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Visitor visa — transit

TaiwanTransit

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

Transit is one of the purposes covered by the ROC Visitor Visa, for foreign nationals who intend to stay in Taiwan (ROC) for no more than six months. Travellers eligible for an eVisa do not need to apply for one if they do not leave the international transit area of the airport in Taiwan.

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  • No official transit-specific nationality matrix or exemption list was found; visa-exempt nationals follow the general visa-exemption programme
  • 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-181-542-9dd6d-2.html
    No. You do not need to apply for an eVisa if you do not leave the international transit area of the airport in Taiwan.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

Travellers eligible for an eVisa do not need to apply for one if they do not leave the international transit area of the airport in Taiwan. The official source does not state when immigration control must be crossed.

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Limits of the record
  • Stated only in the eVisa FAQ; the page does not say when immigration control must be crossed (airport transfer page https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/turnaround?lang=en returned 403)

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

Answer not available

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

Answer not available

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The Taiwan (ROC) Visitor Visa requires a passport valid for at least six months; a completed application form with two photos taken within the past six months; an outbound airline ticket or verifiable proof of purchase of a steamship ticket; documents verifying the purpose of visit; and other relevant documents. The official source does not state where to apply.

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Limits of the record
  • Where to apply is not stated on the general visitor-visa page
  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    Information on Taiwan (ROC) Visitor Visas Eligible Persons
  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/np-157-2.html
    A passport valid for at least six months; A duly completed application form with two photos taken within the past six months; An outbound airline ticket or verifiable proof of purchase of steamship ticket ; Documents verifying the purpose of visit; and Other relevant documents.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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