If you hold a Taiwan ARC (Alien Resident Certificate) and the status of your Taiwan ARC is "Studying 就學," please submit the following documents for your application and come to
apply in person.
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 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. Certificate of enrollment（the original; issued from your school within 1 month）
8. 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. 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). )
10. Round-trip flight ticket booking
11. Hotel reservation
※ If you intend to stay at the residence of relatives or acquaintances, please refer to the section entitled 〔Visiting Relatives or Acquaintances〕.
※ 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
〔Attending a conference〕
1. The above 1 to 11（Sightseeing）
2. Letter of reason for invitation from Japan
〔Visiting relatives or acquaintances〕
1.The above 1 to 11
2. Certificate of Residence（the original from your relatives/acquaintances in Japan; issued within 3 months）
*In Japanese, it's called 在日親族/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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Forms and Document Downloads
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.