Entering Taiwan
64of 158 nationalities can turn up without arranging anything
What Taiwan asks of each nationality on arrival.
You may not need a visa at all
A visa or residence permit from one of these countries changes what Taiwan asks of you, whatever your passport says.
| If you hold | You get instead | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Australia visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
| Canada visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
| Japan visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
| New Zealand visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
| United Kingdom visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
| United States visa holders | e-Visa | 14 days |
Long-term visas for Taiwan
| Visa | Lets you stay |
|---|---|
| Taiwan gold card | 3 years |
Entry rules by nationality
The same ladder as a passport page, read from the other side of the border. Bars are drawn against the largest group.
- Visa freeNothing to arrange62
- Visa on arrivalIssued at the border2
- e-VisaApplied for online9
- Visa requiredEmbassy or consulate85
Visa free62 nationalities
- American Samoa· 3 months
- Anguilla
- Australia
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Cook Islands
- Dominican Republic
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- France
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gibraltar
- Guam· 3 months
- Guernsey
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Isle of Man
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Montserrat
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands· 3 months
- Palau
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico· 3 months
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Thailand
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- United Kingdom
- United States· 3 months
- United States Virgin Islands· 3 months
- Wallis and Futuna
e-Visa9 nationalities
Visa required85 nationalities
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Benin
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
- Iran
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Last verified