Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)

2014 International Summer SchoolJuly 07-July 31, 2014

Pre-departure informationCitizens of the following countries can enter the island without a Taiwan visa:

90-Day visa-exempt permit:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.A. and Vatican City State 30-Day visa-exempt permit:

Australia, Malaysia, SingaporeVisa Application (visitor visa)An acceptance letter will be emailed to you or the contact office of home University. This document is essential for the visa application. Additional information about the visa process is available online at

http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=536&mp=2

The Visa application form can be found at

https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_MRVWeb/subroot/MRVWeb0_form.jsp

ArrivalTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport http://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english/index.jsp

You will normally arrive at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, 43 kilometers southwest of the capital, Taipei. Alternatives are the International airport in Kaohsiung or Taichung. Entry to Taiwan, ROC

Arrival Regulations & ProceduresEssential documents for arrival:( 1 ) Passport ( 2 ) Customs Declaration Form( 3 ) Passengers of foreign nationality :Visa, flight ticket, Disembarkation Form

Arrival procedures in order:

Step1 Quarantine Officers

1. Passengers proceeding to the fever screening station are required to take off the hat in order to facilitate infrared body temperature detection.

2. Passengers suspected of health problems are required to take relevant quarantine measures in accordance with the quarantine requirement from our immigration officers.

3. Consultation Line1922

4. Service NumberTerminal 1 (886)3-398-2584 / Terminal 2 (886)3-398-3395

Step 2 Disembark from the aircraft

1. Before you disembark from the aircraft, flight attendants will distribute Disembarkation and Customs Declaration forms. Please complete these forms before reporting to arrival passport control and baggage inspection.

2. Please ask your flight attendant to provide the form on board the aircraft. Alternately, you may obtain the form at arrival passport control counters after you disembark from the aircraft.

3. Service LinesTerminal1 : +886-3-398-2584 Terminal2 : +886-3-398-3395

Step 3 Report to Passport Control

Present your travel documents to the Arrival Passport Control officer.Passengers of R.O.C. citizens: Passport, Customs Declaration Form and Disembarkation Form (not required for citizens with a household registered in Taiwan)Passengers of foreign nationality : Passport, Visa, departing flight ticket, Customs Declaration Form and Disembarkation Form. Service Lines+886-3-398-5010, ext. 7401-7405

Step 4 Retrieve your Baggage

1. Proceed to the Baggage and Customs Hall to retrieve your baggage.

2. Passengers not wishing to clear their baggage through customs may store items in the Transit Baggage Storage Facility.

3. Service LinesTerminal1 : +886-3-398-2326Terminal 2 : +886-3-398-3369

Step 5 Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine

1. Restricted from entry to Taiwan:

a. Fruit and fruit products.

b. No matter whether the fruit product is fresh, frozen, pickled or cooked, it must be in a vacuum-sealed package, otherwise it may not be imported to Taiwan except by a designated cargo service.

c. Animals, plants and meat products Includes live animals, plants and meat products.

2. If you wish to bring any of these products or a pet into Taiwan, please contact the Bureau of Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine for further information.

3. Passengers who wish to bring agricultural products to Taiwan should check first with the Bureau of Animal and Plant Inspections and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture.Service LinesTerminal 1 : +886-3-398-2268Terminal 2 : +886-3-398-3371

4. Any questions about quarantine procedures for passengers, flight personnel, aircraft or fisheries products may be directed to the 2nd Branch Office, Center for Disease Control, Department of Health. Service LinesTerminal 1 : +886-3-398-2584Terminal 2 : +886-3-398-3395

Step 6 Baggage Inspection

If the items in your baggage are not dutiable, please proceed to the 'Nothing to Declare' counters, indicated by the color green. If you are bringing dutiable goods into Taiwan, proceed to the 'Goods to Declare' counters, indicated by the color red.

Passengers carrying the following goods should proceed to the 'Goods to Declare' (the Red line Counters):1. Arms, ammunition.

2. Baggage exceeding a total value of NT$20,000 (half this price for those under the age of 20).

3. Cigarette and alcohol over the quantity of duty exemption (cigarettes: 200 sticks, cigars: 25 sticks, tobacco: 1 pound, and alcohol: 1 liter. These products are not allowed for those under the age of 20).

4. Foreign currency in excess of US$10,000; gold exceeding a total value of US$20,000.

5. Any aquatic products, or any species of animal/plant of products thereof (Fruits and other articles failing quarantine shall be destroyed or returned in shipment).

6. Unaccompanied baggage.

7. Other dutiable articles or items to be declared.

Service Lines:Terminal 1 : +886-3-398-2307Terminal 2 : +886-3-398-3386

Prohibited & Restricted Items:Articles prohibited on the aircraft

For safety reasons, dangerous articles such as those listed below,should not be carried in passengers' baggage.

Compressed gases:(Deeply refrigerated, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous) such as butane, oxygen, liquid nitrogen, aqualung cylinders, paint in spray can, insecticides, propane, hydrogen, acetylene.Corrosives:Such as acids, alkalis, mercury and mercury-containing devices, lead-acid batteries and wet cell batteries.

