All visa services are processed in AIT Taipei.  If you have any questions regarding visa services, please visit our Global Support Services (GSS) website or email support-taiwan@ustraveldocs.com.

ESTA must be applied on https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/.  Please note that application fee is US$14 only.

For more information about ESTA, please visit Visa Waiver Program page.

In order to ensure efficiency and provide you with better service, all visitors for consular services need to have an appointment.

Please visit Online Appointment System to make an appointment.

*Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we can only offer limited appointments.

Please visit STEP to register your trip to receive alerts and ensure you can be located in an emergency.

You may renew your U.S. passport at AIT Kaohsiung Office.  For more information on passport services, please visit Passport Services on AIT website.

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Congratulations on your child’s birth! You may report your child’s birth at AIT Kaohsiung Office.  For more information on reporting your child’s birth, please visit Birth on AIT website.

Only certain documents written/typed in English can be notarized at AIT for use in the United States.  For more information, please visit Notarial Services on AIT website.

Accepted payment methods are:

• Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, JCB, Diners Club, and American Express are accepted)
• USD Cash
• NTD Cash
• USD money order (cashier’s check, bank draft) issued by a local bank in Taiwan.  Your money order must be issued within the past five (5) months and payable to American Institute in Taiwan.  We do NOT accept personal checks.

Please also be prepared to pay with cash in case the credit card verification system is temporarily unavailable.  There is an ATM downstairs AIT Kaohsiung Office.

Please visit Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s website, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s website, and U.S. Department of State’s website for information.

Please visit Internal Revenue Service’s website for information.

Generally, you can stay outside the U.S. for up to one year.  If you have been issued a Re-entry Permit, which applicants must apply for while in the U.S., you can stay outside the United States as long as your Re-entry Permit has not expired.  Please note, per USCIS, the abandonment of residency may be found to have occurred on trips of less than a year outside of the United States if is determined you did not intend to make the U.S. your permanent residence.  For further information, please see the USCIS website here.

Staying outside the United States for more than 6 months but less than one year will subject you to additional questioning when you return to the United States, but you are not required to have a Re-entry Permit.

If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident and you have been outside the United States over one year (or beyond the validity of your Re-entry Permit) for reasons beyond your control, you may be eligible for a Returning Resident Visa (SB-1).

If you intend to stay outside the United States for a year or more, you will need a Re-entry Permit.  You will need to apply for the Re-entry Permit on Form I-131 Application for Travel Document.  You cannot apply for a Re-entry Permit while outside the United States, so make sure you get your I-131 submitted before you leave the country.  The Re-entry Permit is good for up to 2 years and cannot be extended.

Pursuant to USCIS policy, you cannot apply for Re-entry Permit when you are outside of the United States.  You must apply for one before you depart the United States. Also, an expired Re-entry Permit cannot be extended.

There has not been an announcement or policy exception issued by USCIS regarding this issue.  LPRs who have stayed outside of the United States for more than one year, or longer than the validity of their Re-entry Permits, are generally considered to have abandoned their LPR status.

If your case falls under either of these scenarios and you wish to return to the United States, you will need to apply for a Returning Resident Visa (SB-1) with AIT Taipei’s Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit.  Please see instructions here.

Please visit Lost/Stolen/Destroyed Green Cards information page for more details.  You may also contact support-taiwan@ustraveldocs.com.

It is recommend you wait for their answer, and review all the resources available on the USCIS website before taking further action. Our office is unable to provide advice or guidance regarding what actions an LPR should take. Any questions pertaining to LPR status should be directed to USCIS.