Document checklist
Angola → Taiwan: Resident Visa for Foreign Students
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Online visa application form with barcode
RequiredFill in the application form online, print it so the barcode shows, and sign it to confirm the details are true.
Passport valid for 6+ months and a copy
RequiredYour passport, valid for at least 6 more months with empty pages, plus a copy of the photo page.
Two passport photos
RequiredTwo color passport-size photos (45 mm high × 35 mm wide) on a white background, taken in the last 6 months.
Financial
Proof of money for at least 6 months
RequiredBank statements or records of money sent to you, showing enough to cover your living needs for at least 6 months in a row.
Proof of relationship to a family member paying
RequiredIf a relative provides the money, add a household registration record or birth certificate that proves how you are related.
Purpose of travel
Admission letter from your school
RequiredThe original and one copy of your admission letter from the school in Taiwan. The admission letter is required for this visa.
Other
Health certificate
RequiredThe original and one copy of a health certificate issued in the last 3 months, either by a hospital in Taiwan chosen by the Centers for Disease Control, or by a licensed hospital abroad. A certificate from a hospital abroad must be authenticated by a Taiwan (ROC) mission.
Highest diploma and transcripts, authenticated
RequiredThe original and one copy of the diploma for your highest level of education and its transcripts. They must be authenticated by a Taiwan (ROC) mission abroad. Documents not in English or Chinese need a Chinese or English translation, also authenticated by an ROC mission.
Other documents the mission may ask for
Depending on your case, the mission may ask for a statement of purpose, parental consent, a guarantee, a criminal record check, language certificates, or papers from earlier visas.
Senior high school and younger: visa-waiver nationality needed
If you are applying to study at senior high school level or below, you must be a citizen of a country whose citizens can enter Taiwan visa-free, including the trial visa-free countries Brunei, North Macedonia, the Philippines and Thailand. Check the Bureau of Consular Affairs visa-waiver list for your passport.
Why applications on this route get refused
Missing documents not sent within 7 days
If required documents are not all handed in within 7 days after the Bureau of Consular Affairs tells you something is missing, the application is turned down and the fee is not refunded.
How to avoid it: Bring every document on the list when you apply, and reply straight away if you are asked for more.
Foreign documents not authenticated
Diplomas, transcripts and health certificates from abroad must be authenticated by an ROC mission, and translations must be authenticated too.
How to avoid it: Get your foreign documents and their translations authenticated at an ROC mission before you apply.
Health certificate too old or from the wrong hospital
The health certificate must be issued within the last 3 months by a designated hospital in Taiwan or a licensed hospital abroad.
How to avoid it: Book your health check close to your application date at an accepted hospital.
Not enough money shown
Your bank statements or remittance records need to show enough money for at least 6 months of living needs in a row.
How to avoid it: Use statements that clearly show the balance or transfers covering 6 consecutive months.
Sources
- Bureau of Consular Affairs, MOFA (Taiwan), Resident Visas for Foreign Students (full-time degree or senior high school students and below) · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Bureau of Consular Affairs, MOFA (Taiwan), FAQ: documents for a resident visa to study at a university in Taiwan · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Bureau of Consular Affairs, MOFA (Taiwan), Visa FAQs · checked 14 Sept 2026
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