Once we have received your application details - then this is the next step. We will send University acceptance papers to your home address, which you can then use to apply for your visa before leaving home. In order for us to do this, the university requires payment in advance - this can be arranged by international transfer.
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Visa free entry
No visa is required for stays of up to 14 days in Taiwan. Such visas cannot be extended and you will have to leave after 14 days.
Landing Visa
A landing visa is valid for one month and can be applied for at Chiang Kai Shek International airport provided that the traveler's passport is valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of expected departure and holds a return ticket departing from Taiwan within one month. Such a visa also cannot be extended within the country and the traveler will have to leave after 30 days.
Visitor Visa
This can be a multiple visitor visa or a single visitor visa. This type of visa is only issued in your native country. Visitors visas are valid for stays up to 60 days and with this type of visa, you may extend up to 6 months without leaving the country if you are studying Mandarin at our Center.If you decide to stay longer than 6 months you can then apply for a resident visa. In order to receive a 60 day EXTENDABLE VISA from your local Taiwan Consulate, you will need to have official documentation with you upon application.
Resident visa
This visa can be applied for after 4 months of study on a visitor visa [on the type of visa mentioned in point 3.] and you may stay in Taiwan for as long a period as you are studying at our Center.
This means that if you arrive on a visitor visa and you decide that you want to stay longer than 6 months [the maximum length of time you may stay on a visitor visa] then you apply within Taiwan for a resident visa. It is a very simple application and takes about 10 days. As long as you have completed the government requirement of first completing 4 months of Mandarin at our center.
Visa Extensions
You will have a 60 day visitor visa after applying at your local Taiwan Consulate with the Documents we send you. After 60 days is up, we will provide you with a set of papers to take to the local police station where you will get another 60 days without having to leave the country. If you intend staying for 6 months then it will not be necessary to apply for a resident visa however should you decide that you want to stay longer then you change your visitor visa after 4 months into a residents visa [ 4 months is the government requirement for qualifying for a resident visa].
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Non-extendable Vistor Visas
There is the occasion when applicants receive non-extendable 30 day or 60 day visitor visas. If you have registered at our center then you may change these type of visas into extendable visas within the country without leaving - we will provide you with the necessary paperwork at our center to allow you to change these type of visas at the local Foreign affairs office in Taichung City.
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Getting The Proper Visa Before You Come
Before you leave your country to come to Taiwan, you will need to apply for a visa at your local Taiwan Consulate.
You will be required to take the following with you to apply for your visa:
- Return flight Airticket.
- Acceptance documents - we will send these to you.
- Valid passport.
- 2 passport size photographs.
- An application processing fee - varies country to country.
- A statement showing that you have enough funds [approximately USD2000].
- You will also need to fill out a Visa Application Form which the consulate will provide you with.
Suggest you first call your local Taiwanese Consulate and inform them that you intend going to Taiwan to learn Chinese and ask them which documents you require - the above is a guideline.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It is important that you stick to ONE reason for coming to Taiwan throughout your entire application at your local Consulate. Visa Offices do not accept applications when more than one reason is mentioned for coming to Taiwan. If you intend teaching then we suggest you make no mention of that - you can apply for a work permit whilst in Taiwan but if you mention that you intend working then you will have to provide official documents to prove that you already have a work permit before you come. Most ESL Teachers apply for work permits after arriving in the country so that they first have a chance to meet with potential employees and attend interviews before making that decision. Therefore it is imperative that you stick to your reason for coming as to learn Chinese at our university program as you will have supporting paperwork for this reason.
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World-wide Taiwan Consulates
Places in alphabetical order where you may apply for a visa with our Acceptance Papers:
- AUSTRIA
Prater str., 31/15 OG, 1020 Vienna, Austria
TEL: [43-1] 2124720
FAX: [43-1] 2124703
- AUSTRALIA
Taipei Economic and Cultural office Unit 8, 40 Blackall st.
Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
TEL: [612] 62733344
FAX: [612] 62733228
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Sydney
Suite 1902, Level 19, M.L.C Centre, King St.,Sydney,N.S.W.
2000, Australia.
