Studying in Kinmen: Universities, Transport and the NIA Office

The short version

Kinmen (金門縣) has one open university or college in our directory. There is no High Speed Rail station, Taiwan Railway station or metro line here. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Kinmen County Service Center.

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Universities and colleges here

National Quemoy University國立金門大學金寧鄉 · Public

→ Browse Kinmen's schools, including any that have closed

The county in numbers

Registered population 137,490 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
Land area 151.6560 km², in 6 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
Density 919 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.

Getting around

High Speed Rail (THSR) No station here. None of the 12 THSR stations has an address in Kinmen.
Taiwan Railway (TRA) No station here.
Metro and light rail None.

The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.

→ Getting around Taiwan: fares, monthly passes, YouBike and scooters

Your ARC: the immigration office

International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).

NIA Kinmen County Service Center 2F., No.5, Sec.1, Xihai Rd., Jincheng Township, Kinmen County 893017, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 082-323-695.

NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.

→ How to apply for your ARC

Housing and costs

Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.

Official sites

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Sources (6)

Checked November 2026.

Ministry of the Interior, household registration open data ODRP014 (September 2026), Ministry of the Interior, population density by district ODRP048 (end of 2025), THSR, stations, Taiwan Railway station dataset, NIA, service centers, Ministry of Education, university directory.