Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan. The law of Taiwan has various distinctions on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan (NWHR and NWOHR). [1]
The nationals with household registration (NWHRs), also referred as citizens, are eligible to apply for National Identification Card with an ID number, and the ID number is imprinted on the passport's biodata page to signify the holder's status against the nationals without household registration (NWOHRs). As such, holders of passports with National ID number can travel to more countries and territories without visas than those without.
The Taiwan passport is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa. [2] [ needs update ] As of 2024, NWHRs had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 143 countries and territories, ranking it the 34th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [3]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and 1 or 2 blank pages. [4]
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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![]() | Visa required [5] |
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![]() | Visa not required [7] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [8] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [9] | ||
![]() | eVisa [10] |
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![]() | Visa not required [12] | 30 days | |
![]() | Travel Certificate required [13] |
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![]() | eVisa [16] [17] | 120 days | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authority [18] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [23] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [24] | ||
![]() | eVisa [25] | ||
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [26] | 14 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [27] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa required [28] |
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![]() | Visa required [29] |
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![]() | Visa not required [32] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [33] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [34] [35] |
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![]() | eVisa [36] [37] | ||
![]() | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [38] | 30 days [39] | |
![]() | Visa not required [40] [41] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [42] [43] |
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![]() | Visa required [44] |
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![]() | Visa not required [46] | 14 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [48] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [49] [50] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [52] | 1 month |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [54] [55] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa [56] [57] | ||
![]() | Electronic Travel Authority [58] [59] | 6 months |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [61] |
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![]() | Visa required [62] |
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![]() | eVisa [64] [65] |
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![]() | Visa not required [67] | 90 days | |
![]() | With Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or Chinese Travel Document only, including airside transit [68] |
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![]() | Online Visa [70] [71] |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [73] | 45 days | |
![]() | eVisa [74] |
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![]() | eVisa [76] [77] | 7 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [79] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [80] [81] | 3 months |
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![]() | Visa not required [82] | 90 days |
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![]() | Admission refused [83] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [85] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [86] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [88] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [89] [90] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [91] | 180 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [92] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [93] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [94] [95] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required [96] [97] | ||
![]() | eVisa [98] [99] | ||
![]() | Visa required [100] |
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![]() | Visa not required [102] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [103] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [104] | up to 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [107] | 4 months |
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![]() | Visa not required [109] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [110] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [113] [114] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [115] | 90 days | |
![]() | Admission refused [84] |
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![]() | Visa not required [116] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [119] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [120] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [123] |
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![]() | Visa not required [125] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [126] [127] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [128] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [129] [130] |
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![]() | Visa not required [131] | 3 months |
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![]() | Visa not required [133] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required [134] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [135] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [136] | 30 days |
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![]() | e-VOA / Visa on arrival [144] | 30 days [145] | |
![]() | eVisa [146] [147] | 30 days |
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![]() | eVisa [150] [151] |
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![]() | Visa not required [153] | 90 days | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization [154] [155] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [157] | 90 days |
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![]() | Affidavit of Identity required [160] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [162] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [164] [165] |
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![]() | eVisa [166] [167] |
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![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation [169] [170] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [171] | ||
![]() | Visa required [172] |
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![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization [174] [175] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [178] | ||
![]() | eVisa [179] [180] |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [181] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [185] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [186] |
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![]() | eVisa [188] [189] | ||
![]() | eVisa [190] [191] |
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![]() | eVisa [192] [193] |
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![]() | Visa not required [195] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [196] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [197] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [198] [199] | ||
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [200] [201] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [202] | 30 days |
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![]() | Free visa on arrival [205] | 30 days [206] |
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![]() | Visa required [207] |
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![]() | Visa not required [209] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [210] | 90 days [211] | |
![]() | eVisa [212] [213] |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [214] | 60 days [215] | |
![]() | Visa required [216] |
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![]() | Visa not required [217] | 30 days | |
![]() | Admission refused [218] |
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![]() | Visa not required [220] | ||
![]() | eVisa [221] [222] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [223] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [224] | ||
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [225] [226] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa [227] [228] | 28 days |
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![]() | eVisa [229] |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [231] | ||
![]() | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [234] [235] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [236] | 90 days |
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![]() | Electronic Travel Authority [237] | 3 months |
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![]() | Visa not required [243] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required [244] |
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![]() | eVisa [247] [248] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [249] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [250] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required / eVisa [251] [252] | 14 days / 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required [253] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [257] [258] | 90 days [206] | |
![]() | Visa not required [259] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [260] [261] | 60 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [263] [264] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [265] | 183 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [266] [267] | 14 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [272] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [273] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [274] [275] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [277] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [278] [279] | 30 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [284] [285] | 30 days | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation [286] [287] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required [288] | 6 weeks | |
![]() | Visa not required [289] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required [290] | 60 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [291] | ||
![]() | eVisa [292] [293] | ||
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [294] [295] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [296] | ||
![]() | Travel Certificate required [297] |
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![]() | Electronic Border System [300] [301] | 3 months |
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![]() | eVisa [302] [303] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [304] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [306] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [307] | 90 days |
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![]() | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [308] | 3 months | |
![]() | Admission refused [309] |
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![]() | Visa required [312] |
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![]() | eVisa [313] [314] |
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![]() | Visa not required [316] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [317] [318] | 60 days / 30 days |
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![]() | Visa required [321] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [324] [325] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [328] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required [329] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa [330] [331] |
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![]() | eVisa [333] [334] |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [338] [339] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [340] | 60 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival [342] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa [343] [344] | 15 days | |
![]() | Visa required [345] | ||
![]() | eVisa [346] [347] | ||
![]() | Visa required [348] | ||
![]() | eVisa [349] [350] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required [351] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [353] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [354] [355] | ||
![]() | eVisa [356] [357] |
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![]() | Visa required [361] |
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![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation [363] | 6 months |
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![]() | Visa Waiver Program [367] [368] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required [372] | ||
![]() | eVisa [373] [374] | ||
![]() | Visa not required [375] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required [376] | ||
![]() | Admission refused [377] |
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![]() | eVisa [380] [381] |
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![]() | Visa required [382] |
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![]() | eVisa [385] [386] |
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![]() | eVisa [387] [388] |
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries: [389]
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1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days
Although Taiwan is a member of this program, its nationals are also not allowed to use ABTC to enter China, instead they are required to use Taiwan Compatriot Permits.
