Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.

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 boarding and immigration.

During immigration, 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.

．Visa-exempt entry is only applicable to formal passports, not including emergency, temporary, other informal passports or travel documents.

．Japanese Citizens are entitled to hold passports with validity of at least three months, under the same requirements, unless otherwise stipulated by treaty or agreement.

．A confirmed return air/sea ticket or an air/sea ticket and a visa for the next   destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure.

．No criminal record or not listed by the local authorities.

3. Austrila ,  Republic of Korea ,  Malaysia ,  Singapore ,  U.S.A.passport holders can stay  30 days.

4.The duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable. Travelers must depart by the end of the said days. Visa-exempt entry cannot be converted to other types of visas.

Keelung Harbor,

Taichung Airport, Taichung Harbor,

Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung Harbor,

Magong Airport, Taitung Airport, Hualien Airport, Hualien Harbor, Kinmen Airport, Shuitou Harbor and Fuao Harbor.

The procedures for UK passport holders who have entered Taiwan visa-free and are applying for an extension of stay are as follows:

2. A confirmed return air/sea ticket or an air/sea ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure.

3. No criminal record nor listed by the local authorities.

1.1    Those engaging in an internship or volunteer work at a place that has not been granted permission by the relevent governing agency of the central government;

1.2     Those planning to stay in Taiwan for more than 6 months.

．1  A completed visa application form and two 2"x2" color passport photos taken within the last six months;

．2  A British passport valid for at least three months;

．3  Extension purpose statement;

．4  Bank statement;

．5  Documentation on the relations between the applicants and his/her relatives;

．6  Medical documentation detailing the need for the extension;

．7  Documentation from the applicant’s school, including attendance records and transcripts;

．8  Any other documentation requested by the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

Address: 3rd Fl., 2-2 Ji-nan Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei City

Tel: (02) 2343-2866; (02) 2343-2867

．2         Central Taiwan Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Address: 1st Fl., No. 503, Sec. 2, Li-ming Rd., Taichung City

Tel: (04) 2251-0799

．3         Southern Taiwan Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Address: 2Fl., No. 436, Cheng-gong 1st Rd., Kaohsiung City

Tel: (07) 211-0605

．4         Eastern Taiwan Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Address: 6Fl., No. 371, Zhong-shan Rd., Hualien City

Tel: (03) 833-1041

．2  The applicant’s purpose of stay remains unclear from an objective standpoint. For instance, in the past year, the applicant has already stayed in Taiwan for more than 6 months.