Visa policy of Taiwan

Entry and exit stamps.

Visitors to Taiwan must obtain a visa or authorization in advance, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose nationals are eligible for visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months (except the citizens of Japan that can hold a passport valid for 3 months).

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Taiwan

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 46 jurisdictions do not require a visa to visit Taiwan for less than 90 days (which starts from the next day of arrival, extension not possible except for citizens of United Kingdom and Canada, who may apply to extend the stay from 90 days to 180 days in accordance with the principle of reciprocity).

All European Union citizens Andorra Australia Canada Chile Holy See Iceland Israel Japan Liechtenstein

Malaysia (30 days) Monaco New Zealand Norway San Marino Singapore (30 days) Switzerland South Korea United States

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Belize, Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nauru, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Swaziland do not require a visa for up to 90 days.

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following countries may be granted visa on arrival:

Brunei (14 days) Macedonia (30 days) Turkey (30 days)

Exit & Entry Permit on arrival

Permanent residents of Hong Kong travelling with an HKSAR passport or BN(O) passport who were born in Hong Kong, or have entered Taiwan at least once as a permanent resident of Hong Kong, and permanent residents of Macau travelling with an MSAR passport who were born in Macau, or have entered Taiwan at least once as a permanent resident of Macau may be granted Exit & Entry Permit upon arrival or may apply for an Entry Permit online at no cost to visit Taiwan for less than 30 days

eVisa

Since January 12, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ROC started to implement the eVisa Program. Citizens of the following countries can apply for evisa to visit Taiwan.

Belize Brunei* Burkina Faso Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti

Honduras Kiribati Macedonia* Marshall Islands Nauru Nicaragua Palau Panama Paraguay

Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines São Tomé and Príncipe Solomon Islands Swaziland Turkey* Tuvalu

_{* - also eligible for visa on arrival.}

Also, nationals from all foreign countries who are invited to attend international conferences, sports events, trade fairs or other activities organized, co-organized or sponsored by ROC central government agencies or certain nongovernmental organizations are also eligible for an eVisa.

Online travel authority

Citizens of the following countries can apply for an Travel Authorization Certificate to visit Taiwan for less than 30 days if they have the permanent residency or a valid visa issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Countries of Schengen Area, United Kingdom or United States:

• India
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Taiwan on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:

Rank	Country / Territory	2014	2013
1	China	3,987,152	2,874,702
2	Japan	1,634,790	1,421,550
3	Hong Kong Macau	1,375,770	1,183,342
4	South Korea	527,684	351,301
5	United States	458,691	414,060
6	Malaysia	439,240	394,326
7	Singapore	376,235	364,733
8	Indonesia	182,704	171,299
9	Vietnam	137,177	118,467
10	Philippines	136,978	99,698
Source: Tourism Bureau, Taiwan

Sources

• Bureau of Consular Affairs
• IATA visa information
• NYC TECO Office
• National Immigration Agency English Website

See also

• Exit & Entry Permit (Republic of China)
• Foreign relations of Taiwan
• Taiwan passport
• Visa requirements for Taiwanese citizens