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages: [390]
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area. [391]
Visa requirements for nationals of Republic of China for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:
ROC nationals without household registration (NWOHRs) are required to obtain a Chinese Travel Document from a Chinese embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission prior to travelling to Hong Kong SAR and mainland China. As Chinese Travel Documents are issued as a replacement of the Chinese passport, all holders of Taiwan passports who have citizenship or nationality of another country are ineligible and are required to apply for a Chinese visa on their non-ROC passports instead. [392]
Areas | Travel with ROC passport | Travel with Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents | Travel with Chinese Travel Document |
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![]() | Single-entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents on arrival for 3 months, applicable to holders of Taiwanese ID cards only. Permit is still required even for airside transit | Up to 5 years | Up to 2 years |
![]() | Valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents and Tibet Travel Permit required | Valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents and Tibet Travel Permit required | Valid Chinese Travel Document and Tibet Travel Permit required |
![]() | Online registration for 30 days free of charge, applicable to passports with National ID number only. Registration or Taiwan Compatriot Permit not required for airside transit [393] [394] | 30 days | Hong Kong SAR Entry Permit required except for airside transit |
![]() | 30 days [395] | 30 days [396] | 7 days, must be in transit to or from a third country or region |
Notes:
Single-entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents can be applied with ROC passport (with a validity of more than 3 months), ROC National ID card, return ticket and 2 passport-sized photos, fee is CNY 150. Some airports may require additional documents, such as an invitation letter. Eligible airports are: Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yantai and Zhengzhou. [398] The single-entry travel permit is valid for a stay up to 3 months. Holder of a valid, long-term travel permit is not eligible to use this service, he or she must instead carry the long-term permit or will be refused entry for not doing so.
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
![]() | Visa required [399] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 3 months. Passport required. [400] |
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. [401] |
![]() | Visa not required | Visa not required for holders of passports with National ID number only. [402] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days, pre-arrival notifications must be made at least two weeks in advance. [403] |
![]() | Visa required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [404] [405] |
![]() | Visa required | Moldovan visa required. Registration required after 24h. [406] |
Africa | ||
![]() | Special permit required | Special permit required. [407] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [408] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [409] |
![]() | Admission refused [410] [411] | From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas (including eVisas) to citizens of Taiwan. [412] |
![]() | eVisa [413] | |
![]() | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. [414] |
![]() | Visa regime undefined | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 40 US dollars. [415] Due to safety concerns, the Taiwanese government advises its citizens not to travel to Somaliland. [416] |
Asia | ||
![]() | Visa required [417] | |
![]() | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [418] [419] |
![]() | Access restricted | Restricted zone. |
![]() | Access restricted | Restricted zone. |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
![]() | Visa not required | 3 months. Passport with National ID number required. [420] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [421] |
![]() | Visa not required | 6 months [422] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [423] |
![]() | Visa not required | 6 months [424] |
![]() | Visa not required | 60 days. Passport with National ID number required. [425] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [426] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [427] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [428] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days in 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. [429] |
![]() | Visa not required | 6 months [430] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. [431] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [432] [433] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. [434] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days [435] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. [436] |
Oceania | ||
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization [437] | 30 days. [438] |
![]() | Visa not required | 31 days [439] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. [440] |
![]() | Visa not required | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. [441] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. [442] |
![]() | Visa not required | 30 days [443] |
![]() | Visa not required | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. [444] |
![]() | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. [445] [446] [447] |
![]() | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [448] [449] [450] [451] [452] [453] [454] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. [455] |
South America | ||
![]() | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [456] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
![]() | Visa not required | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month. [457] |
![]() | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [458] [459] |
Antarctica | Special permits required | Special permits required for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
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