To expedite the process of applying Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) for foreign students and to reduce the risk of cluster infections, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) in Taiwan has announced that from August 1st, 2021, they only accept applications through the online system.

Here are the step-by-step videos instruction for “First-time Applicants”, “Extending ARC” and “Making Changes to Information on ARC”. Please refer to the attachment for further details.

Students Online Application System:

https://coa.immigration.gov.tw/coa-frontend/student/entry?lang=en

First-time Applicants:

https://youtu.be/G3tq03f9Qnc

Extending ARC:

https://youtu.be/NNDKwbPocPY

ARC Information change:

https://youtu.be/Iugx7UZ-meQ