TEL: [612] 92233233
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne
Level 38,120 Collins st.,Melbourne, VIC,3000 Australia
TEL: [613] 96508611
- ARGENTINA
Av. de Mayo 654, Piso 4, Capital Federal, Argentina
TEL:[54-11] 43340653/ 43340654
FAX:[54-11] 43345581
- BELGIUM
Ave. Des Arts 41, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgique
TEL: [32-2] 5110687
FAX: [32-2] 5111789
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- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
No. 5, Simpang 1006, Jalan Tutong, KM11 1/4, Kampung, Kilanas, Bandar Seri Begawan
BF2520, Brunei Darussalam
TEL: [673-2] 653410 / 652113
FAX: [673-2] 651245
- BELIZE
3F, James Blake bldg, Corner Huston & Eyre str. Belize City
TEL: [501-2] 78744 / 31862
FAX: [501-2] 33082
- BRASIL
SHIS Q1 09, Conjunto 16, Casa 23, CEP 71625-160, Brasilia
TEL: [55-61] 3640222/ 3640227
FAX: [55-61] 3640234/5
Av. Paulista, 2073ED, Horsa II
Conj. 1203 e 1204-12 andar
01311-940 Sao Paulo, SP Brasil
TEL:[55-11] 2856194/ 2856988
FAX: [55-11] 2879057
- CZECH REPUBLIC
Revolucni 13, 110 00 Praha 1
TEL: [420-2] 24803257
FAX: [420-2] 24803277
- CANADA
Taipei office in Toronto
151 Yonge str., suite 1202
TEL: [1-416] 3699030
FAX: [1-416] 3690548
Taipei office in Vancouver
#2008, Cathedral place, 925 West Georgia str., BC
TEL: [1-604] 6894111
FAX: [1-604] 6890101
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- COSTA RICA
La Iglesia Santa Teresita, Barrio Escalante, San Jose
TEL: [506] 2248180 / 2248433
FAX: [506] 2538333
- CHILE
Burgos 345, Las Conde,Santiago
TEL: [56-2] 2282919/ 2283185
FAX: [56-2] 2063635
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ave Abraham Lincoln, Esq. Jose Amado Soler
TEL: [1-809] 5625555 / 5625565
FAX: [1-809] 5634139
- DUBAI
109, Al-Nakheel bldg, Zaabeel rd, Karama, Dubai, U.A.E
TEL: [971-4] 3358176
FAX: [971-4] 3358180
- DENMARK
Amaliegade 3, 2F, 1256 Copenhagen K, Denmark
TEL: [45] 33935152
FAX: [45] 33932235
- EL SALVADOR
Paseo General Escalon No.5333
Condominio Penthouse 7 Piso
Colonia Escalon, San Salvador
TEL: [503] 2631330 / 2631331
FAX: [503] 2631329
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- ECUADOR
Av Colon 1936 y 10 de Agosto
Edificio K.KRAAEE, Pisos 3,4,5
Quito, Ecuador, South America
TEL: [593-2] 501195 / 501287
FAX: [593-2] 501747
- FIJI ISLANDS
TEL: [679] 315922
FAX: [679] 301890
- FINLAND
Aleksanterinkatu 17, 4th floor
00100 Helsinki , Finland
TEL: [358-9] 69692420
FAX: [358-9] 69692421
- FRANCE
78 rue de L'universite, 75007,
Paris, France
TEL: [331] 44398820
FAX: [331] 680074994
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- GERMANY
Taipei Liaison Office in Berlin
Markgrafenstrasse 35
10117 Berlin
TEL: [49-30] 203610
FAX: [49-30] 20361-101
Taipei Liaison Office in Hamburg
Mittelweg 144 20148 Hamburg
TEL: [49-40] 447788
FAX: [49-40] 447187
Taipei Liaison Office in Munchen
Sonnen str. 25, 80331 Munchen
TEL: [49-89] 5126790
FAX: [49-89] 51267979
Taipei Liaison Office in Frankfurt
Abteilung fuer Oeffentliche Dienste, Aussenstelle Frankfurt /Main.
