Visitor Visa for Visiting Relatives
- Created：2025-11-28
- Data Source：Bureau Of Consular Affairs
- Counter：103952
| Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| Completed & signed application form | Please access the website: https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw to fill out application form online and print it out. |
| Two passport-size (45 mm in height and 35 mm in width) photos in color within 6 months | Photos with a white color background |
| Passport (original & photocopy) | Valid for 6 months with blank pages |
| Proof of relative's residence in Taiwan | Household Registration Transcript within 3 months( personal family registry information should be indicated in the notes column of Household Registration Transcript) 、Alien Residence Certificate or Permanent Residence Certificate |
| Proof documents for relationship | Birth Certificate or Household Registration …etc, relevant identified documents |
| Other additional documents may be required during processing | Ticket、electronic ticket 、proof of a travel agency、proof of current profession or other documents required for individual cases |
Procedures：
- Applicants can lodge their applications with the necessary documents and statutory fee at our overseas missions.
- Interview may be required when necessary.
- For nationals of the designated countries applying for visitor visas, please refer to "Procedures for Nationals of the Designated Countries Applying for Visitor Visas to the Republic of China(R.O.C.)".
- For more information on family visits by lineal ascendants of foreign specialist professionals and foreign senior professionals, as defined in the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, who have been approved for residence or permanent residence by the National Immigration Agency under the Ministry of the Interior, please refer to the Visa FAQs section of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website, as well as the following related National Development Council website: https://foreigntalentact.ndc.gov.tw/en/Content_List.aspx?n=A3F4CFF03E67E8D0.
Notices：
- Visas are issued as stipulated by Article 12 of the Statute Governing Issuance of ROC Visas for Foreign Passports. As a sovereign nation, the ROC has the right to refuse applications for visas without providing any explanation for such decisions; visa application fee is not refundable.
- Please refer to "Standard Fees for Republic of China (Taiwan) Visas in Foreign Passports(pdf file)."