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naturegirl321
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 Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:49 am Post subject: Entering Taiwan as what? |
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I'm trying to get as much info as possible before coming over next Spring.
I want to know what I should declare myself as when I enter Taiwan and say what my main purpose of being there is. If I say that my reason for being there is a tourist, will I have trouble later trying to get an ARC, etc. Or should I say that my main reason is employment?
I have five Chinese visas in my passport, four are F and the other is a Z. I also have two Taiwanese stamps. Will this be any problem for me?
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Okami
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Where are you getting you're next Taiwanese visa?
If it is in your home country, then put down tourist and they should give you a 2 month visa.
If It is anywhere else put down tourist, be polite, speak Chinese(Mandarin) and ask for a 2 month visa.
If you are an American, list it as business, photography, researching Chinese culture and ask for a 1, 3, or 5 year multiple entry visa. I had one and can say they are quite flexible for whatever your purposes may be.
Always apply as a tourist, unless you're an American applying in the US.
CYA
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EOD
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| Tell them you are a proctologist, if they give you a hard time pull out a latex glove and offer to give them a free exam. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| Okami wrote: |
Where are you getting you're next Taiwanese visa?
If it is in your home country, then put down tourist and they should give you a 2 month visa.
If you are an American, list it as business, photography, researching Chinese culture and ask for a 1, 3, or 5 year multiple entry visa. I had one and can say they are quite flexible for whatever your purposes may be.
Always apply as a tourist, unless you're an American applying in the US.
CYA
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So, I'm going to be applying in Chicago, USA. I'm an American. I can apply for photography and you're telling me that they will give me a 1, 3, or 5 year multiple entry visa, no questions asked?
That would be wonderful. |
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jason_seeburn
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 1:39 am Post subject: Re: Entering Taiwan as what? |
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Okami
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So, I'm going to be applying in Chicago, USA. I'm an American. I can apply for photography and you're telling me that they will give me a 1, 3, or 5 year multiple entry visa, no questions asked?
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Yes you can. You will need some proof of what you are doing. I came up with a detailed letter in Chinese explaining what I would do and faked about 2-4 invitations from Taiwainese businessmen for my visa. Chicago only gave me one year though, which was fine.
You need a good cover story and proof. I hear visa expiditers can also easily get multiple entry 1, 3, 5 year visas. I'll check with my firiend who went this route and got a 5 year visa.
CYA
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naturegirl321
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| The first visa I got was two years ago and allowed me to stay three months on an F visa. The last three F visas and Z visas, I've all gotten in five months, since I started working here. Entered on an F, an kept on having to renew it, they finally got us Z visas. Had to wait because the school was new. They sure love filling your passport up with visas here though.. |
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Aristotle
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| Don't tell them you are going to teach unless you have a letter of invitation from the school and a signed contract. In which case you should be able to get an ARC before you come. I have to strongly recommend you claim you are a business person. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| Don't you have to prove somehow that you are a business person? Like needing a letter from your company or something? |
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Aristotle
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| Don't you have to prove somehow that you are a business person? Like needing a letter from your company or something? |
Sometimes you do other times you don't. Where are you applying for your visa? |
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