Taiwan (ROC)
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Region: East Asia

Pandemic Travel Alert

OPEN: to international leisure travel

Most recent update: 2022-10-13 - Entry for the purposes of regular social visits and tourism reinstated, and mandatory quarantine discontinued.

Entry

General Policy
  1. As of 13 October 2022, visa-exempt entry has been reinstated for eligible passport holders of 65 countries and territories (including USA).
  2. Starting 13 October 2022, travellers that are not eligible for visa-exempt entry may apply for visas for the purposes of regular social visits and tourism.
Sources:
  1. Bureau of Consular Affairs - Visa-Exempt Entry
  2. Bureau of Consular Affairs - MOFA to adjust entry regulations for foreign nationals in accordance with CECC's relaxation of border control measures

COVID-19 Related Entry Requirements

Visa
  1. As of 13 October 2022, visa-exempt entry has been reinstated for eligible passport holders of 65 countries and territories (including USA).
  2. Starting 13 October 2022, travellers that are not eligible for visa-exempt entry may apply for visas for the purposes of regular social visits and tourism. Eligible travellers may enter on a landing visa, apply for an e-Visa in advance, or apply for a Travel Authorization Certificate for nationals from Southeast Asian countries. Regular visa application procedures at Taiwan (ROC) overseas missions have been reinstated. A weekly cap on the total number of arriving travellers remains in place.
Sources:
  1. Bureau of Consular Affairs - Visa-Exempt Entry
  2. Bureau of Consular Affairs - MOFA to adjust entry regulations for foreign nationals in accordance with CECC's relaxation of border control measures
Testing
  1. Starting 15 August 2022, travellers are no longer required to provide a result of a PCR test taken within two days of their flight schedule time.
  2. Starting 29 September 2022, on-arrival saliva PCR testing for travellers has ended. Instead, four rapid test kits are given to travellers upon arrival, to be used during the first three days and the self-initiated prevention period.
Sources:
  1. Taiwan Centers for Disease Control
  2. Taiwan Centers for Disease Control
Data Collection
  • Starting 13 October 2022:
    1. Arriving travellers are no longer required to make a health declaration on the Quarantine System for Entry before arrival and to have a mobile phone with a Taiwanese number.
    2. The COVID-19 Health Declaration and Home Quarantine Notice are no longer issued to arriving travellers.
    3. Electronic fencing and monitoring measures are suspended.

(Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control )

Movement Restrictions
  • Starting 13 October 2022, arriving travellers are longer required to quarantine and must instead undergo a seven-day period of self-initiated prevention after arrival.

(Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control )

Insurance
  • A health insurance certificate is required for travellers seeking entry for the purpose of receiving medical care

(Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control )

Exit

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Other

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Pre-pandemic visa rules

Requirements

Passport Validity
Valid for the intended period of stay
Other Documents
A confirmed return air/sea ticket or air/sea ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for the departure flight
Transit
- Holders of confirmed onward tickets for same calendar day are permitted transit without visa in international transit area.
- Passengers arriving after midnight must be escorted by the carrier to the transit hotel. If passengers wish to stay in the transit lounge, permission from the National Immigration Agency must be obtained. Before the passengers' arrival, the receiving carrier must be advised of the passengers' names, connecting flight number and destination.
- Transit hotel is only available for Eva Airways (BR) and China Airlines (CI) passengers.
Dual Nationality
If you have Taiwan/U.S. dual nationality, you must enter/exit Taiwan on your Taiwan passport and enter/exit the United States on your U.S. passport.
U.S. policy on dual nationality can be found here.

Additional Notes

  1. The duration of stay is 90 days and starts from the day after arrival. Stay is not extendable.
  2. US nationals who possess a passport, including emergency passports, valid for the intended period of stay are eligible for visa-exempt entry.
  3. Japanese nationals who possess a passport valid for the intended period of stay are eligible for visa-exempt entry.
  4. Eswatini or Tuvalu passports with place of birth recorded on the passport data page as : Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the People's Republic of China, Syria and Yemen are ineligible for the visa exemption.
  5. Honduran passports with place of birth recorded on the passport data page as the People’s Republic of China are ineligible for the visa exemption.
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