Visa requirement
Taiwan visa for Austrian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Austrian citizens need a visa for Taiwan?
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Austrian citizens do not need a visa for Taiwan for up to 90 days.
Last verified:
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Austrian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Yes | Up to 90 days. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- 90 days
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 90 days
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity 6-month validity after arrival. Full note below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: not required; landside: not required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Austrian citizens do not need a visa for Taiwan for up to 90 days. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
Taiwan BOCA does not list a visa fee for visa-exempt entry.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; BOCA generally requires a passport valid for at least six months for visa-exempt entry, eVisa, landing visa and visitor visa routes.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: not required; landside transit: not required; BOCA's eVisa FAQ says travellers do not need an eVisa if they do not leave the international transit area of the airport in Taiwan. Leaving the transit area or entering Taiwan requires meeting the applicable visa-free, eVisa, Travel Authorization Certificate, Mainland permit or visitor-visa route.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Austrian ordinary passport
- Confirmed return/onward air or sea ticket and confirmed seat reservation
- Visa or permission for the next destination if required
- Online Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) before immigration clearance
Why this verdict
Austrian citizens' entry guidance is based on Taiwan BOCA/NIA's official Austria visa-exempt entry. Taiwan BOCA lists this nationality under the 90-day visa-exemption program. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short visitor travel only. Work, residence, study, religious work, special permits, Mainland/Hong Kong/Macao area status, temporary visa-exemption trials, emergency/temporary passports, airline handling, onward-entry documents and Taiwan immigration discretion can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Taiwan BOCA/NIA source before booking.
Conditional rules
- Work, residence, long-term study, religious work or other permit-requiring activity Visa required
Taiwan BOCA says visa-free, eVisa, landing-visa and visitor routes do not remove the need for a permit/visa when the intended activity requires one under Taiwan law.
- Airside transit without leaving the international transit area Visa-free
BOCA's eVisa FAQ says travellers do not need an eVisa if they do not leave the international transit area of the airport in Taiwan; entering Taiwan follows the traveller's normal visa/authorization route.
- Emergency, temporary or informal passports Conditional
Up to 30 days. BOCA says emergency/temporary passports generally cannot use visa-exempt/eVisa routes; a landing visa may be available for eligible visa-exempt nationalities except the United States, subject to ports, fees and documents.
- Online Taiwan Arrival Card Conditional
Taiwan NIA says TWAC submission is mandatory before immigration clearance for foreign nationals entering with a visitor visa or under visa exemption and for Mainland Chinese residents holding a multiple-entry tourist permit.
Frequently asked questions
Do Austrian citizens need a visa for Taiwan?
Austrian citizens do not need a visa for Taiwan for up to 90 days. (Visa-free.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Austrian passport holders stay in Taiwan?
Up to 90 days.
How much does entry to Taiwan cost for Austrian citizens?
It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.