- A US passport holder as a tourist is allowed to enter Taiwan (ROC) visa-free and stay for up to ninety days. (click here for more information)
- Information specific for US passport holder born in China, please click the link.
- For Non-US passport holders:
- PRC passport holders should contact Ms. Wang at teco.ny.immi@taipei.org or call +1-212-317-7382 for information on Entry Permit application. Detail information is available at the link 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 a duration 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 types: Regardless of purpose, 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)
- A Printout of visa application with signature (The bar-code on the right bottom of the first page should be clearly displayed.); click the following link to fill in application form https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_EVISA/);
- The original (physical) passport with validity for more than six (6) months and a photo copy of the passport bio-data page;
- Two headshot 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 scanned copy of US Permanent Resident Card or US visa;
- Supporting documents applicable depending on purpose and duration of visit; please check the following link for requirements:
- 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 (at $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 return 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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- Visa application submission:
- 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 (9 am- 1pm, Monday through Thursday).
- Visa application will not be processed until all the requirements are met. You’ll be contacted by email if additional information or extra supporting document is needed.
- Passport/Visa collection: Slots for direct 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 (9 am- 1pm, Monday through Thursday). Please present your receipt for collection. You may designate an agent to collect on your behalf.
- 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) starting 3 days before flight departure or upon arrival at the airport.
