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VISA
Visitor Visa
Visitor Visa holders permitted to stay in Taiwan for 60 or 90 days and whose visas bear no such remark as "no extension" may apply at local service centers of the National Immigration Agency for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions. 60-day visa holders can apply for extensions twice, each time for 60 days of validation.
Please request an Enrollment Certificate from the OIA coordinator at least 15 days before the 60/90-day validation period is due. Bring it along with a completed application form and your passport to the Immigration Agency Kaohsiung City First Service Center to apply for an extension. The extension must be made within 15 days before your visa expires. For more information, visit the immigration agency's website.
Processing time: Half a day
Charge: NT$300 (starting from March 1st, 2024)
Overstay fine:
1-10 days: NTD$10,000
11-30 days: NTD$20,000
31-60 days: NTD$30,000
61-90 days: NTD$40,000
Over 91 days: NTD$50,000
Resident Visa
One-year students who enter Taiwan with a resident visa must apply for an ARC (Alien Resident Card) within 30 days after their arrival. After completing NSYSU registration, students can ask for an Enrollment Certificate from the OIA coordinator to apply for an ARC.
Processing time: around 5-8 working days
Charge: NT$1,000
Requirements:
- 1 photo (2*2 inches)
- Passport
- A Resident Visa (or a Visitor Visa for students who wish to extend their stay for more than 6 months)
- Proof of Accommodation
- NSYSU Enrollment Certificate
- Health Examination Report (Form B)
ARC Application Portal (Choose Foreign Students and Overseas Chinese Students)
Please read the ARC Application Instructions carefully to shorten the ARC application process.
***Send a copy of your ARC to your OIA coordinator once you receive it.***
How to Change Your Visa
If you wish to extend your semester study into a full-year exchange, please ask your home university to send an approval email to the OIA coordinator at least one month before the final exam week and start to prepare to change your visa.
*If you don't hold a visa, please inform the OIA coordinator asap.
- Complete Health Examination Form B (It costs around NT$2,000 and takes 10 days to receive the report.)
- Apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (read the instructions above under the "Resident Visa" section carefully before applying.
Address of MOFA Kaohsiung and Immigration Agency:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) (3-4F) &
National Immigration Agency (5-6F)
Address: No.6, ZhengNan Street, Lingya Dist, Kaohsiung City
(MRT - Lingya Sports Park Exit. 2)
Tel: 07-715-1660
Insurance
Travel Insurance
You are required to purchase overseas travel insurance with medical care and accident policies that cover the whole duration of your stay in Taiwan. The insurance plan in the English version must be submitted upon registration.
Student Group Insurance
All NSYSU students must purchase Student Group Insurance. The fee is NTD490 per semester, and it mainly covers accidents.
Requirements for Student Group Insurance Reimbursement Application:
- Payment Receipts with Hospital/Clinic Stamps
- A Diagnosis Certificate in Chinese
- Copy of your passport
- Receipt of the Student Group Insurance
Health Care
Campus Clinic
NSYSU Family Medicine Clinic is right next to the Post Office on campus. A registration fee will be charged when you check in at the clinic.
Other fees will be charged by the treatment at each appointment.
Please present your student ID card and NHI card (if any) at each appointment.
Click here for the clinic opening hours.
Counseling
You can make an appointment by completing the online form.
Off-campus Health Care Resources & Emergency Contact