For Overseas Chinese or foreign students who hold a foreign passport, apply for the ARC (Alien Resident Certificate), there are two different situations:
(1)以停留簽證入境者,向外交部領事事務局轉辦居留簽證,獲准居留簽證後,15日內再向移民署各縣市服務站申請外僑居留證。
For those who hold a visitor visa, head to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Bureau of Consular Affairs to switch the visa to the Residence Visa. After the Residence Visa is approved, apply for the ARC at the Immigration Department in any county and city service station within 15 days after entry
(2)以居留簽證入境者,應於入境15日內向移民署各縣市服務站申請外僑居留證。
For those who hold the Residence Visa, apply for the ARC at the Immigration Department in any county and city service station within 15 days after entry. |