| Countries eligible for Landing Visas : |
- Holders of emergency or temporary passports with validity more than six months for nationals of those countries eligible for visa-exempt entry.
- Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months.
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| Requirements: |
- a confirmed return air/sea ticket or an air/sea ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure.
- fill out an application form with one photo.
- visa fee of NT$ 1,600 (citizens of countries with reciprocal agreements shall be issued visas gratis) plus a handling fee of NT$ 800; For U.S. citizens: see remarks 2.
- no criminal record or not listed by the local authorities.
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| Duration of stay: |
30 days which starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.Landing visa cannot be converted to other types of visas. |
| Ports of entry: |
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Kaohsiung International Airport. |
| Method of Lodgement |
- Passengers entering the Republic of China through the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport may apply for a landing visa at the Visa Office of Consular Affairs Bureau at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
- Passengers who enter the Republic of China through the Kaohsiung International Airport shall apply for a "temporary entry permit" at Kaohsiung Airport 2nd Brigade, Border Affairs Corps of National Immigration Agency for temporary permits. These passengers must change the permit to a visa at the Bureau of Consular Affairs or Southern Taiwan Office of MOFA within three days, or will be subjected to administrative penalty for overstaying.
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| Remarks |
*Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months
- Passengers shall apply for a visa at ROC Overseas Missions and be charged US$140 (NT$4,620) .
- Passengers who apply for visas upon arrival at the ports of entry in the ROC shall be charged US$140 (NT$4,620) plus an additional fee of US$24(NT$800).A single entry visa of which duration of stay is no more than 30 days may be granted.
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