Information for Visa Application in Foreign Passports
( Information provided by Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan )

Eligible Persons
Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in Taiwan for less than 6 months for the purpose of transit, tourism, visiting relatives, attending a training  course, receiving medical treatment or engaging in business or other permissible activities.  For tourism information on Taiwan please visit  www.tbroc.gov.tw

Requirements
1.  A passport valid for at least six months.
2.  A duly completed application form with two color photos and size 2" x 2".
3.  An outbound airline ticket or verifiable proof of purchase of steamship ticket.
4.  Documents verifying the purpose of visit and other relevant documents.

Visa Validity
1.  For foreign nationals from the countries with which Taiwan has entered into reciprocal visa agreements,  the validity of their Visitor Visas shall be decided in accordance with these agreements.                               
2.  For other foreign nationals, a Visitor Visa is generally valid from 3 months up to 1 year.

Duration of Stay    
1.  14 days      
2.  30 days.      
3.  60 days.     
4.  90 days.  

Standard Fee Rates
1.  For foreign nationals from the countries with which Taiwan has entered into reciprocal visa agreements,         
the visa is issued gratis.                               
2.  For other foreign nationals, the Visitor Visa fees are :  single entry : NT$ 1,200 if applied for in Taiwan or
US$ 36 if applied for overseas.   Multiple entries : NT$ 2,400 if applied for in Taiwan or US$ 72 if applied
for overseas.
3.  The Visa application fee is NT$ 3,600  or US$ 100  for US citizens.  

Remarks
If more than 8  persons wish to enter and exit Taiwan as a group at the same time, they may apply for a group visitor visa and each member of the group shall be charged  50% of the original fee.

Taiwan Overseas Missions shall promulgate the fee rates and their equivalent amount in local currencies.   Unless, under special circumstances, Taiwan Overseas Missions may be exempted from promulgating the fee rates provided approved by the Ministry.

These fee rates are subject to changes by the Ministry according to price fluctuations in Taiwan and abroad, variations of exchange rates, and adjustments to the procedures for collecting the fees.

Visitor Visa holders who are permitted to stay in Taiwan for 60 or 90 days and whose visas bear no such remark as " no extension will be granted " may apply at the nearest city/county police headquarters for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions.       

The Visitor Visa Application Form can be downloaded from the website :  the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The completed form should be submitted to  an overseas mission of the Republic of China for visa issuance.   For any further questions about visa application, please contact  e-mail : post@boca.gov.tw

Regulation of Visa-Exempt Entry  ( for Visitor Visa )

Countries eligible for Visa-exempt entry :

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, *Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands , New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A. 

Requirements :

1.   A passport with validity of at least 6 months after entry.
a.  Visa-exempt entry only applicable to formal passports, not including emergency, temporary or other nformal passports.
b.  Japanese citizen is entitled to validity of passport at least 3 months, under same other requirements) Unless otherwise stipulated by treaty or agreement.
2.   A confirmed return air ticket or an air ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure.
3.   No criminal record.

Duration of stay :

30  days starting from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.

Procedures for Nationals of Designated Countries Applications for Visitor Visas in the ROC ( Taiwan )

(1)   Nationals from following countries for visitor visas  in the Republic of China (Taiwan)  must   fulfill the procedures of this section :

(2)   Nationals from following countries for visitor visas in the Republic of China (Taiwan) might
submit their application at the designated office and fulfill the following procedures of this section :             

All visa application in this section needs a sponsor in Taiwan.  
Applicants must submit the visa application to the designated ROC embassy, consulate or representative office and inquire an application number.   Applicants, who receive their application number, are obliged to inform their sponsors in Taiwan the number and inquire the sponsor to give a guarantee of the visa application to the Bureau of Consular Affairs in Taipei.   The Bureau, after reviewing the guarantee application, will inform the sponsor and the ROC foreign missions the result.  The ROC embassy, consulate or representative office will make the final decision of the visa application.

Required Documents for Visa Guarantee Application:

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