International Foundation Program
Why do so many international students thrive at WuFeng University? As a private university, we provide small classes, great teachers, impressive facilities, and a safe place to live and learn.
Our advisors help international students and exchange students meet all government regulations. We also support your day-to-day needs (academic, social, cultural) to ensure a good overall experience. We help with visa and immigration processing, life in Taiwan, employment, and other support services that help you feel at home.
VISA
Registration
ARC
Work Permit
Medical Insurance
VISA
Resident Visa
For international students who have been admitted to a degree program will need to apply for a Resident Visa before they enter into Taiwan. However, if failing to obtain Resident Visa from your country, you can apply for a Visitor Visa to enter Taiwan and then change to a Resident Visa after enrolling in the school, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
Required documents：
1. A passport valid for at least six months
2. On-line Application Forms
3. A completed application form with two 2*2 inch color photo
4. Supporting document or Admission Notice of WuFeng University
5. Specific health certificate (Type B)
6. Financial statement or Other relevant documents
Visitor Visa
For the students with a Visitor VISA (with annotation “FS and the name of school”) to enter to Taiwan, they have to apply for a Resident VISA very soon after enrollment at WFU, or before their Visitor VISA runs out.
Required documents：
1. A passport valid for at least six months
2. On-line Application Forms
3. A completed application form with two 2*2 inch color photo
4. A Student ID or Certificate Enrollment of WFU
5. Specific health certificate (Type B)
6. Financial statement or Other relevant documents
Other notice
1. Whether in Taiwan or abroad, applying for residence visas, specific health certificate is required.
2. Do not use the landing visa to enter Taiwan. If so, you will need to go out from Taiwan, apply for a new visa and then reenter the country.
3. Some designated countries will have the specific procedure to apply for the visa, please check the BOCA’s website to get the further information.
Registration
Overseas students applying to WFU are divided into International Students, Overseas Chinese Students, Hong Kong and Macao Students, and Mainland Chinese Students. The application process, tuition fees, and available degrees may differ depending on students’ identities. Before you start your application to WFU, it is important to check your eligibility and decide the application methods you would like to use to submit your application.
Academic Requirements:
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International applicants with a high school diploma are eligible to apply for undergraduate programs.
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International applicants with a bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply for master’s degree programs.
ARC
ARC (Alien Resident Certificate)
For international students, the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) serves as their temporary ID card which can prove your resident status in Taiwan. It is a very important document and we advise you to take good care of it and pay attention to its expiration date. Moreover, whether you have entered Taiwan with Resident Visa or obtained Resident Visa through visa change within Taiwan, please remember to apply for the Alien Resident Certificate and Re-entry Permit at your local office of Ministry of Interior National Immigration Agency on the next day upon arrival or within 15 days of the issue of your resident visa.
Required documents：
1. Application form
2. 2-inch photo
3. Original passport with resident visa and one copy of it
4. Original Student ID Card and one copy of it
5. Payment : International students: NT$ 1,000(One-Year Valid); Overseas students: NT$500(One-Year Valid, non HK & Macao students); NT$1,000(Three-Years Valid, HK & Macao students only).
Notes：
1. Where to Apply: National Immigration Agency.
2. Resident Visa holders (or ones who obtained Resident Visa within ROC by visa change) are required to apply for the Alien Resident Certificate and Re-entry Permit at local service of Ministry of Interior National Immigration Agency on the next day upon arrival or within 15 days of the issue of your resident visa.
Work Permit
Applying for work permit
Following semester, please apply work permit from the internet System.
Refer to:
work permit available up to 6 months (First semester September ~ February) and (Second semester March ~ August), the maximum working hour is 20 hours per week during semesters , excepts Winter vacation and Summer Vacation.
Required documents:
1. NT100 (complete allocated payment by yourself).
2. Scan your Passport (personal information page, including your passport extension. visa page).
3. Scan your two-side Student Card (should have registered stamp for current semester).
4. Scan your two-side ARC.
These documents should be in PDF and uploaded to the system. After upload these documents, please let us know. School will confirm the application and then send to Office of Workforce Development Agency.
Refer to: If it not convenient for you to scan, we suggest you could take a picture and transform in PDF.
Link of website：
Website→ https://ezwp.wda.gov.tw/wcfonline/wSite/Control?function=StdIndexPage
“Students should apply account from the Workface Development Agency EZ Work Permit in advance.”
Notification:
1. Expiry date : valid period of work permit is ONLY 6 months, and it should be renewed each half year(each semester). 2. Work permit of international students, the maximum work hour is 20 hours per week. 3. Without valid work permit, Students CAN NOT work in the campus and outside the campus.
Medical Insurance
According to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, any foreigner who has stayed in Taiwan for over six months is obligated to underwrite in the NHI system. How do I, a new student, know if I am qualified to join NHI?
Counting from the issue date of your ARC, you are qualified to join NHI if you have stayed in Taiwan for 6 consecutive months. Within this 6 month period, you are only allowed to leave Taiwan once for no longer than 29 days. You are qualified to join NHI if you are certain that you have not violated this regulation.
Costs and Payments
The cost of NHI is included in the tuition fee for each semester. After students have paid the tuition and completed the underwriting procedure at Taipei Tech, the Bureau of National Health Insurance will issue payment forms to the university to pay the insurance fee on behalf of the students. The cost is NT$ 749 each month, which means a total of NT$4,494 (NT$749×6) for each of the two semesters in a year. The amount of NT$4,494 will be paid for the first semester (six months starting from September to February) and subsequently, the same amount for the second semester (six months starting from March to August).
Note:
New students who are coming to Taiwan for the first time cannot join Taiwan’s National Health Insurance until the 7th month of their arrival. If newly arrived students wish to have health insurance for the first six months of their stay in Taiwan, they have the option of joining Cathay Life Medical Insurance. The Cathay Life Medical Insurance fee is a one-time payment.
NT$3,000 for 6 months (NT$500 per month *Price subjects to adjustment).
NT$3,600 for 6 months (NT$600 per month *Price subjects to adjustment).
Students who wish to purchase Cathay Life Medical Insurance for the first 6 months of their stay in Taiwan can sign up at the OIA on the day of enrollment.
For the degree-seeking students, the deadline is on Mar. 13th.