Explosives:Munitions, ammunitions, fireworks, firecrackers, and flares.

Flammable liquids and solids:Such as lighter fuel, matches, paints, thinners, fire-lighters.

Radioactive materials:Brief-cases and attached cases with installed alarm devices

Oxidizing materials:Such as bleaching powder, peroxides.

Poisons and infectious substances Such as arsenic, insecticides, weed-killers, and live virus materials.

Other dangerous articles according to the standards of international airlift association.THANKS FOR YOUR FULL COOPERATION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE AIRLINE STAFF

Civil Aeronautics Administration, MOT

Articles not hand carried but checked in

Tourism appliances:Such as fixature, liquids with alcohol. Passengers can carry a bottle of fixature or other styling liquid whose weight is below 0.25 litre.

Spirituous drinks:Spirituous drinks whose weight is below 5 litres or alcohol content is below 70%(V/V) must be checked in or bonded.

Tools and Sticks:All sorts of sticks, bats, golf clubs, hoes, hammers, screwdrivers, saws, knives, Chinese choppers, scissors and so on ;and all kinds of weapons including firearms, ammunition, knives and so on.

Other articles that have possible affection to flight safety.

Articles Restricted from Entry

1. Counterfeit currency (eg coins or bank notes) and security notes; plates and other articles for the production of forged currency.

2. Arms (including shotguns, spear guns, and airguns), ammunition, cartridges, explosives, poisonous gas, assault knives and other weapons of war.

3. Opium, poppy seeds, cannabis indica, cocaine, synthetic narcotics and their derivatives and products.

4. All restricted substances and drugs of non-prescription and non-medicinal nature(including marijuana).

5. Toy guns and gun-shaped appliances.

6. Articles infringing the rights of patented or copyrighted designs and trademarks.

7. Contraband articles as specified by other laws, e.g. soil, fresh fruits, animals and plants (and their products) without quarantine or from epidemic areas; or salmon, trout, perch, catfish, carp, shrimp spawner without quarantine.

8. Any endangered species of wildlife or products thereof, unless a statement of concordance to import is obtained in advance from the authority concerned.

Articles prohibited carried for departure

1. Copies of books reproduced without authorization from the legal copyright holders (except for personal use) and plates for printing such copies (including matrices and photographic negatives).

2. Copies of phonograph records reproduced without authorization from the legal copyright holders(except for personal use),mother plates for reproducing such copies, and round labels and jacketsfor such records.

3. Copies of recording tapes, videotapes, video (or audio) compact discs and computer softwarereproduced without authorization from the legal copyright holders (except for personal use).

4. Genuine Chinese antiques, ancient coins and paintings.

5. Weapons (including shotguns, spear guns and airguns), cartridges, ammunition, explosives,poisonous gas, assault knives,and other materials of war.

6. Publications, pictures, documents and other articles propagating Communism or in contraventionof national policies.

7. Counterfeit or manipulated bank notes, security notes, stamps, revenue stamps and other revenuereceipts.

8. Opium, poppy seeds, cannabis indica, cocaine, synthetic narcotics, and their derivatives andproducts.

9. Contraband articles as specified by other laws, e.g. false or prohibited medicine, animal specimens,plant sprouts, etc.

10. Any endangered species of wildlife or products thereof unless a statement of concordance to exportis obtained in advance from the authority concerned.

About telecommunication equipment

Restricted Telecommunications Articles:All passengers wishing to carry controlled telecommunications articles into Taiwan should first obtain import permits from the Telecommunications Bureau, and on arrival present them to the First, Second and Third Sections of Security Inspection, Aviation Police at the airport.

Restricted telecommunications items include:( 1 ) transceivers ( 2 ) transmitters ( 3 ) receivers( 4 ) intercoms( 5 ) radio controllers(6 ) auto cordless telephones( 7 ) radars( 8 ) wireless microphones( 9 )broadcasting or interference electronic equipment(10) anti-track radars(11) telecommunications ciphering equipment

Arrival Card: Released by Border Services of National Immigration Agency on Dec.15, 2010

1. The Simplified A (Arrival) Card (one sheet only) will replace current E/D (Embarkation and Disembarkation) Card (two sheets) since Jan. 1st, 2011. This new policy has been tried out since October 1st, 2010. 2. Travelers with foreign passport is required to fill out A CARD only which will be collected by Inspection Officer when they go through immigration booth. (Embarkation Card is no longer used.) Note:

- E/D (Embarkation and Disembarkation) Card is referring to two sheets, the white one collected by Officer when foreign traveler goes through Immigration booth at Airport/Seaport, meanwhile the yellow one stapled on the passport which will be collected by Officer when foreign travelers depart from the Airport/Seaport. - Foreign travelers who reside in Taiwan with ARC (Alien Residence Card) are not required to fill out A Card. For further clarification:

If foreign travelers have following situation are required to fill out RED Embarkation CARD when they depart from Airport/Seaport: - Who lost passport in Taiwan.- Baby born in Taiwan.

