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Which Countries Do Not Need a Visa for Taiwan? The 90, 30 and 14-Day Lists
Taiwan grants visa-exempt entry to around 60 nationalities, split into 90-day, 30-day and 14-day tiers. Here is who is on each list as of August 2026, the conditions everyone must meet, and what to do if your country is not on it.
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- Visa-exempt entry is tiered: most European nationals, Japan, South Korea, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand get 90 days; Malaysia, Singapore and several Caribbean states get 30 days; Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Oman get 14 days.
- Every visa-exempt visitor needs a passport valid for at least six months on the date of entry and a confirmed onward or return ticket — the exemption does not remove these conditions.
- The 14-day tier for Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines is a trial programme with an expiry date that has been extended year by year, so it must be re-checked rather than assumed.
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