Question 1

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Completed and signed visa application form؟

Accepted Answer

Fill in the application form online at visawebapp.boca.gov.tw, print it and sign it. BOCA says this online form is not for Hong Kong, Macau or mainland China passport holders.

Question 2

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Passport (original and a photocopy)؟

Accepted Answer

Valid for at least 6 months, with blank pages. BOCA asks for the original and a photocopy.

Question 3

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Two colour passport photos؟

Accepted Answer

Two photos, 45 mm high and 35 mm wide, in colour with a white background, taken within the last 6 months.

Question 4

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Proof of stable financial resources (for example a bank statement)؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA lists a bank statement as the proof of stable financial resources. The page does not say how much money you need to show.

Question 5

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Visa fee؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's fee table (updated 16 July 2026) shows NT$1,600 (US$50) for a single-entry visitor visa and NT$3,200 (US$100) for a multiple-entry one, with optional express handling for an extra NT$800 (US$25) or NT$1,600 (US$50). The table is for passports of all countries except the US. If you apply abroad, you pay in the local currency the mission sets. BOCA says visas are free for nationals of countries that have a reciprocal visa agreement with Taiwan, but does not list those countries.

Question 6

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم If your passport is from a 'designated country': a special procedure and a short list of allowed purposes؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA lists these nationalities: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, India (listed only as 'Identity Certificate', which the page does not explain, so check with the mission whether an ordinary Indian passport is covered), Iraq, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Syria. They may apply for a visitor visa only for these purposes: an invitation from a Taiwan government agency on official business; international religious, athletic or cultural exchange meetings held by organisations set up in Taiwan; visiting a spouse, a lineal relative (such as a parent or child) or a sibling who has legal residence in Taiwan; economic or commercial business (including an accompanying spouse and children); crew reporting for duty; or medical treatment. Tourism is not on that list, except that BOCA says Bhutan nationals can apply for tourist visas. For Sri Lanka, BOCA says tourist visa applications are suspended. Some must apply at a named office only: Nepal and India (Identity Certificate) at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi; Nigeria and Ghana at the Taipei Trade Office in Nigeria; Sri Lanka at the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai. The mission may ask for a guarantee from your sponsor in Taiwan. BOCA's page was updated on 17 July 2026.

Question 7

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم A Visitor Visa from a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission, unless one of the routes below applies to you؟

Accepted Answer

This list is for ordinary passports from countries that are not on Taiwan's visa-exempt list. Most people apply for a Visitor Visa at a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission before they travel (see the lines below for the documents). Four groups are different. (1) Twenty nationalities can apply online for an eVisa instead (see the eVisa line); BOCA's FAQ says nationals of those countries can't get a landing visa on arrival instead. (2) Seventeen nationalities are on a 'designated countries' list with a special procedure and a short list of allowed purposes (see that line). (3) Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China passport holders are outside the Bureau of Consular Affairs' visa system: its own online visa form says it is not for them, and they use separate entry permits from the National Immigration Agency. The Hong Kong and Macao permit is described below; this list does not cover the permit rules for mainland China. (4) A landing visa on arrival exists only for emergency or temporary passports of visa-exempt countries (see that line). BOCA's tourism visa page was updated on 7 August 2026.

Question 8

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Hong Kong and Macao residents: an Entry and Exit Permit from the National Immigration Agency؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's visa form is not for Hong Kong or Macao passport holders. The National Immigration Agency's page (dated 6 April 2023, so check it is still current) says residents apply online for an Entry and Exit Permit and print it after paying. You upload a colour 2-inch white-background photo taken within the last two years, both sides of your original Hong Kong or Macao permanent resident ID card, and your Hong Kong or Macao passport (valid for more than three months). If you were born in mainland China you must also provide a certificate of non-registration in mainland China, your Home Return Permit, or a notarised certificate of household registration cancellation. The page lists NT$600 for a single entry permit, NT$1,000 for a one-year multiple-entry permit and NT$2,000 for a three-year one, a processing time of five business days, and a stay of up to three months that can be extended once by up to three months.

Question 9

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم If your nationality is eligible: apply online for an eVisa instead؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA says nationals of these countries can apply for an eVisa when they meet the criteria: Armenia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mauritius, Montenegro, Oman, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. Tourism is an allowed purpose. The eVisa is single-entry, valid for three months from the day it is issued, allows a stay of up to 30 days, and can't be extended or converted to another visa. You need an ordinary, official or diplomatic passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you apply, pay online by Visa, MasterCard or JCB credit card, and, once approved, download and print the eVisa from an emailed link and show the paper copy at immigration. A mission may email you to ask for extra documents by a deadline; if you miss it, the application may be denied. Group tourists from India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam travelling with agencies designated by Taiwan's Tourism Administration, and business visitors from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka recommended by overseas offices of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, can also use the eVisa. Nationals of Sri Lanka are temporarily ineligible from 12 August 2026.

