Filipinos can continue to enjoy visa-free travel for 14 days to Taiwan until July 31, 2020.
Taipei, in a July 2 statement by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines, announced that the “visa-free privilege for the nationals of the Philippines will continue for another year.”
Filipinos traveling to Taiwan do not need to secure a visa or a “Travel Authorization Certificate” or an e-visa prior to travel date. However, visitors must comply with the following conditions:
- Possess a regular passport with remaining validity of at least 6 months from date of entry;
- Hold a confirmed return ticket or a confirmed ticket with a valid visa for an onward destination;
- Provide confirmed hotel reservations or an address and contact details for their stay, as well as a financial statement; and
- Have a clean criminal record as verified by immigration upon arrival in Taiwan.
The 14-day visa-free is non-extendable and begins on the following day of arrival.
The visa-free travel for Filipinos started on November 1, 2017 in a 9-month trial. Since then, Filipino arrivals in Taiwan increased by more than 120,000 in 2018 from 2017.
