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Visitor visa — conference or exhibition

TaiwanShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

This route uses a visitor visa, applied for with the required documents and statutory fee at a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission. The official source does not state which nationalities are exempt from this visa.

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  • Nationals eligible for visa-exempt entry may not need this visa; source gives no full nationality matrix for the visa requirement.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visitor visa covers attending international conferences or exhibitions.

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  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in Taiwan (ROC) for no more than six months for the purposes of transit; tour; visit relatives; undertake visits; undertake inspection tours; attend international conferences; conduct business; pursue short-term study; undertake short-term employment; undertake short-term missionary work; and engage in other activities in Taiwan (ROC) as approved by MOFA.
  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-158-259-e6930-2.html
    Visitor Visa for Attending Conference / Exhibition Requirements

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Visitor visas are for stays of no more than six months; validity is generally three months up to one year (or per reciprocal agreements); the permitted duration of stay is fourteen, thirty, sixty or ninety days. The official source does not state the number of entries.

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  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in Taiwan (ROC) for no more than six months for the purposes of transit; tour; visit relatives; undertake visits; undertake inspection tours; attend international conferences; conduct business; pursue short-term study; undertake short-term employment; undertake short-term missionary work; and engage in other activities in Taiwan (ROC) as approved by MOFA.
  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    Visa Validity For foreign nationals from the countries with which Taiwan (ROC) has entered into reciprocal visa agreements, the validity of their Visitor Visas shall be decided in accordance with these agreements. For other foreign nationals, a Visitor Visa is generally valid from three months up to one year. Duration of stay Fourteen days Thirty days Sixty days Ninety days

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Passport valid for 6 months with blank pages; invitation letter or proof of exhibition and the applicant's ID; ticket, e-ticket or travel-agency proof; other documents may be requested.

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  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-158-259-e6930-2.html
    Passport (original & photocopy) Valid for 6 months with blank pages Evidence of documents Invitation Letter or proof of exhibition & applicant's ID Other additional documents may be required during processing Ticket, electronic ticket or proof of a travel agency

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Apply at a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission with the documents and statutory fee (an interview may be required). Holders permitted to stay sixty or ninety days whose visa bears no "no extension" remark may apply at local National Immigration Agency service centres for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions.

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  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-158-259-e6930-2.html
    Procedures： Applicants can lodge their applications with the necessary documents and statutory fee at our overseas missions. Interview may be required when necessary.
  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    Visitor Visa holders who are permitted to stay in Taiwan (ROC) for sixty or ninety days and whose visas bear no such remark as "no extension" may apply at local service centers of the National Immigration Agency for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions.

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