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To ensure your journey to World Stage Design 2017 is an easy one, we would like to offer you some information on travel documents to Taiwan. To allow for any delays, we recommend that you apply at least two months before you travel. In any case, your passport must be valid for six months from the date of entry.
Taiwanese Visa Types:
1. Nationals eligible for visa-exempt entry
2. Nationals eligible for eVisa
3. Nationals eligible for Landing Visas
4. Nationals eligible for R.O.C. Travel Authorization Certificate
5. Nationals of the Designated Countries Applying for Visitor Visas
6. Nationals eligible for Entry Permit (中國、香港、澳門-入境許可證)
7. Nationals not covered above
Please use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F to search your nationals to see your visa type. If you are visa Type 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, please apply your visa on your own. If your visa qualifies for Type 5, Type 7 or your nationality is China, please see “We Can Help” on p. 3.
1. Nationals eligible for visa-exempt entry
Nationals of the following countries are eligible for the visa exemption program:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA, Vatican City State.
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2. Nationals eligible for eVisa
Nationals of the following countries are eligible for an eVisa when they meet relevant criteria: Bahrain, Belize, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kiribati, Kuwait, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Nauru, Nicaragua, Oman, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Turkey, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates.
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3. Nationals eligible for Landing Visas
(1) Holders of Turkish passport with validity of more than six months.
(2) Holders of Macedonian passport with validity of more than six months.
(3) Holders of emergency or temporary passports with validity of more than six months for nationals of those countries (except for US) eligible for visa-exempt entry.
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4. Nationals eligible for R.O.C. Travel Authorization Certificate
Nationals from the following countries are eligible for applying the R.O.C. (Taiwan) Travel Authorization Certificate:
India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos.
To be eligible for an ROC Travel Authorization Certificate, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The applicant’s passport must have remaining validity of at least six months starting from the date of arrival in Taiwan.
(2) The applicant must possess an onward/return air or ferry ticket.
(3) The applicant has never been employed as a blue-collar worker in Taiwan.
In addition, the applicant must possess at least one of the following documents issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, any of the Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, or the United States:
(1) Valid resident or permanent resident card.
(2) Valid entry visa (may be electronic visa).
(3) Resident card or visa that has expired less than 10 years prior to the date of arrival in Taiwan.
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5. Nationals of the Designated Countries Applying for Visitor Visas
Nationals from the following countries applying for visitor visas to the R.O.C. must fulfill the procedure of this section:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, India (Identity Certificate), Iraq, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria.
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6. Nationals eligible for Entry Permit (入境許可證)
(1) China
可依大陸地區人民來臺從事個人旅遊觀光活動辦法，申請入臺許可證。
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(2) Hong Kong /Macau
l 網路申請
香港及澳門地區人民計畫來臺灣停留三十天以內且符合申請資格者，可線上申請入臺證，相關規定請參考港澳居民網路申請入台證申請辦法。
l 書面申請
身處港澳地區者：請向香港臺北經濟文化辦事處、澳門臺北經濟文化辦事處申請。
身處海外地區者：請向臺灣駐外使領館、代表處、辦事處或其他外交部授權機構申請。需備文件、證照費及相關規定請參考香港澳門居民入出境送件須知。
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To simplify your application for visa issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you may acquire an e-code that enables you to apply eVisa online. Please see following procedures:
Please complete the online form https://goo.gl/forms/SFYc9FmM9pTPKovf2, and send a photocopy of your passport (identification page) to info@wsd2017.com by 15th March.
The application must be made before the deadline, or it will not be attended to.
You will receive an e-code to apply an eVisa on the website https://goo.gl/nNN4Sh.
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China
大陸地區人民來臺需持有「入臺許可證」，我們將可協助申請，請於 5/15（一）以前，備妥下列資料，並email 至 info@wsd2017.com。
1. 填妥附件檔案：「入境申請書」
2. 身分證副本
3. 個人近一年內彩色白底照片，臉部需占整張圖約三分之二面積，請比照身分證規格。
4. 相關專業造詣證明或三個月內開立之職務證明。（若為學生請提供在學證明）
5. 若身處國外地區或港澳者，需檢附國外地區再入境簽證、居留證、香港或澳門身分證影本。
6. 若有親屬同行須附親屬關係證明，且兩人需同航班出入臺灣。
單次入出境許可證費用為新臺幣 600 元（未含手續費），此費用將由 TATT 先代墊支付，
待抵台時再向您收取。其他許可證費用及相關辦法請參考大陸地區人民來臺從事專業交流申請須知。
For further information, please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (TAIWAN) official website.
