If you hold a Taiwan ARC (Alien Resident Certificate) and have a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Ministry of Justice in Japan, please submit the following documents for your application.
Required documents
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. Alien Resident Certificate（the original and 1 copy of both sides, valid for at least a month）
5. Certificate of Eligibility（the original and 1 copy of both sides）
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 (2025).
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.