- A US passport holder as a tourist will be allowed to enter Taiwan (ROC) without a visa and stay up to ninety days. (click here for more information)
- For Non-US passport holders:
- PRC passport holders: please contact Mr. HO at teco.ny.immi@taipei.org or call +1-212-317-7382 for information on Entry Permit application. Please consult the website for details: https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5385/7244/7250/7257/%E5%81%9C%E7%95%99/
- Citizens of India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao intending to visit Taiwan for less than 14 days might be eligible to apply for Travel Authorization Certificate online (free of charge) instead of a visa. To apply, please click here.
- Visa Categories: If you intend to visit Taiwan for a period of time less than 180 days, you may apply for a Visitor Visa. If you plan to stay more than 180 days, you should apply for a Resident Visa.
- Visa Application Requirements: (Please submit all the following items to TECO NY)
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- A Printout of visa application with signature (Please make sure the bar-code on the right bottom of the first page is clearly displayed.); click the following link to fill in application online: https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_EVISA/);
- The ORIGINAL (physical) passport with validity for more than six (6) months (except for US passport) and a photo copy of the passport bio-data page;
- Two photos (print in color on photo-paper, passport-sized 45 mm in height and 35 mm in width) taken during the last six months;
- For non-US-citizens, a copy of US Permanent Resident Card or a photo page of US visa;
- Supporting documents applicable depending on purpose and duration of visit; please check the following link to find out what supporting documents are required:
- VISITOR VISA (intending to stay less than 180 days): https://www.boca.gov.tw/lp-158-2.html
- RESIDENT VISA (intending to stay more than 180 days): https://www.boca.gov.tw/lp-166-2.html
- Note: To apply for a Resident Visa, you may have to provide certain supporting documents, for example authenticated Health Certificate and/or Criminal History Check. Click here for information on document Authentication ($15 per item).
- Visa application fee and processing time (Cash, money order or cashier check only, payable to TECO in NY; No credit card or personal check);
- Postage pre-paid self-addressed envelope, if not to be picked up. (TECO NY will not be liable for any lost or damage during mail delivery.)
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- Ways to submit a visa application:
- by mail (attention: TECO NY, Consular Division (visa); Address: 1 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017),
- drop-off in the mailbox at the ground floor lobby during working hours (9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday),
- hand-delivery by appointment (click for link) or walk-in-take-a-number when the consular counter is open (9am-1pm, Monday through Thursday).
- Visa application will not be processed unless all the requirements are met. You’ll be contacted by email if additional information or extra supporting document is needed.
- Slots for walk-in pickup are from 3 pm to 4 pm on cited day (and any following Tuesday and Friday), or by appointment or walk-in-take-a-number when the counter is open (9am-1pm, Monday through Thursday). Please present your receipt or ID (an agent on your behalf) for pick-up.
- A visitor visa with duration of stay more than 60 days presents the possibility, with a valid reason, of extension of duration of stay to up to 180 days in total at a local immigration service center in Taiwan. Please check the information at https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141465/141808/141824/cp_news
- If you have further questions, please email us at consular.ny@mofa.gov.tw.
- It is mandatory for persons holding a visitor visa to fill out arrival card before/upon arrival. You may complete and submit your arrival card online (click here) within 3 days before flight departure or upon arrival at the airport.
