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All visitors must have a valid passport or travel document to enter Taiwan, Republic of China. According to the eligibility, there are different ways of Visa acquisition. (The following regulations are based on the diplomatic principles of equality and reciprocity.)

(A) Visa-exempt Entry
  • People who hold a valid passport or travel document issued by the following countries are eligible for Visa-exempt entry.
    • Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, *Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands , New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia , Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
  • Passport holders of India, Thailand, Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, who also possess a valid visa or permanent residence certificate issued by U.S.A., Canada, Japan, U.K., Schengen Convention countries, Australia or New Zealand. People meeting the above qualifications and having never been employed in Taiwan as blue-collar workers, have to first register information concerning their documents and personal data into the “Advance Online Registration System for the Visitors of Nationals from Five Southeast Asian Countries to Taiwan”. Upon completion, the printed confirmation is used to validate the traveler during the boarding and the immigration check. During the immigration check, travelers who can not show a valid visa or permanent resident visa issued by one of the aforementioned developed countries will not be admitted into the country.
  • Duration of stay: 30 days (Japanese and U.K. passport holders can stay 90 days.).
  • Please check the following link for further details.

    • http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=116&mp=2

(B) Landing Visas
  • Holders of emergency or temporary passports with validity more than six months for nationals of those countries eligible for visa-exempt entry.
  • Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months.
  • Duration of stay: 30 days.
  • Please check the following link for further details.

    • http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1446&ctNode=116&mp=2

(C) Visitor Visas
  • Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in the Republic of China for less than six months for the purpose of transit, tourism, visiting relatives, attending a training course, receiving medical treatment or engaging in business or other permissible activities.
  • Duration of stay: 14, 30, 60 and 90 days.
  • Please check the following link for further details.

    • http://www.boca.gov.tw/content.asp?CuItem=1906

(D) Visitors Holding Chinese Passports

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Request of an Invitation Letter
  • For request of an invitation letter to apply traveling visa and funding, please contact conference secretariat of ICSSI 2009 at icssi2009@gmail.com