TEL: [49-69] 745734
FAX: [49-69]
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- GREECE
57 Marathonodromon Ave. 154 52
Psychico, Athens
TEL: [30-1] 6776750/ 6775121
FAX: [30-1] 6776708
- GUATEMALA
4a Avenida "A" 13-25, Zona 9,
Guatemala City
TEL: [502] 3390711-15
FAX: [502] 3322668
- HONG KONG
Chung Hwa Travel services
40th floor Lippo Tower
Lippo Center
#89 Queensway
Hong Kong
TEL: [852] 25258315
FAX: [852] 28100591
- HUNGARY
1088 Budapest, Rakoczi ut
1-3/III em. Hungary
TEL: [36-1] 2662884 /2665154
FAX: [36-1] 2664003
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- ITALY
Via Panama No.22 Roma, Italy
TEL: [39-06] 8841362 /8841132
FAX: [39-06] 8845772
Delle Muse,7, 00197,Rome
TEL: [39-06] 8083166/ 8083278
FAX: [39-06] 8085679
- INDONESIA
Gedung Artha Graha, 12th and 17th floors, Sudirman Central business district, Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav 52-53 Jakarts 12190, Indonesia
TEL: [62-21] 5153939 / 5151111
FAX: [62-21] 5154626
- ISRAEL
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel-Aviv
270 Hayarkon st,Tel-Aviv 63504
TEL: [972-3] 5440250
FAX: [972-3] 5440249
- IRELAND
8 Lower Hatch str., Dublin 2
TEL: [353-1] 6785413/ 6785580
FAX: [353-1] 6761686
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- INDIA
84 Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi 110057, India
TEL: [91-11] 4607-7777
FAX: [91-11] 2614-8480
- JORDAN
TEL: [962-6] 5931530
FAX: [962-6] 5932607
- JAPAN
TEL: [81-3] 32807811
FAX: [81-3] 32807824
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Yokohama
TEL: [81-45] 6417736
FAX: [81-45] 6416870
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Osaka
TEL: [81-92] 7342810
FAX: [81-92] 7342819
OR
TEL: [81-6] 64438481-7
FAX: [81-6] 64438577
Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural Assoc.
TEL: [81-98] 8627008 -09
FAX: [81-98] 8616536
- KOREA
Taipei Mission in Korea
TEL: [82-2] 3992767-68
FAX: [82-2] 7301296
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- KUWAIT
House No.18, Street No.111
Block 6, Al-Jibriya, Kuwait
TEL: [965] 5339988
FAX: [965] 5333497
- LATVIA
Room 602, 2A Elizabetes st.
Riga LV-1340 Latvia
TEL: [371] 7320610
FAX: [371] 7830125
- LUXEMBOURG
50 Route d' Esch L-1470
TEL: [35-2] 444772-4]
FAX: [35-2] 250485
- MALAYSIA
9.01, Level 9, Amoda bldg,22,
Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur
TEL: [60-3] 2425549 / 2410015
FAX: [60-3] 2423906
37. MACAU
Edf. Commercial central 15 Andar, Avenida Infante
D.Henrique, No. 60-64, Macau
TEL: [853] 306282
FAX: [853] 306153
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- MEXICO
Paseo de la Reforma 1945,
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec,
C.P. 11000, Mexico,D.F Mexico
TEL: [52] 55961412/ 55961612
FAX: [52] 52510960
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
TEL: [692] 6254052
FAX: [692] 6254056
- MADAGASCAR
Villa BAKOLY VIII, Lot Pres VR 61 B, Ambohidraserika,
Ambohimiandra, Madagascar
TEL: [261-20] 2234838
FAX: [261-20] 2228971
- MAURITIUS
706, ST. James Court,
St. Dennis street, Port Louis
TEL: [230] 2081995 / 2081996
FAX: [230] 2124587
- MACEDONIA
Salvador Aljende str. 73,
91000 Skopje, Macedonia
TEL: [389-91] 176670/ 176675
FAX: [389-91] 133554
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- NEW ZEALAND
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Wellington
Level 21, 105 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
TEL: [64-4] 4736474
FAX: [64-4] 4991458
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Auckland
Level 11, Norwich Building,
Cnr. Queen st. and Durham st.
Auckland, New Zealand
TEL: [64-9] 3033903
FAX: [64-9] 3023399
- NEW GUINEA
6th fl., Defense Haus, Hunter st.,Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
TEL: [675] 3212922
FAX: [675] 3213510
- NETHERLANDS
Java str. 46-48, The Hague
Netherlands
TEL: [31-70] 3469438
FAX: [31-70] 3603836
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- NORWAY
Riddervolds Gate 3 0258, Oslo
TEL: [47-22] 555471
FAX: [47-22] 562531
- PHILLIPINES
28th floor Pacific Star bldg
Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Corner Makati avenue
Makati, Metro Manila
TEL: [632] 8921381
FAX: [632] 8115165
- POLAND
4th Floor, Koszykowa st. 54, 00-675 Warsaw
TEL: [48-22] 6308438
FAX: [48-22] 6308431
- PERU
Av. Benavides, No.1780, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru
TEL: [51-1] 2421817-8
FAX: [51-1] 4471764
- PORTUGAL
Rua Castilho, No. 14-6, 1250 Lisbon, Portugal
TEL: [315] 21-315-1279
FAX: [315] 21-315-1288
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- RUSSIA
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Moscow
103050 24/2 Tverskaya St.,Korpus 1, gate 4, 4th floor, Moscow, Russian fed.
