Taiwanese employers of Filipino migrant workers can apply to extend their recruitment permits should they be impacted by a travel ban imposed by the Philippine government on Monday that prevents Filipinos from traveling to Taiwan due to the coronavirus outbreak, a Taiwanese labor official said Tuesday.
Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) China Airlines and EVA Airways, Taiwan's two leading carriers, said Tuesday they will cut some of their flights on the Philippines route, after the government there extended its travel restrictions to Taiwan due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) From Saturday, Taiwanese wishing to visit the Philippines will be asked to provide a recent travel history when applying for a visa following the extension of a travel ban on foreign travelers who have been to China or its special administrative regions within the last three weeks, according to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has confirmed that Vietnam has withdrawn its previous announcement that it was imposing a ban on flights with Taiwan to keep the threat of spreading coronavirus at bay.
Taiwan's passport ranks 32nd on a list of the world's most powerful passports, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 146 destinations, according to a global passport power survey issued Tuesday.
Starting December, individual travelers from Taiwan visiting Thailand will be required to provide financial details in order to obtain a visitor's visa to the country, local-based travel agencies said Friday.
Nationals of the following countries are eligible for an eVisa when they meet relevant criteria: Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Mauritius, Montenegro, Oman, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
Taiwan and Italy formally announced mutual access on automated immigration clearance Thursday, making Taiwan the eighth non-European Union country granted the privilege by Italy.
Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a travel warning to its citizens Friday over a measles outbreak in New Zealand, urging those wishing to visit the country to exercise caution, especially those with children who are not vaccinated or who are under 1 year of age.
Taiwan will begin prohibiting travelers from bringing in any meat products from flights originating in the Philippines. That was the word from the Central Emergency Operation Center for African Swine Fever. The center said Philippine authorities confirmed cases of African swine fever on Monday.