- Whose passport renewed in Taiwan.(such as AIT or other countries office in Taiwan)

Exchange Money You may want to exchange some money at the airport to buy your bus ticket and enough to cover you for a few days, as the local Cathy United Bank on campus only exchanges USD, EUR, JPY, HKD, and CNY.Pick-up service

Feng Chia University will provide pick-up services from Taoyuan International Airport to our campus. The pick-up services will be arranged as following for you to plan the flight accordingly:

1. 12:00 AM, July 05 2. 12:00 PM, July 06 3. 06:00 PM, July 06 (may modify)If you decide to make your own travel plan, please make sure you arrival at Feng Chia University by 20:00 on July 06 by transportation of your own choice. You may contact your study buddy (volunteer student) first. The students from the International Linkages Volunteers are willing to assist in picking up foreign students at the airport. Based on the user-pays principle, the expenses caused for the pickup should be taken care of by the foreign students, which is about NT$1000, including bus tickets (Taichung ( airport) and taxi fare (Chaoma ( Feng Chia University). Please let Amanda Chen know about your decision so that she can have this arranged in advance.

Bus to TaichungOnce you have decided to take a bus straight to Taichung, turn left upon entering the arrival hall of Terminal 1, after having passed through the customs inspection. At the end of the hall you will find many ticket windows selling bus tickets to various destinations. If you arrived in Terminal 2, you will find the long-distance buses when you turn right and walk all the way down. Purchase a ticket to ChaoMa, which costs NT$220-250 (it is the stop closest to our University, so it will save you considerably on cab fare). Once you have purchased your bus ticket, proceed to the exit to the left of the ticket booth and head for the last bus stop on the right. The one on the corner is the one for Taichung. If you are unsure, just ask the representatives. Tickets often have the departure time and seat number marked, so you will have to check what time your bus leaves, since it wont necessarily be the next one. The trip takes about 2-3 hours, depending on the traffic conditions. Show your ticket to the representatives and they will be happy to escort you.When boarding the bus, ask the driver to tell you when to get off, because some of them will shout the name of the station they are approaching, while others dont bother telling whether and where they are about to stop. Be sure to keep the ticket stub, because you may have to hand it back to the driver when you get off the bus. Use the following strip when necessary.(Id like to take a bus to Taichung Chaoma.)

Taxi from Chaoma bus stopAll taxis in Taiwan are yellow, in order to be more visible and uniform. You should pay between NT$ 100 and 150 for the ride to the University dorm, depending on the traffic conditions. Exit from Freeway ViewFrom this location, you will likely need to get off the bus soon. Chaoma is about 400m ahead.Ubus CompanyYou will be let off in the back. You can then make your way to the front for a taxi.

Car Rental to Taichung

Dislike the hassle to drag heavy luggage while managing to figure out how to get to Taichung? Another option is to hire a cab for your exclusive use. Inform Amanda Chen from the Office of International Affairs at oia@fcu.edu.tw of your need once you have the flight details, and she will arrange a chauffeur to pick you up at the airport and drive you directly to the dorm in Taichung. The charge of the great service is about NT$2,500 for one cab. Therefore, its better to arrive with your schoolmates to split the fare. As you need to pay the chauffeur right after arriving at the destination, exchanging money at the airport is advised.With Volunteer Students HelpEach international participant can be assigned a volunteer student to help you with staying at FCU or in Taiwan, also to be your private Mandarin tutor. HousingFCU Student Dormitory Bedding

What we provide in a dorm room are beds, chairs, desks and closets for two students, including new bedding sets. You may bring your own bedding if that makes you feel more comfortable while staying abroad. Internet

FCU provides broadband and wireless networks around the campuses.

Leaving Taiwan (August 1, 2014)

We will arrange a bus to give you a ride to Taoyuan International Airport. The departure time is at 8:00 a.m. You may plan your return flight according to this schedule. WeatherTaiwans climate is subtropical. In July, the warmest month, the island's temperature goes up to 27C with the north slightly warmer than the south. Summers are hot and humid: walking out of an air-conditioned mall in August feels like being wrapped in a steaming towel. In the winter, the coldest average temperature for the north is about 15C in February while that for the south is around 19C in January. Typhoons visit the island from June to October, more frequently in August and September. On average 3.5 typhoons hit Taiwan every year, causing heavy rains and environmental damage. But mild typhoons bring timely rainfall for the forests and crops.Taiwan is also prone to earthquakes, sitting as it does on the colliding Eurasian and Philippine plates. Before you curse the forces of geology, consider that these grinding plates are also responsible for the beautiful mountains and amazing hot springs that make a trip to Taiwan truly worthwhile. Most of these quakes are small earth tremors.Electricity & Water

Taiwan uses electric current of 110 volts at 60 cycles. If you bring appliances that use 220-V to 240-V, you must use an adapter.

Unboiled tap water is not drinkable. Bottled water is easily available at convenience stores and supermarkets.JOURNEY TO TAIWAN R.O.C:

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Office of International Affairs, Feng Chia University

2nd Administration Building, 3rd floor No. 100 Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen Taichung, Taiwan 40724, R.O.C.