students from designated countries will require applicants for residence visas to provide a guarantor. Students are requested to confirm that they have a visa guarantor in Taiwan before applying. 

Link: https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-159-249-4162c-2.html

Q. Is a student who applies for a visitor visa allowed to study in Taiwan?

Answer: Foreign students applying to study in Taiwan must submit evidence of admission to a program to use to determine the length of applicants’ intended stay in Taiwan. An applicant intending to stay less than 180 days may only apply for a visitor visa, at an overseas mission. Only applicants who intend to stay in Taiwan for more than 180 days may apply for a resident visa. A foreign student who intends to enroll in a degree course that goes for at least 180 days must assemble all the required documents and, before coming to Taiwan, apply at an overseas mission for a resident visa for the purpose of studying.

Q. If a foreign student does not have adequate documentation to apply for a visa to be a student in Taiwan, will they be able to enter Taiwan on a visitor visa and then go to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or an office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and change that visa to a resident visa for the purpose of studying?

Answer: Any foreign student who enters Taiwan with visa-exempt entry, a landing visa, or some other visa that was granted on grounds other than studying, instead of entering with a visitor visa or resident visa, will not be able to change their visa in Taiwan to a visa for the purpose of studying. In addition, if a person fails to provide all the documents required to apply for a student visa, an overseas mission will reject the application and will not issue a visa on some other grounds.

Q. I am admitted to an undergraduate/ postgraduate degree program. Can I change my visa for language studies to a resident visa for degree studies?

Answer: Whether your visa application is approved is at the discretion of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of MOFA. Required documents for visa application (as reference):

1. University's admission letter

2. Certificate of Enrollment & Certificate of Attendance issued by the Chinese Language Center

3. Resident Visa Application Form

4. Two 2-inch passport photos (the color of the background must be white)

5. The original and a photocopy of your passport

6. The original and a photocopy of Health Check Result

7. Financial Statement

8. The original and a photocopy of diploma of highest degree, accompanied by the original and a photocopy of translation notarized by a Taiwan consulate

9. Notice for registration and tuition payment issued by the university