True to their word, just as all the introductory offers are ending, the EasyCard Corporation have held their noses and finally allowed foreign residents to register for their EasyCard Wallet app at the end of May (they should probably add this in English on the Play Store too):
You can either click on 「悠遊卡付專屬」 or 「我的」 as below:
Continue readingThe Easycard Wallet which could previously tell you your card balance and display your receipts has had a revamp. You can now use the app to make purchases instead of fishing out your Easycard. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to register for the pay function without a Taiwanese ID until the end of May according to a Customer Service representative (ARCs do not meet the required format and no alternative is given for foreign residents to sign up.)
A customer service rep sent the following message, saying that foreign residents will be able to register for the app starting at the end of May. They’re phrasing it like it was a planned rollout as opposed to just bad programming and lack of forethought, but hey… it’s something:
您好：
謝謝您的來信。
有關持居留證者申請悠遊付一事，本公司預計5月底開放，屆時歡迎提出申請。
或建議您可加入本公司facebook粉絲團或LINE官方帳號或留意本公司官網的最新消息，日後您即可接收最新資訊。
以上說明，謝謝~
Thanks to Slava for the tip!
June 3 Update: The app was updated on May 29 to allow foreign ARC holders to sign up as the company promised, more details here.