How do I get a Taiwan tourist Visa quickly and cheap?

Question

I am leaving for Taiwan in 2 weeks and will be living there for around 4 months and then either leaving or staying and was advised to get a Visitors Multi Entry Visa....I already bought my one way ticket and now I need a Visa, how do I go about getting one for cheap and fast? I am going to study chinese at a language school and do private tutoring....

Answer 1

Apply the Visa by yourself is fast and easy. The cost is standard. No express way to go around it.

I will assume that you live in the US.

http://www.roc-taiwan.org/US/LAX/ct.asp?xItem=13460&ctNode=2837&mp=52
The Visa turn around time is one (1) working day.
Usually, you will need to drop it off in the morning and pick up by noon.

All the offices in the US:

http://www.roc-taiwan.org/us/mp.asp?mp=12

Visa application download:
http://www.boca.gov.tw/public/Data/7671516971.pdf

Information on Republic of China Visitor Visas

Eligible Persons Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in the Republic of China for less than six months for the purpose of transit, tourism, visiting relatives, attending a training course, receiving medical treatment or engaging in business or other permissible activities.For tourism information onTaiwan please visit www.tbroc.gov.tw
Requirements

1. A passport valid for at least six months;
2. A duly completed application form with two photos;
3. An outbound airline ticket or verifiable proof of purchase of steamship ticket ;
4. Documents verifying the purpose of visit; and
5. Other relevant documents.

Visa Validity

1. For foreign nationals from the countries with which the ROC has entered into reciprocal visa agreements, the validity of their Visitor Visas shall be decided in accordance with these agreements.
2. For other foreign nationals, a Visitor Visa is generally valid from three months up to one year.

Duration of stay

1. Fourteen days
2. Thirty days
3. Sixty days
4. Ninety days

Fee

1. For foreign nationals from the countries with which the ROC has entered into reciprocal visa agreements, the visa is issued gratis.
2. For other foreign nationals, the visa fees are: single entry: NT$ 1,200 (US$ 36)multiple entries: NT$ 2,400 (US$ 72).
3. The Visa application fee is NT$ 3,600($US100) for US citizens.

Remarks Visitor Visa holders who are permitted to stay in Taiwan for sixty or ninety days and whose visas bear no such remark as "no extension will be granted" may apply at the nearest city/county police headquarters for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions.

(You may want to consider this. Your visitor visa may expire in 90 days and you must leave and come back again.)

Information Regarding Procedures by Studing Chinese Language

Visa Category: Resident Visa

Purpose of Stay: Studying Chinese language



Place of Application: Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hualien

General Requirements:

1. A passport valid for no less than six months with one copy and there should be an adequate number of empty pages within it.

2. A completed visa application form and signed by the applicant in person.

3. Two 2”x2” head & shoulder photos in color (taken within the last six months)

4. NT$2200 (visa application fee NT＄3600 for U.S. passport holder). An additional handling charge of NT＄800 shall apply to applications made in the ROC by visitor visa holders applying for change or replacement of visitor visa or resident visa.

Particular Requirements:

1. A certificate of enrollment issued by the Chinese language center affiliated to one

of the universities accredited by the Ministry of Education. For information of the school, please visit http://www.edu.tw/EDU_WEB/EDU_MGT/BICER/EDU0056001/c263.htm for the updated list.

2. A copy of entry visa with annotation “FR and the name of school”.

3. ED card with entry record stamp copy.

4. A certificate issued by an accredited Chinese language school verifying the completion of four months of study and matriculation for another course for at least three months.

5. An attendance record.

6. A proof of financial support.

Can a foreign national who has entered Taiwan on a visitor visa change the status of his/her visa to that of a resident visa, or extend the visa in the event of a force majeure or an emergency? How can one apply for this change?
The applicant must submit a written statement explaining the purpose of the extension to BOCA or its branch offices, and should also submit relevant documents concerning the emergency. The applicant must also prepare the required documents set out in Q1. (Note: if the application is denied, the application fee is non-refundable). However, this does not apply to:

1. Visitors who have entered Taiwan on visa-exempt entries or on landing visas;
2. Visitors who have overstayed their visas; and
3. Visitors who have already changed the status of their visas.

Holders of visas which are valid for 60 days and which do not bear the stamp “No extension will be granted” can directly apply for an extension of their visa at National Immigration Agency with the relevant documents.

Flow of Visa process

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The BOCA headquarter info:

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Office Hours : 08:30~17:00

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Week : Monday ~ Friday

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Answer 2

Read the information on the internet site underneath...underneath "Entry Requirements" and "Please Note". You are going to have got to touch the Taiwanese consulate as your plans do nto have compatibility with their general visa as defined right here. Contact information could also be given in this website. As a long way as "speedy and low-cost' is going...you need to get your visa via the Taiwanese consulate, so you'll have got to pay the cost they set they usually manipulate the time. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Read the info at the website below...under "Entry Requirements" and "Please Note". You are going to have to contact the Taiwanese consulate as your plans do nto fit with their standard visa as described here. Contact info is also given on this webpage. As far as "fast and cheap' goes...you must get your visa through the Taiwanese consulate, so you will have to pay the fee they set and they control the time. Good Luck.