# Scheming methods to renew Visa **URL:** \ **Category:** Visa & Residency\ **Created:** [January 10, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/scheming-methods-to-renew-visa/42525 "2008-01-10T23:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![necroflux](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@necroflux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/necroflux)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/scheming-methods-to-renew-visa/42525/1 "2008-01-10T23:51:54Z")
I have a 5 year multiple entry visa but am here in Taiwan without a job or student status so basically I’m forced to leave the country every two months to get a new stamp on the Visa, when really the point of the whole exercise from a bureaucratic standpoint is to simply pass through customs so they can remain in control of whether or not this laowai stays in the country. Thus the whole flight time/expense is a major fucking waste. I’ve been thinking of some ways I could perhaps avoid this and I’d be interested to get some feedback on the possibility of these ideas working or perhaps other ideas: 1. Is there some way I could buy a ticket, pass through customs, not board the plane, just turn around and walk right back through customs and try to somehow cancel that ticket? Two issues with that: I don’t know if the layout of the airport even allows for this (are departures and arrivals blocked off?). And obviously it would be tricky to get the airline to cancel a ticket that I had just checked in for an hour earlier. I do know EVA has a policy that any unused ticket is valid for a year of travel, but I’m guessing they count a check-in as “use”. I’d have to say something like “I have some visa problems I have to take care of before I can leave”, etc. Which is plausible I suppose… 1. Out of curiosity, does anyone know the minimum amount of hours one has to work per week to get an ARC? If it’s 10 or so I might be inclined to just do that and get it over with. Thanks for any input 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cfimages](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/cfimages/32/175176_2.png) [@cfimages](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cfimages)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/scheming-methods-to-renew-visa/42525/2 "2008-01-10T23:56:10Z")
1. As a teacher, I think 14 is the minimum hours. For other areas, $48K per month is the min salary - hours don’t matter so much. ---
**Author:** ![necroflux](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@necroflux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/necroflux)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/scheming-methods-to-renew-visa/42525/3 "2008-01-11T00:08:00Z")
Thanks for the quick answer on part 2. 14 isn’t bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![Enigma](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@Enigma](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Enigma)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/scheming-methods-to-renew-visa/42525/4 "2008-01-11T08:39:16Z")
14 is the correct answer. Why not just go do the workpermit/visa hassle the right way. Once you have done it once, the renewals are a piece of cake.