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A Handy Guide to Visas and

Residency

Visas

Various types of visas are available depending on the purpose of the visit
and the status of the individual.
• Visitor Visa: A short-term visa that permits stays of up to 180 days.
• Resident Visa: A long-term visa that permits stays of 180 days or more.
• Diplomatic Visa
• Courtesy Visa

Foreign nationals who hold ordinary passports or
other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in
Taiwan for no more than six months for the purposes Visitor visa holders who are permitted to stay in
Visitor of transit, tourism, visiting relatives, interviews, Taiwan for 60 days or more and whose visas do
Visa undertaking inspections, attending international not state that "no extension will be granted"may
conferences, conducting business, short-term study, apply at the local service centers of the National
short-term employment, short-term missionary Immigration Agency for an extension of visa.
work, or engaging in other activities approved by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Applicable to foreign nationals who hold formal
passports, who wish to reside in Taiwan for more than Resident visa holders must apply for an ARC at the
6 months, and are dependent on family members local service centers of the National Immigration
Resident or engaging in study, employment, accepting Agency within 30 days from the day after arrival in
Visa Taiwan or from the day when approval is granted
employment, investment, missionary activities, public
affairs, international interchange, and other activities to switch one's original visa to a residence visa for
permitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other those who apply in Taiwan. The ARC will state the
relevant central competent authority.. duration of the stay.
Source: Bureau of Consular Affairs, MOFA (http://www.boca.gov.tw/); National Immigration Agency, MOI (http://www.immigration.gov.tw).

Visa-Free Entry

When entering Taiwan without a visa, visitors from Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines may stay for 14 days, visitors
from Malaysia, Singapore, Nauru, Belize, Dominican Republic, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint
Vincent may stay for 30 days, and visitors from the remaining countries may stay 90 days, and may not extend their
visa or change to another visitor visa or resident visa. Furthermore, visitors bearing British or Canadian passports
who are not in Taiwan for employment or long-term residency may apply for a longer stay in accordance with relevant
regulations after entering Taiwan without a visa, and may obtain a maximum stay of 180 days.

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