If you hold a Taiwan ARC (Alien Resident Certificate) and the status of your Taiwan ARC is "Permanent (APRC) 永久居留," please submit the following documents for your application.
Required documents
The purpose of your visit is ...
〔Sightseeing〕
1. A visa application form (Please sign the same signature as shown in your passport.)
2. One photo; stick it on the application form（45 in height and 35 mm in width, taken in the last 6 months, face the camera directly without wearing a hat and must use a plain white background, the size of the head from chin to crown must be between 32 mm and 36 mm）
3. Passport（the original and 1 copy of the photo page）
4. A copy of Taiwan entry stamp（the most recent one, applicants who use Taiwan E-gate need to add a certificate of entry and exit dates issued by Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency Republic of China (Taiwan)）
5. Alien Resident Certificate（the original and 1 copy of both sides, valid for at least a month）
6. 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）
7. 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))
8. Round-trip flight ticket booking
〔Company outing〕
1. The above 1 to 8（Sightseeing）
2. A document issued by your company（Please indicate purpose of visit, length of stay, description of the cost burden and affix your company's and the representative's seals）
3. List of package tour participants（Please affix your company's and the representative's seals）
4. A copy of your company registration
〔Business〕
1. The above 1 to 8（Sightseeing）
2. Order of duty from your company
3. Letter of reason for invitation from Japan
〔Visiting relatives〕
1. The above 1 to 8（Sightseeing）
2. Certificate of Residence（the original from your relatives in Japan; issued within 3 months）
*In Japanese, it's called 在日親族（日本国籍・外国籍共に）の住民票原本（発行後３カ月以内のもの）
3. Letter of reason for invitation from Japan
〔Visiting acquaintances〕
1. The above 1 to 8（Sightseeing）
2. Certificate of Residence（the original from your acquaintances in Japan; issued within 3 months）
*In Japanese, it's called 在日知人（日本国籍・外国籍共に）の住民票原本（発行後３カ月以内のもの）
3. Letter of reason for invitation from Japan
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.
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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.
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.