Once you have been offered a place as a new international student in NTUST -  in a degree or in an exchange program - , you have to work on the following steps:

Step 1. You have to confirm the offer by submitting your reply through the online NTUST application system

Step 2. NTUST will send you an official letter of acceptance, which is required for document authentication and visa application.

Step 3. A health certificate from an accredited hospital/ medical institution in your country has to be uploaded to the NTUST application system. The health exam must be taken no more than three months before your arrival at NTUST.

Step 4. Your documents have to be authenticated at an Embassy or Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in your country. Documents that must be authenticated include the following:
      ■ One original verified document of the highest degree diploma (English version)
      ■ One original verified document of highest degree transcript (English version)
      ■ One authenticated financial statement (please refer to the information given by the Office of Academic Affairs.)

1. Students from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia who have also graduated from universities in their home countries are not required to authenticate the diploma and transcript record.
2. Students from the Republic Paraguay who have graduated from universities in their home countries are only required to authenticate their diploma and transcript records by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their country.
3. Students from countries other than the five countries stated above are required to authenticate their diploma and transcript by an overseas Embassy of R.O.C (Taiwan) or Mission of R.O.C (Taiwan) in the country where the university located upon arrival for registration. E.g. an applicant graduated from Thailand should get the documents authenticated by Embassy of R.O.C in Thailand.
4. Students who have obtained their degree from Mainland China shall get the documents authenticated according to MOE “Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Qualifications from Mainland China” (Chinese version only). The following documents are required upon registration: (a)passport (b)original Graduation certificate and its authentication certificate by CSSD (b)original Degree certificate and its authentication certificate by CDGDC (c)original transcript and its authentication certified by CSSD or CDGDC (d)The Master’s/PhD thesis in soft copy and its scanned cover with the previous university stamp (e)financial statement(The requirements regarding financial proof are the same as the 3 aforementioned description.)

For details, please refer to the information given by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

For detailed document regulations, please refer to the information given by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Step 5. You have to apply for a Visitor Visa or Resident Visa at the Embassy or Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in your country. Students admitted to a degree program need to apply for a resident visa, exchange students who will stay in Taiwan for less than 6 months have to apply for a visitor visa. Please contact the Embassy or Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in your country to find information regarding visa application procedures.

 

Visa Application for Students from Designated Countries

 

Q: What countries are listed as “Designated countries” by BOCA in Taiwan?

A: Below is the list of designated countries.

Afghanistan	Cameroon	Nepal	Senegal
Algeria	Gambia	Niger	Somalia
Bangladesh	Ghana	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Bhutan	Iraq	Pakistan	Syria

 

* Nepali could apply visa only in Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India.

* Nigerian could apply visa only in Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

* Ghanaian could apply visa only in Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

 

Q: What kind of required documents you need to prepare for applying visa?

A:

1. Admission letter from Taiwan Tech
2. Authenticated financial support
3. Authenticated highest education diploma
4. Authenticated transcript
5. Authenticated health certificate within past 3 months
6. Authenticated Passport identification page

For detailed information, please refer to https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-166-283-c4da3-2.html.

 

The guidance of applying visa:

1. Please contact your department office or advisor to assist you filling out the guarantee letter and inform us the advisor’s name. After your advisor completes the guarantee letter, please submit to the OIA with the copy of staff ID.
2. Prepare several documents which all need to be authenticated by overseas Taiwan embassy. (Please refer the link for overseas Taiwan Embassy: https://www.boca.gov.tw/lp-206-2.html)

Documents are: (1) Financial support (2) Health certificate (3) Admission permit (4) Transcript (5) Highest education diploma (6) Passport identification page. After the documents are authenticated, please scan and send the documents to OIA staff.

4. Prepare all required documents to Taiwan Embassy for visa application in person, and then you will get an application number which starts with BV or V. Please provide the code for OIA staff.
5. OIA will assist you submitting the scanned documents with the guarantee letter to BOCA in Taiwan. Please wait for 5 working days for examination.
6. As soon as OIA receives the application result, you will be informed by email. You can go to the Taiwan Embassy to get the visa.

 

If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact Ms. Denise Huang (Email: denisehuang@mail.ntust.edu.tw).