How does a foreigner apply for a visa-exempt entry? (Serial No. 0909)
Information source：Administration Brigade, Border Affairs Corps
Last update：11th May, 2010
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Type: Entry & Exit of Foreigners
Item: How does a foreigner apply for a visa-exempt entry? (Serial No. 0909)
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II. Countries eligible for visa-exempt entry:
1. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, *Ireland, Italy,
*Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands , *New Zealand, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia , Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
*U.K. , U.S.A. and Vatican City State.
2. Passport holders of India, Thailand, Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, who
also possess a valid visa or permanent residence certificate issued by U.S.A.,
Canada, Japan, U.K., Schengen Convention countries, Australia or New
Zealand. Travelers meeting the above qualifications and having never been
employed in Taiwan as blue-collar workers, have to first register information
concerning their documents and personal data into the “Advance Online
Registration System for the Visitors of Nationals from Five Southeast Asian
Countries to Taiwan”. Upon completion, the printed confirmation is used to
validate the traveler during the boarding and the immigration check. During the
immigration check, travelers who can not show a valid visa or permanent resident
visa issued by one of the aforementioned developed countries will not be admitted
into the country.
III. Requirement:
Foreigners are permitted to enter
airport/harbor brigades give a stamp of duration of stay on their passport.
IV. Required documents (verify the original and take its copy).
1. A passport with validity for at least six months.
2. A confirmed return air/ship ticket, or an air/ship ticket and a visa for the next
destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure.
3. No criminal record.
V. Notes:
1. Duration of stay: 30 days, The 30 days' duration of stay starts from the next day
of arrival and is not extendable. Travelers must depart by the end of the said 30
days.
2. Japanese, U.K. , Ireland and New Zealand passport holders can stay 90 days.
VI. Related service:
1.The NIA’s Web site: http://www.immigration.gov.tw
2.Director-general’s Mailbox: http://www.immigration.gov.tw/ecss/bin/ite001q1.asp
