A3.申請居留證 ARC (長期)

  • FAQ 1: Suitable for people who apply for a residence permit (ARC)?  

    The Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior provides students who come to Taiwan to study at colleges and above, apply for a residence permit at the foreign embassy. Have foreign nationality and have never had the nationality of the Republic of China, holding admission permit/notice or proof of enrollment and registration.

    Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior
    Residence permit application system
    System Operation Manual
    Instructions for application delivery
     

  • FAQ 2: What documents do I need to prepare to apply for a residence permit (ARC)?  

    (1) First-time immigrants (admitted but not registered): passport, residence visa, Certificate of Admission, proof of residence in Taiwan, and a front photo (two-inch size) half-length body taken within the last two years.
    (2) First-time entry (admitted and registered): Passport, residence visa, certificate of admission, certificate of enrollment or student ID, certificate of residence in Taiwan, and a two-inch half-length front photo taken within the last two years.
    3) Resident extension: passport, alien residence permit, certificate of enrollment or student ID, and a two-inch half-length frontal photo with hat off within the last two years.
    (4) Personal data change registration: passport, alien residence permit, and proof of the change (if necessary, the relevant proof of the changed data shall be attached, such as the updated passport, the loss of the reissued person shall attach the loss declaration or the report certificate) and a photo of the two-inch half-length body taken within last two years.
    (5) Those who have graduated must stay in Taiwan: take the graduation certificate, passport, and related documents to the Immigration Department to apply for the extension of the residence permit.

    Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior
    Residence permit application system
    System Operation Manual
    Instructions for application delivery

     

  • FAQ 3: How to apply for a residence permit (ARC)?  

    How to get the certificate:
    1.  First-time entry (admitted but not registered): After the applicant completes the payment in the online system, please download and print the electronic residence permit with a residence validity of six months, and completes the school registration process. Before the expiration date, you need to take the passport, the original electronic residence permit, and the two-inch half-length body front photo (taken within 2 years) for the extension of the residence validity period and renew the alien residence permit.
    2. First-time entry (admitted and registered): The applicant downloads and prints the online payment receipt from the online system, and please take it to the service counter to receive the alien residence permit after three working days.
    3. For non-first-time visitors: the applicant downloads and prints the online payment receipt from the online system, and please take it to the service counter to receive the alien residence permit (the old permit must be returned) after three working days.

    Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior
    Residence permit application system
    System Operation Manual
    Instructions for application delivery
     

  • FAQ 4: How to do the payment for residence permit (ARC) application?  

    After the online system application case is reviewed and approved by the Immigration Department, please pay the document fee within five working days. The bidding projects and fees are as follows
    1: Foreign students, one-year residence permit fee: NTD 1,000.
    2: Foreign students, two-year residence permit fee: NTD 2,000.
    3: Foreign students, three-year residence permit fee: NTD 3,000.
    4: The fee for data change and re-issuance of certificates: NTD 500.
    *According to regulations, foreign students can only apply for one year, except for students who have scholarship certificates issued by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other agencies.
    *The system provides multiple payment methods such as:
     "International Credit Card", "Internet ATM", "Virtual Account", "E-Government Payment Platform", and "Four Superstores".
    Regarding the payment method of "international credit card", this platform does not support China UnionPay and American Express cards. Only JCB, VISA, MasterCard credit cards can be used for online payment. In addition, the "E-Government Payment Platform" provides "domestic credit card" payment (excluding VISA). Financial card), if you pay in the convenience store, it will take about 2 to 3 working days after the payment is made. The payment will be completed once the money is credited, and no refund will be given after the payment is completed.

    Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior
    Residence permit application system
    System Operation Manual
    Instructions for application delivery
     

  • FAQ 5: How to download the electronic residence permit and receipt?  

    After the application case is reviewed and approved by the Immigration Department and the online payment is completed, the foreign and foreign student applicants will receive the electronic residence permit and receipt electronic file download notification email automatically sent by the system, and they can log in to the system again and operate " The functions of "e-residence download" and "receipt download" in the download area are used to obtain e-residence permit and e-receipt files. Please download it by yourself and print it out in color, then use the electronic residence permit to exit and enter the country; present the electronic receipt to the service station to receive the IC card residence permit.

    Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior
    Residence permit application system
    System Operation Manual
    Instructions for application delivery