To apply for a resident visa, please prepare:

1. A passport valid for at least six months;
2. A duly completed application form with one photo;
3. Supporting documents or official offer of admission letter;
4. Other relevant documents; and
5. Health Certificate if applicable.

The application fee is NT$2,200 for single entry; NT$3,000 for multiple entry; NT$3,600 for US citizens. A resident visa is valid for three months.
Resident visa holders are required to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) at the city/county foreign affairs police headquarters responsible for the area in which you reside in Taiwan within 15 days of arrival.
For foreign nationals from countries with which the R.O.C. has entered into reciprocal agreement, the resident visa is issued gratis.