1.Countries: 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. , 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.
Landing Visa
1.Holders of emergency or temporary passports with validity more than six months for nationals of those countries
eligible for visa-exempt entry.
2.Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months.
Nationals of the Designated Countries Applying
Nationals from the following countries applying for visitor visas to the Taiwan must
fulfill the procedure of this section:
Nationals of the designated countries may apply for the Taiwan visitor visas
for the following purposes:
Participating in international meetings or activities involving religious, athletic, or cultural exchanges, which are held by organizations set up in Taiwan.
Nationals from the following countries applying for visitor visas to the Taiwan must submit their application at the designated overseas missions:
Burma/Myanmar (Only at Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand )
Nepal (Only at Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi)
India (Identity Certificate) (Only at Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in NewDelhi)
Nigeria (Only at the Trade Mission of the ROC in Nigeria )
Ghana (Only at the Trade Mission of the ROC in Nigeria )