The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will begin a trial on November 1 offering Philippine nationals visa-free entry to Taiwan for up to 14 days. The new measure, in line with the Executive Yuan’s New Southbound Policy, was decided at an interministerial meeting that MOFA convened on September 15 for representatives from government agencies dealing with national security, police administration, investigation, immigration, tourism, and the economy and trade.
In order to enhance the security features of online payment, BOCA has implemented 3-D secure authentication in eVisa application system. In addition, BOCA has put reminder messages in the same system to request applicants to check their filling-in information to reduce the cases of incorrect applications, which may cause applicants holding an eVisa that is not fully identical with their passport information to be denied to enter the ROC.
New visa regulations for passport holders from South and Southeast Asian countries took effect June 1 as part of efforts to expand multifaceted exchanges with the regions under the government’s New Southbound Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
As part of the second wave of visa rule relaxation for nationals of New Southbound Policy target countries, the ROC government is introducing new measures on June 1.
As part of the second wave of visa rule easing for nationals of New Southbound Policy target countries, the ROC government is introducing new measures on June 1 for nationals of Bhutan and Sri Lanka to boost tourism and business exchanges with these countries.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) has extended its eVisa scheme as of June 1 to include businesspeople from Iran and the six South Asian nations of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
As part of the implementation of the New Southbound Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened a cross-government meeting of agencies in April to discuss the second round of visa-relaxation measures for New Southbound Policy target countries, including trial of visa-free treatment for Philippine nationals.
Director General Charles Li held two mobile consular meetings in Colombo to explain convenient visa applications for Sri Lankan businessmen to Taiwan from 1st June on 26th April 2017.
Director General Charles Li calls on Head of Chennai Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) Mr. Xavier Dhanaraj to discuss visa extension for Taiwanese businessmen and crime prevention cooperation on 24th April 2017.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) will expand or implement simplified visa regulations starting June 1 for passport holders from South and Southeast Asian nations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
