Taiwan is considering reducing the amount of time business travelers who want to make short visits to the country would have to stay in quarantine upon arrival, the country's health minister said Saturday. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said in an interview published Saturday that discussions are being held to open Taiwan's borders for business and trade activity at a time when the COVID-19 outbreak seems to be coming under control.
On May 2, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that beginning 00:00 Taipei Standard Time on May 4, inbound travelers returning from overseas should complete the COVID-19 Health Declaration and Home Quarantine Notice and confirm if their residence satisfies the home quarantine requirements before boarding.
BOCA has launched the eVisa Program starting January 12, 2016 and has never delegated or authorized any business website or agency to process eVisa.
A further five high-level foreign professionals have been granted ROC (Taiwan) citizenship without having to relinquish their original nationalities, according to the Ministry of the Interior April 28. The five—specializing in arts, education, medicine and sports—include professionals from France, Italy, Malaysia and South Korea.
Taiwan will maintain its restrictions on flights to and from China and its entry ban on transit passengers after the initial end date later this month, as the COVID-19 pandemic is showing no signs of abating, the Central Epidemic Command Center said. The travel restrictions are being maintained as part of the government's efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has peaked in Europe and the United States and continues to spread across Asia and Central and South America, the CECC said.
More airlines have decided to suspend flights serving Taiwan amid plummeting demand and increasingly tight border controls set by governments around the world, including Taiwan's, to keep the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at bay. Thai AirAsia said Saturday it will cancel all international flights from March 25 to April 25, including the Taoyuan-Chiang Mai route between Taiwan and Thailand.
Air New Zealand announced Tuesday it will halt flights between Auckland and Taipei due to the measures being taken by its government to curb the global spread of the novel coronavirus. All flights between Auckland Airport and Taoyuan International Airport will be suspended from March 30 to June 30, the airline said after New Zealand government's announced on March 14 that everybody arriving in the country, including New Zealanders, would be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Four Indonesian nationals were barred from entering Taiwan by immigration officers at Taoyuan International Airport after they were found to have fake New Zealand e-visas, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said Sunday. The Indonesian nationals were trying to enter Taiwan by each holding a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) and an Online Application for R.O.C. (Taiwan) Travel Authorization Certificate, said the NIA in a press release.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Sunday advised Taiwanese applying for work in the Philippines gambling industry to exercise caution, saying many companies in that sector are operating outside the law.
The above charts show Taiwan’s temporary travel restrictions and quarantine regulations, which are among its response measures to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the region and beyond.
