Taiwan VISA-FREE entry for Filipinos

2018 UPDATE: 

The trial visa-free travel program for visitors to Taiwan from the Philippines, Thailand and Brunei is extended for another year – July 31, 2019.

Taiwanese Embassy just confirmed that starting November 1, 2017, Filipinos can fly to Taiwan with NO visa needed! You do not have to apply for a tourist visa nor Travel Authorization Certificate.

Just make sure you have the following requirements when you approach the Immigration counters:

1. Your passport must have remaining validity of at least six months starting from the date of arrival in Taiwan.
2. You must possess an onward/return air or ferry ticket.
3. A proof of accommodation — can be a hotel booking or host’s contact information or tour arrangements
4. You must have no criminal record in Taiwan.
5. Your trip is no longer than 14 days.

Enjoy Taiwan!

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Good news for us Pinoys, according to the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, the Taiwanese government has eased its visa requirements for Filipinos.

Based on the new rules set by the Taiwanese government, Philippine passport holders who have been issued entry visas to any one of the following countries – Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States or any of the Schengen countries – may qualify for a visa exemption and can visit to Taiwan for up to 30 days.

When we heard about this, we immediately booked a low fare from AirAsia and used our expired Japan Visa in applying for an Authorization Certificate for visa-exemption.

Philippine passport holders must apply for a visa exemption Authorization Certificate before the date of  visit to Taiwan. However, before submitting an online application for a certificate, Filipinos are required to follow these requirements:

(1) The applicant’s passport must have remaining validity of at least six months starting from the date of arrival in Taiwan.
(2) The applicant must possess an onward/return air or ferry ticket.
(3) The applicant has never been employed as a blue-collar worker in Taiwan.

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also possess at least one of the following visa entry issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, any of the Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, or the United States:

(1) Valid resident or permanent resident card
(2) Valid entry visa (may be electronic visa)
(3) Resident card or tourist visa that has expired less than 10 years prior to the date of arrival in Taiwan

For more information, please visit the Taiwanese Embassy official website.

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