Alien Resident Certificate

Republic of China (Taiwan) Resident Certificate 中華民國居留證 Zhōnghuá Mínguó jūliú zhèng
A sample Taiwan Area Resident Certificate
Issued by	National Immigration Agency
Valid in	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Purpose	For foreign residents, unregistered nationals
Eligibility requirements	Foreign residents, unregistered nationals
Expiration	1–3 years
Cost	NT$1,000 per year

A Resident Certificate (Chinese: 居留證; pinyin: jūliú zhèng) is the identification card issued to residents of the Republic of China (Taiwan and associated islands) who do not hold a National Identification Card, namely foreigners and ROC nationals who do not have household registration in the Taiwan Area.

The Alien Resident Certificate (Chinese: 外僑居留證; pinyin: waiqiao jūliú zhèng), or ARC, is given to foreign residents in Taiwan, while the nearly identical Taiwan Area Resident Certificate (Chinese: 台灣地區居留證; pinyin: Taiwan diqu jūliú zhèng), or TARC, is given to nationals of the Republic of China resident in Taiwan without National Identification Cards, namely overseas Chinese, recently naturalized nationals. Residents from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau (i.e. nationals of the People's Republic of China) are given separate resident certificates.