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- 1MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry for nationals of New Southbound Policy partner countries Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026
- 2Fraudulent website alert
- 3【Announcement】Note for ROC (Taiwan) visa applicants who have resided in or visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, French Guiana, or Guinea for four weeks or longer in the past year
- 4MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry for nationals of New Southbound Policy partner countries Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025
- 5MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry from August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024, for nationals of New Southbound Policy partner countries Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines
- 6【Announcement】CECC announced that starting from January 6, travelers arriving on flights originating from China and transiting through Hong Kong or Macao must provide COVID-19 test results
- 7【Announcement】CECC explains its plan to require non-R.O.C. nationals without NHI cards who are diagnosed with COVID-19 in Taiwan to pay their medical costs during their isolation period themselves starting January 1, 2023
- 8【Announcement】the Announcement of the National Immigration Agency: With Easing of Border and Quarantine Measures, NIA will Terminate Automatic Extensions for Foreign Persons
- 9MOFA to adjust entry regulations for foreign nationals in accordance with CECC's relaxation of border control measures
- 10MOFA to fully reinstate visa-exempt treatment for nationals of eligible countries starting September 29 in accordance with adjustments to CECC antipandemic border control measures
- 11MOFA to reinstate visa-exempt entry scheme for nationals of the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, European countries, and diplomatic allies starting September 12 in accordance with CECC measures
- 12MOFA adjusts entry regulations for foreign nationals in response to the CECC's easing of border control measures
- 13Foreign relatives of R.O.C. (Taiwan) nationals and Alien Resident Certificate holders may apply to enter Taiwan while strict border control measures remain in place
- 14MOFA relaxes regulations for foreign business travelers entering Taiwan beginning March 7, 2022, in line with CECC directives
- 15CECC announces that foreign spouses and minor children of R.O.C. (Taiwan) nationals may apply to enter Taiwan while strict border controls remain in place; overseas missions to process related visa applications
- 16R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas missions will continue to halt the processing of visa applications in accordance with strict border control measures imposed by the CECC
- 17MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022, for nationals from Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, and Russia
- 18R.O.C. (Taiwan) overseas missions to halt processing of visa applications during Taiwan’s nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert in accordance with strict border control measures imposed by CECC
- 19MOFA to halt processing of visa applications in accordance with CECC suspension of entry to Taiwan from May 19 to June 18 for foreign nationals not holding a valid R.O.C. (Taiwan) Resident Certificate
- 20MOFA announces adjustments to regulations for foreign nationals entering Taiwan beginning March 1, 2021, in line with the continuation of CECC Fall-Winter COVID-19 Prevention Program
- 21CECC announces adjustments to regulations for foreign nationals entering Taiwan beginning January 1, 2021, in response to continued spread of COVID-19 pandemic
- 22MOFA to release new version of e-passport as of January 11, 2021
- 23Ministry of Health and Welfare creates a series of animations in English to promote the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 24Spurious website alert
- 25MOFA to release new passport to highlight TAIWAN in January 2021
- 26【Important Announcement】MOFA adjusts entry regulations for foreign nationals in response to worldwide efforts to resume economic activity and international exchanges following COVID-19 outbreak (updated on 7/23)
- 27MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry from August 1, 2020, to July 31, 2021, for nationals from Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, and Russia
- 28Fourth automatic 30-day extension for foreigners entering Taiwan on or before March 21 with visa waiver, visitor visa, or landing visa (no application required) (overstayers excepted)
- 29Third automatic 30-day extension for foreigners entering Taiwan on or before March 21 with visa waiver, visitor visa, or landing visa (no application required) (overstayers excepted)
- 30Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) reminds applicants not to apply for eVisa through business website not affiliated with the government.
- 31Second automatic 30-day extension for foreigners entering Taiwan on or before March 21 with visa waiver, visitor visa, or landing visa (no application required) (overstayers excepted)
- 32Automatic 30-day extension for foreigners entering Taiwan on or before March 21 with visa waiver, visitor visa, or landing visa (no application is required) (overstayers excepted)
- 33Starting February 10, 14-day home quarantine to be required for travelers transiting through China, Hong Kong and Macau and granted entry into Taiwan; restrictions on direct flights to and from China, Hong Kong and Macau to be implemented and flights from certain airports to be suspended
- 34Starting February 7, 2020, the Republic of China (Taiwan) will implement entry restrictions and visa control measures on foreign nationals who have visited or resided in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the previous 14 days
- 352019 Taiwan-Canada working holiday program quota upped to 1,250
- 36Spurious website alert
- 37MOFA announces one-year extension of trial visa-free entry from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020 for nationals from Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei and Russia
- 38Relocation Announcement
- 39MOFA’s Southern Taiwan Office will hold a pop-up passport processing session on April 24th 2019
- 40Taipei Guest House open house activities for March 2019
- 41Penghu, here we come again
- 42Taipei Guest House open house activities for February 2019
- 43Happy Lunar New Year. Penghu, here we come again
- 44Adjust processing fee for the online credit card service in NT Dollars to eVisa applicants
- 45Canadians now eligible for working holiday visa application in Taiwan
- 46Two Upcoming Passport Sessions
- 47MOFA regrets WHO’s inability to reach appropriate arrangement for Taiwan’s donation to Ebola prevention efforts
- 48Taiwan, Luxembourg sign Arrangement on a Working Holiday Program
- 49Taiwan and Poland sign agreement on cooperation in science, higher education
- 50MOFA announces one-year extension of 14-day visa-free entry program for Brunei, Philippine, and Thai nationals
- 51MOFA to start issuing next-generation e-Passports on February 5
- 52Taiwan , Austria youth working holiday quota increased to 75
- 53Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) reminds applicants not to apply for eVisa through business website not affiliated with the government.
- 54MOFA announces trial of visa-free treatment for Philippine nationals
- 55MOFA announces reciprocal visa-free treatment between Republic of China (Taiwan) and Republic of Paraguay effective July 12
- 56Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) of the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched 3-D secure authentication and added reminder messages in eVisa application system on July 3, 2017.2017/7/3
- 57ROC government extends eVisa scheme to businesspeople from Iran and six South Asian nations
- 58ROC government eases visa rules for nationals of Bhutan and Sri Lanka
- 59ROC government expands Travel Authorization Certificate eligibility for nationals of New Southbound Policy target countries
- 60ROC government expresses condolences to victims and families of Manchester terror attack
