1-1 ID Card Application
I. The following documents should be enclosed with the note verbale/official letter:
․ Application form for Identification/Business Tax Exemption (BTE) Card
․ Copy of passport
․ Copy of visa
․ Application form for Uniform ID Number
․ 2-inch photo (white background)
․ Copy of ID card (for renewal only)
II. ID card application for family members born in Taiwan will require birth certificates.
III. Short-term visa holders need to have the visa changed for a courtesy visa at the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Address: 3-5F, 2-2, Section 1, Chi Nan Road, Taipei).
IV. Staff member's children over 20 years of age are not entitled to hold ID cards unless they are enrolled as full-time students in a public/private school or university in Taiwan. In this case the application for ID card should be accompanied by a certificate of enrollment issued by the school concerned (applicants enrolled in language centers do not qualify).
V. When applying for a service staff ID card, two additional documents should be enclosed with the note verbale/official letter:
․ Copy of medical check-up report (issued no longer than three months prior) obtained from a public hospital designated by the Department of Health
․ Employment contract
VI. The maximum validity period of ID cards is 2 years (1 year for service staff). The validity period may be limited by the expiration date of the applicant's passport.
VII. Application Forms