Student Handbook
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On-campus Accommodation
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 60 days of validation.
Please ask for an Enrollment Certificate from the OIA coordinator 15 days before the 60/90 days of validation is due. Bring it along with a filled 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. Find more information on the immigration agency's website.
Processing time: Half of 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
Insurance
Travel Insurance
You are required to purchase overseas travel insurance with medical care and accident policies which cover the whole duration of your stay in Taiwan. The insurance plan in the English version must be submitted upon registration.
Student Group Insurance
It is mandatory for all NSYSU students to purchase Student Group Insurance. The fee is NTD326 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 in accordance with 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