Visa Information

Citizens of 31 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and most other EU members and Switzerland, may enter Taiwan visa-free for up to 30 days (90 days for citizens of Japan and the United Kingdom) provided that their passports do not expire within six months. Residents of Hong Kong and Macau who hold valid SAR passports should apply for an entry permit, which can be done on arrival or online before departure if they were born in their repective territories or have been to Taiwan previously after 1983. From July 2008, holders of mainland Chinese passports may visit Taiwan for tourism if they join an approved guided tour. For further information consult the Bureau of Consular Affairs [4].

Visa exemption

Note : Visa-free visitors are required to hold formal passport (with validity of at least six months, except citizens of Japan for at least three months) and return ticket, and should have no criminal record.

• Citizens of following countries do not require visas to visit Taiwan for less than 90 days (which starts from the next day of arrival, extension not possible).
  • Holders of normal passports
    •  Ireland
    •  Japan
    •  United Kingdom (British citizens)
  • Holders of diplomatic or official passports

• Citizens of following countries do not require visas to visit Taiwan less than 30 days (which starts from the next day of arrival, extension not possible).

* : Excluding holders from Macau, if such Portuguese passports were issued on or before 1999
** : If validity of passport is less than six months, can obtain visa on arrival. See below.

• Citizens of following countries do not require visas to visit Taiwan less than 30 days (which starts from the next day of arrival, extension not possible) for permanent residents of Canada or the United States.

• Citizens of  United States can obtain visas to visit Taiwan less than 30 days (which starts from the next day of arrival, extension not possible). Fee is NT$1,800 (NT$4,400 for citizens of United States). Visitor must hold two photos.

• Permanent residents of  Hong Kong and  Macau (with PRC nationality) can obtain a preapproved Entry Permit of HK and Macau Residents to the Taiwan Area, or an Entry Permit on arrival for visiting Taiwan for less than 30 days. If the visitor is not born in Hong Kong and Macau, he must have a record of a previously having visited Taiwan for an Entry Permit on arrival. This permit can be applied by using a HKSAR passport, MSAR passport, British National (Overseas) passport or Portuguese passport issued in Macau before 1999. British citizens can use the full visa-free visit programme to enter Taiwan.
• Only full British citizens can enter Taiwan without a visa and BN(O) passport holders (who also hold PRC nationality) can enter Taiwan using Entry Permit of HK and Macau Residents to the Taiwan Area. A visa is required for all other British passport holders.