TEL: [7-095] 9563786-90
FAX: [7-095] 9563625
- SAUDI ARABIA
Diplomatic quarter, Riyadh 11693, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
TEL: [966-1] 4881900
FAX: [966-1] 4881716
- SOUTH AFRICA
Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town
1004,10th floor, Main Tower, Standard bank Center, Foreshore, Cape Town, RSA
TEL: [27-21] 4181188
FAX: [27-21] 4253022
Taipei Liaison Office in Johannesburg
10th fl.,Rennies House, 19 Ameshoff st.,Braamfontein,JHB
TEL: [27-11] 4033281
FAX: [27-11] 4031679
- SINGAPORE
460 Alexiandra Road
#23-00, PSA Building
Singapore, 119963
TEL: [65] 2786511
FAX: [65] 2719107
- SCOTLAND
Melville st.,Edinburgh
TEL: [44-131] 2206886/ 2206890
FAX: [44-131] 2266884
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- SWITZERLAND
Taipei office in Berne
3011 Bern, Switzerland
TEL: [41-31] 3822927
FAX: [41-31] 3821523
Taipei office in Geneve
58 rue de Moillebeau
1203 Geneve
TEL: [41-22] 9197070
FAX: [41-22] 9197077
- SWEDEN
Wenner-gren Centre
Sveavagen 166 18tr, 113 46
Stockholm, Sweden
TEL: [46-8] 7288513
FAX: [46-8] 315748
- SWAZILAND
Warner street, Mbabane
TEL: [268] 4044740
FAX: [268] 4046688
- SOLOMON ISLANDS
Panatina Plaza 1st Fl., Honiara, South Pacific
TEL: [677] 38050-52
FAX: [677] 38060
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- SPAIN
C/ Rosario Pino 14-16, Piso 18 Dcha. 28020 Madrid, Espana
TEL: [34] 915714678
FAX: [34] 915709285
- THAILAND
10th floor, Kian Gwan bldg
140 Witthayu Road, Bangkok
TEL: [662] 2519393
FAX: [662] 2549276
- TURKEY
Resit Calip Cad. No.97 G.O.P
Ankara, Turkey
TEL: [90-312] 4367255-6
FAX: [90-312] 4376013
- URUGUAY
Echevarriarza 3478, Montevideo
TEL: [598-2] 6220801/ 6280421
FAX: [598-2] 6280263
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- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Taipei office in Washintgton
4201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20016-2317
TEL: [1-202] 8951800
FAX: [1-202] 3630999
Taipei office in Boston
99 Summer St., Suite 801
Boston, MA 02110
TEL: [617] 737 2050
Taipei office in Chicago
Two Prudential Plaza
57 & 58floor
180 N. Stetson avenue
Chicago IL 60601
TEL: [312] 6160100
Taipei office in Houston
11 Greenway Plaza, suite 2006
Houston, TX 77046
TEL: [713] 6267445
Taipei office in Los Angeles
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA90010
TEL: [213] 3891215
Taipei office in San Francisco
555 Montgomery St., Suite 501
San Francisco, CA94111
TEL: [415] 3627680
Taipei Office in New York
885 Second Ave., 47th floor
New York, NY 10017
TEL: [212] 317 7300
Taipei Office in Seattle
Suite 2419, Westin bldg
2001 Sixth avenue
Seattle, WA98121
TEL: [206] 4414586
Taipei office in Atlanta
1180 West Peachtree St., Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309
TEL: (404) 870-9375
Taipei office in Kansas city
3100 Broadway, Suite 800
TEL: [1-816] 5311298/ 5311299
FAX: [1-816] 5313066
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- UNITED KINGDOM
Taipei Representative office in the U.K
50 Grosvenor Gardens London
TEL: [44-020] 73969152
FAX: [44-020] 73969145
- VIETNAM
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi
5th.fl.,HITC Bldg, Km8, Highway 32, Caugiay, Hanoi
TEL: [84-8] 8346264 -67
FAX: [84-8] 8346260
Taipei office in Ho chi Minh City, Vietnam
TEL: [84-8] 8346264-67
FAX: [84-8] 8346260
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