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Before Arrival

Admission Letter, Visa, ARC

Admission Letter

After your application approval, an admission letter will be send through EMAIL to your home university and you. You can use this to apply for a visa.

VISITOR VISA

Foreign nationals are those who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in Taiwan for no more than six months for the purpose of short-term study as approved by MOFA.

ARC (Alien Resident Certificate)

Visitor Visa holders who decide to stay exceed 180 days after arrival must change into Resident Visa and then apply for ARC.

Visitor Visa

Study for one semester

Please apply for Multiple Entry with annotation “FS” followed by the name of the host university, prior to entering Taiwan. When necessary, students may apply for a visa extension within 15 days before the duration expired.(3 profile pictures are needed)

Please be advised not to enter the country with a landing visa, which may not be extended.

Resident Visa

Study for more than one semester

Study for two semesters can apply for a resident visa, and are required to apply Alien Resident Certificates (ARC) within 15 days after arrival. (3 profile pictures are needed) For more information : http://www.immigration.gov.tw/public/Data/09216474271.pdf

Further Information about Visa

Health Exam

All exchange students are required to submit Health certificate in English (Form 5: 1 semester or 1 academic year). Please be noted that it only valid for 3 months, so please make sure that it is not expired before your arrival in NCUE and hand in to OICA after your arrival.

Insurances

All exchange students need to purchase their own overseas insurance, which includes health and accident coverage for the exchange period, in their home country before departure.

A copy of valid insurance summary is required for registration to NCUE.

Each student is required to join in NCUE student group insurance at around NTD 600 per month.

Accommodation

On-campus Housing

To ensure the safety, NCUE will give priority for dormitories to international students.

1. Room type and fee: 4-bed room about NTD 8,000~12,000 per semester (Excluded summer or winter vacation) and NT$1,000 for deposit.

2. Air conditioner card needs to be recharged.

3. There are cable networks in every room, and wi-fi covered campus (NT$480 per semester).

4. Public facilities: Vendors, drinking fountains, coin-operated washing machines (NT$20/time), spin dryers, clothes drying fields, relaxing lounges and toilets.

5. Please note that cooking is strictly prohibited.

6. For personal hygiene, our dormitory will not provide bed sheets or mattresses. You can pay NTD 1,650 for the bedding set. (Included pillow, mattress, bed sheet and blanket)