Visa requirement
Taiwan visa for Chinese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Entry to Taiwan for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below.
Last verified: (yesterday)
What this means: Entry depends on your specific circumstances — read the conditions below and confirm with the official source before you travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- Mainland China resident tourist travel uses Taiwan's entry-permit regime, not ordinary passport-only visa-free travel.
- Varies — see notes
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Mainland China resident tourist travel uses Taiwan's entry-permit regime, not ordinary passport-only visa-free travel.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 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)
- 5 Transit airside transit: not required; landside transit: conditional; 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)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Entry to Taiwan for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
Cost depends on the specific Taiwan authorization or permit route; confirm in the official online application/permit system.
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: conditional; 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
- PRC passport or Mainland travel document as applicable
- Taiwan entry/exit or tourist permit before travel
- Online Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) if holding a multiple-entry tourist permit
- Return/onward travel evidence
Why this verdict
Chinese citizens are encoded from Taiwan BOCA/NIA's official Mainland China tourist permit / special-entry route. Taiwan NIA says Mainland Chinese residents holding a multiple-entry tourist permit are among TWAC users, while BOCA visa forms state they are not applicable to PRC passport holders. Treat ordinary PRC passport tourism as a separate permit route, not a normal visitor visa/eVisa flow. This destination-wave matrix record 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 Chinese citizens need a visa for Taiwan?
- Entry to Taiwan for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. (Conditional.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Chinese passport holders stay in Taiwan?
- Mainland China resident tourist travel uses Taiwan's entry-permit regime, not ordinary passport-only visa-free travel.
- How much does the Taiwan entry cost for Chinese citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.