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Australian passport holders will be allowed to enter
Taiwan without a visa
for up to 30 days (no extensions will be granted) if they have a passport
valid for at least six months from the date of entry into Taiwan and
they have a confirmed return or onward air ticket. Travelers must
have already met any additional visa requirements for the next destination,
if applicable.
Currently, nationals of the following countries are
eligible for visa exempt entry: 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.
Effective March 1, 2009, passport holders of India,
Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, who also possess a valid
visa (regardless of category or class of the visa) or permanent residency
issued by Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A., Canada, Japan, U.K., the Schengen Convention countries, and having never been employed in Taiwan as
blue-collar workers, are also eligible to travel to Taiwan for tourism or
business for stays of 30 days or less without obtaining a visa.
However, nationals of the above-mentioned five Southeast Asian countries
must first register online at the official National Immigration
Agency’s website https://nas.immigration.gov.tw/nase/
prior to traveling. This is an automated system used to determine the
eligibility of visitors to travel to Taiwan. Upon completing
registration, the printed authorisation certificate is required for
presentation during airline check-in and immigration clearance to validate
the traveler. An authorization certificate will be valid for up to 30
days. During immigration inspection at Taiwan’s ports of entry,
travelers who cannot demonstrate a valid visa or permanent residency issued
by one of the aforementioned countries will be denied entry and face
immediate removal.
Please Note: The maximum duration of stay on visa
exempt entry is 30 days. At the moment, only Japanese, British, Irish
and New Zealand passport holders are allowed to
stay up to 90 days based on the principle of reciprocity. The
30-day duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not
extendable. No extension of stay or change of status is permitted for
travelers entering Taiwan
on visa exempt entry unless following special circumstances exist:
1. In the event of accidents, severe acute diseases, natural
disasters or other force majeure reasons take place that hamper travelers
from leaving Taiwan; or,
2. Executive level professionals obtaining employment permit during
the visa exempt stay period. Spouse and minor dependents under the
age of 20 traveling with the principle are also eligible.
Travelers who meet one of the above-mentioned
conditions may apply for a visa within the visa exempt stay period at the
Bureau of Consular Affairs or Foreign Ministry branch offices countrywide.
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