Entering Taiwan: visa-free stays and the arrival card
Passports from most of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea get up to 90 days without a visa; Malaysia and Singapore, 30 days. Everyone who enters this way fills in a free online arrival card first.
The arrival card (TWAC)
- Since 2025-10-01 the online card has replaced the paper one. Submit it within 7 days before you arrive, the day of arrival included.
- It is free. The official site never asks for a card number or any payment; a site that does is not the government's. twac.immigration.gov.tw
- Every traveller needs their own, children and babies included. Have your passport, an email address, your occupation and phone number, and your flights and where you are staying.
- A family member or travel agent may submit it for you. One person can register up to 10 people on the website, or 16 with the Excel upload.
- No phone or internet? There are tablets for it in the immigration hall on arrival.
What to carry
- A passport with at least six months left on the day you arrive. Japanese and US passports need only be valid for the stay.
- A confirmed ticket home, or a ticket on with a visa for the next country, and a confirmed seat on the flight out.
- A formal passport. Emergency and temporary passports do not qualify, except US ones.
- The stay is counted from the day after you arrive and cannot be extended, except for British and Canadian passports (up to 180 days). It cannot be turned into a visa except in a few cases, such as serious illness or a natural disaster.
- The border officer must not find you otherwise ineligible.
Visa-free, by passport
Up to 90 days 54
- Albania
- Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canadaextendable to 180 days
- Chile
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Holy See
- Hondurasnot diplomatic or official passports
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japanpassport valid for the stay is enough
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedoniauntil 2030-03-31
- Norway
- Palau
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tuvalu
- United Kingdomextendable to 180 days · British Citizen passports only
- United States of Americapassport valid for the stay is enough
Up to 30 days 7
- Belize
- Dominican Republicnot diplomatic or official passports
- Malaysia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Singapore
Up to 14 days 4
- Bruneiuntil 2027-07-31 · hotel booking, host contact and funds needed
- Oman
- Philippinesuntil 2027-07-31 · hotel booking, host contact and funds needed
- Thailanduntil 2027-07-31 · hotel booking, host contact and funds needed
Some Belize, Eswatini, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Tuvalu and Honduras passports are excluded by place of birth; the bureau's page has the list. Any other passport needs a visa or an eVisa from the bureau. People from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau enter on permits from the National Immigration Agency.
