Citizens of the countries eligible for visa-exempt entry | Requirements: | Duration of stay | |
1 | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, 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. and U.S.A. | 1. a passport with validity of at least six months upon entry * visa-exempt entry only applicable to formal passports, not including emergency, temporary, other informal passports or travel documents.. 2. a confirmed return air/sea ticket, or an air/sea ticket and a visa for the next destination with confirmed seat reservation for departure. 3. no criminal record or not listed by the local authorities. | 30 days. The 30 days' duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable. Visa-exempt entry cannot be converted to other types of visa.
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2 | Thailand, India, Indonesia, The Philippines and Viet Nam
| Requirements as above, plus: 1. Those who hold passports issued by any of the five countries on the left and have one of the valid visas(or Permanent Resident Permits) of the United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Schengen countries, are eligible for visa-exempt entry. 2. The applicant(former Thai workers in Taiwan excluded) shall visit the Immigration Bureau of the Republic of China(Taiwan)’s website (http://www.immigration.gov.tw), register personal profile online to obtain in advance a visa-exempt entry permit which the applicant has to present to the airline’s check-in counter upon departure for Taiwan, and to immigration counter upon arrival in Taiwan. * This Visa-Exempt Entry online application service will commence on March 1, 2009. | |