Question 10

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam: online Travel Authorization Certificate (conditions not listed here)؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's July 2026 news item says nationals of India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos have 'conditional visa-free entry' through an online Travel Authorization Certificate (TAC) from the National Immigration Agency, and that Cambodian nationals are no longer eligible for that scheme or for the high-end group tourist simplification project from 1 August 2026. The BOCA pages read here do not list the conditions, so this app does not treat these nationalities as visa-exempt. Check the National Immigration Agency's TAC page, or apply for a Visitor Visa.

Question 11

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Landing visa, only if you hold an emergency or temporary passport of a visa-exempt country؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA says a landing visa is for holders of emergency or temporary passports (valid for at least six months, with blank pages) from the countries eligible for visa-exempt entry, except the United States. You need a confirmed return or onward ticket, a completed application form with two photos, and no criminal record. The fee is NT$1,600 plus an NT$800 handling fee. The stay is 30 days from the day after arrival and can't be extended. You can get it at Taoyuan International, Taipei Songshan, Taichung International or Kaohsiung International airport. BOCA's page does not offer a landing visa to ordinary passports from countries that need a visa.

Question 12

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Online Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC)؟

Accepted Answer

The National Immigration Agency says the online Taiwan Arrival Card is free, has replaced the paper card since 1 October 2025, and must be completed before immigration clearance. It applies to foreign nationals who enter on a visitor visa or under the visa-exemption programme, and it can be filled in at twac.immigration.gov.tw. The Agency's notice says to do it within three days before arrival; BOCA's pages say within seven days. Doing it in the last three days fits both.

Question 13

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: visa issuance suspended until 28 November 2026؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's announcement of 27 August 2026 says that, because of the Ebola outbreak and Taiwan's anti-epidemic policy, visas for residents of the DRC remain suspended until 28 November 2026 (residents of Uganda can apply again from 28 August 2026). The measure does not apply to admitted degree students, people on diplomatic or official business, spouses and minor children of Taiwan nationals, or visitors travelling for emergency or humanitarian reasons such as a funeral or a critically ill family member. BOCA says the measure may be adjusted.

Question 14

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Return ticket؟

Accepted Answer

A ticket, an e-ticket or proof from a travel agency. BOCA's general visitor visa page says an outbound airline ticket, or verifiable proof that you have bought a steamship ticket, is required.

Question 15

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Travel itinerary؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA lists a travel itinerary as a required document but gives no further detail about what it should contain.

Question 16

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم What a Visitor Visa gives you؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA says a Visitor Visa is for stays of up to six months and lists stays of 14, 30, 60 or 90 days. It is generally valid for three months up to one year, or as set by a reciprocal visa agreement. Visas for 60 or 90 days that don't carry a 'no extension' remark can be extended at a National Immigration Agency service centre (BOCA says up to 120 days of extensions for a 60-day visa, 90 for a 90-day visa).

Question 17

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم A child included in a parent's passport needs a separate eVisa application؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's FAQ (dated 2017, so it may have changed) answers yes to whether a child included in your passport needs a separate eVisa application. For the child's application you use the child's ID data together with your passport information.

Question 18

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Extra eVisa conditions for some nationalities؟

Accepted Answer

Colombian nationals must hold a valid visa or resident certificate from a Schengen country, or a valid US resident certificate or US visa valid for more than 180 days. From 31 March 2026 through 31 March 2027 the same applies to nationals of Armenia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Nationals of Armenia, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan who were invited by a Taiwan central government agency, or are attending an event it organises or sponsors, don't need that Schengen or US document (the agency requests an 'Ecode' for them). Russia: only ordinary passports, from 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2027. Türkiye: only ordinary and special passports, with eligibility adjusted on a rolling basis. North Korean nationals can only use the eVisa for sporting events in Taiwan.

Question 19

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم If your passport lists China as your place of birth: proof you have lived outside the Mainland Area for four years؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's landing-visa page says that, under Article 7 of the Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, visa applicants using a foreign passport that lists China as the place of birth must provide proof that they have lived outside the Mainland Area for four years or longer.

Question 20

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم One eVisa application per person, no family or group applications؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's FAQ (dated 2017, so it may have changed) says its visa system does not accept family or group applications for eVisas.

Question 21

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Other documents or an interview, if the mission asks؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA says other documents may be required while your application is processed and that an interview may be required. You submit your documents and the fee at the overseas mission. Taiwan can refuse a visa without giving a reason, and the application fee is not refunded.

Question 22

هل أحتاج إلى تقديم Proof of polio vaccination, if you recently spent time in certain countries؟

Accepted Answer

BOCA's notice of 2 October 2026 says visa applicants must provide proof of having received the oral or the inactivated polio vaccine within the past year if they have lived in or visited any of these countries for four weeks or more within the past year: Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Cameroon, Chad, Laos and South Sudan.

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