1. Holders of Bruneian Passport with validity of more than six months.
2. Holders of Turkish Passport with validity of more than six months. (effective from May 15, 2013)
3. Holders of emergency or temporary passports with validity more than six months for nationals of those countries eligible for visa-exempt entry.
4. Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months.
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 two photos.
visa fee of NT$ 1,600 (citizens of the countries with reciprocal agreements shall be issued visas gratis) plus a handling fee of NT$ 800; For U.S. citizens: see remarks 2; For Turkish citizens: shall only be charged a handling fee of NT$800.
no criminal record or not prohibited by the local authorities.
Duration of stay:
1.Bruneian passport holders: The 14-day duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.
2.Other eligible passengers: The 30-day duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.
3. The above-said landing visa cannot be converted to visitor or resident visa
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 TaipeiSongShanAirport, the TaichungAirport and the KaohsiungInternationalAirport shall apply for "temporary entry permit" at Border Affairs Corps of National Immigration Agency . To avoid getting a bad record in Taiwan, the holder of this permit should apply for a visa as soon as possible at the Bureau of Consular Affairs or at either of the branch offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taichung or Kaohsiung. The holder will need to submit his/her passport, temporary entry permit when applying for the visa.
In the event of a long national holiday, the holder may apply for a visa at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TIA) Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs.
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$160 (NT$4,800).
Passengers who apply for visas upon arrival at the ports of entry in the ROC shall be charged US$160 (NT$4,800) 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.
