Ben's Guide to Taipei and Taiwan

National Immigration Agency (formerly the Foreign Affairs Police, now new name and new location) After you have received your resident visa from MOFA , this is where you need to go for your ARC (Alien Resident Certificate) which is your national ID card. Taipei County Residents use the Banqiao Office: Minzhu Road, No. 168 / 台北縣板橋市民族路168號 (民族 mínzú) Link to Map Banqiao MRT Map Taipei City Residents: 臺北市中正區廣州街15號　 電話：02-23899983 No. 15, Guangzhou St. Zhong Zheng District, Taipei Tel: 02-2389-9983 Forumosa National Immigration Agency Official Website

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) is where you can have documents authenticated and begin the visa application process. Address: Jinan Rd, Sec 1, No. 2-2, Taipei City / 台北市濟南路一段 2-2 號 濟南路 Jǐnán Lù http://iff.immigration.gov.tw/enfront/life.php?id=446&tr_id=9 This is located between CKS and Shando Temple MRT Stations.

仁愛醫院 R é n' à i y ī yu à n Renai Rd., Sec. 4, No. 10 / 仁愛路 4 段 10 號 / Rén'ài Lù Sì Duàn Shí Hào Health Certificate Exams for visas or other reasons are done at Renai Branch, of the Taipei City Hospital . It is located on Renai Rd. near the Fuxing intersection . If you are walking south on Fuxing (from the MRT for example) the Howard Hotel will be on the right hand side you want to be on the left hand side. If coming by MRT , the nearest station is Zhongxiao-Fuxing Station on the Blue and Brown Lines. Hours are 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM on Monday through Friday . They are open 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday if you are willing to fight the crowd. Closed on Sundays. BRING YOUR PASSPORT . Bring your passport , at least 3 photos , and about NTD 1000 . It will probably take a couple of hours. Exams are located on the 2nd floor . Follow the signs for Health Certification . You have to walk by the blood draw area, where you will go later. They will give you ...

In order to be married in Taiwan and added to your spouse's household registry you will need documentation from your home country that you are eligible to marry (not currently married). This will vary by country. The process is very straight forward for Americans, since the US does not keep a central marriage registry. All that is required is a notarized sworn statement that you are eligible to marry. AIT can notarize this for you. For looking at your passport and stamping a document they charge USD $30, but you get a discount if they notarize a second document at the same time (this includes notarizing a duplicate document, which may or may not be required depending on who you ask). They have a sample Affidavit Regarding Marital Status document on their website. You will need to make an appointment online in order to have the affidavit notarized. Now take this to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be authenticated. Once you have your documents in order, you need to bring them...