It's highly recommended that you should apply for a student plan for the SIM card at Taoyuan International Airport. Present your passport and the letter of admission to any of onsite mobile phone service counters where pre-paid SIM cards are available for purchase. For more information on the phone companies at Taoyuan Airport, see the website.
Otherwise, you would need a Taiwanese citizen as a guarantor if you decided to sign up for a student plan later at a phone company. You may check the website for more information.
Each identical card in one Phone Company can only apply for one account. Then, two identical cards are needed during the application for the identity checking.
Phone Companies | Contact Information |
Chunghwa Telecom | 0800-080-090 https://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht |
Taiwan Mobile | 0809-000-852 https://english.taiwanmobile.com |
Far EasTone | 0800-035-550 https://www.fetnet.net/cs/Satellite/eCorporate/ecoHome |
The staff of the Office of the International and Cross-Strait Education will bring the discount plan for international plan and collect the opinion as well as contact the staff of the Chunghwa Telecom to come to school for application. The applicant should prepare original and a photocopy of all the required documents.This operation takes at least one month before you can obtain a SIM card; when the monthly rent SIM card contract expires, the applicant should renew or redeem the deposit.
For the application, please feel free to contact the staff of the Office of International and Cross-Strait Education with your passport, the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) as well as your student ID card.