If you hold a Taiwan ARC (Alien Resident Certificate) and the status of your Taiwan ARC is "Labor 移工 (domestic helpers)," please submit the following documents for your application.
*It is required that the employer or the care recipient travel on the same flight as the visa applicant.
Required documents
〔Purpose of Visit: Sightseeing〕
1. A Visa Application Form (Please sign the same signature as shown in your passport.)
2. One passport-style photograph taken within the last 6 months, with a white background (showing full face, no hat; head length 3.2-3.6 cm), affixed to the application form.
3. Passport (the original and 1 copy of the photo page)
4. A Certificate of Entry and Exit Dates issued by the National Immigration Agency, R.O.C (Taiwan) within the past 10 days.
5. Alien Resident Certificate (the original and 1 copy of both sides, valid for at least a month)
6. Re-entry permit to Taiwan (the original and 1 copy; no need to submit it if your ARC shows "Multiple re-entry permit")
7. Employer’s passport（the original and 1 copy of the photo page）
If the employer does not accompany the applicant and the care recipient does, please submit the care recipient’s passport and the migrant worker employment permit issued by the Ministry of Labor (勞動部雇用移工許可函), in both original and copy.
8. Employer’s Account Balance Certificate (issued within 1 month and issued by bank) or Bank Passbook（updated in the last 1 month ; the original and 1 copy of the pages which show the holder’s name and the last balance）
9. Taipei Office’s Prescribed Letter of Guarantee completed by the employer（Please affix the employer’s seal）
10. Schedule of staying (Be sure to mention the date of arrival and departure and the plan for each day, write the place of stay in detail (in case of a hotel: its name, address and the phone number).)
11. Round-trip flight ticket booking of the applicant and the employer, or of the care recipient if the employer does not accompany.
※ If you are joining a tour group, please additionally provide the following documents as replacement of your personal schedule of staying:
① The travel agency's itinerary
② Standard overseas travel contract (定型化契約書) or Group member list with the travel agency's official stamp.
Notices
*Please print all the documents on A4-size papers and do not staple the documents.
*Visa applicants may need to submit additional documents upon request.
*Do not use pencils or erasable pens to fill out.
*In accordance with regulations, it is necessary to confirm that the applicant is residing in Taiwan at the time of application or receipt. If you wish to apply and receive the application by representative, the following documents are required in addition to the above.
1. Taipei Office’s Prescribed Authorization Form (completed by the applicant)
2. Representative’s ID card
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Service hours for applications (no appointment needed)
Monday to Thursday 9:00 – 11:30；13:30 – 16:00
Friday 9:00 – 11:30
The office is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Taiwanese and some Japanese holidays（2026）.
Where to apply
Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Taipei Office
Address: No. 28, Songshan Dist., Qingcheng St., Taipei 105403
If your ARC shows that your residence address is located in（Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County, Taitung County or Penghu County）, please apply at Kaohsiung Office.