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3)
Landing Visa
This is similar to the 'Visa Exempt Entry' or
'Visa Free' method arriving in Taiwan without a visa, except you
will have to pay a small fee and fill out a form to receive the
visa (if you are from the qualifying countries for entry), but you
will receive a full month instead of only 14 days. You will have
to leave Taiwan at the end of the 30 days even if you find employment
and apply for a work/resident visa (see 'visa runs'.)
Duration of stay:
30 days (no extension permitted)
A landing visa allows those arriving in Taiwan without a visa to
fill out a visa application form on arrival at the airport and to
pay a fee to obtain permission to stay for 30 days maximum.
Eligible countries for application:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New
Zealand, the Netherlands (Holland), Poland, Portugal, Spain, Singapore,
Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
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1. |
A
passport valid for at least six months. |
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2. |
A
confirmed return air ticket or an air ticket and a visa for
the next destination,
and a confirmed seat reservation for departure. |
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3. |
Completed
application form with photo. |
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4. |
Visa
fee NT$1,200 (countries under the reciprocal agreements
shall be issued for free) plus a handling fee of $800 NT.
For Americans, Visa application
fee of NT$1,500 plus a handling fee of NT$800. |
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5. |
No
criminal record verified by the airport police (rarely verified/enforced,
but still part of legal regulations). |
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6. |
You
cannot be afflicted with a ‘critical’ or communicable
disease.
(This
is rarely verified/enforced, this is grounds for immediate
deportation, ie. AIDS/HIV) |
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