Arrival & Departure

1. Visas：
Foreign nationals may obtain tourist visas if they hold foreign passports or travel documents valid for more than six months in the Republic of China for purposes of sightseeing, business, family visits, study or training, medical treatment, or other legitimate activities.Visa requirements included one completed application form, incoming and outgoing travel tickets, one photo, documents verifying the purpose of the visits,and other relevant documents. The Visitor Visa Application Form can be downloaded from the website of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The completed form should be submitted to an overseas mission of the Republic of China for visa issuance.

30-day visa-free privileges are afforded to citizens of 31 countries and30-day landing visas are afforded to citizens of 3 countries. For any further information, please visit the website of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For any further questions about visa application, please contact : e-mail: post@boca.gov.tw TEL: +886-2-2343-2891 or +886-3-398-2629.

2. Traveler Luggage Clearance：
(1)Foreign currencies:
A value over US$10,000 should be declared.
(2)New Taiwan Currency:
A value under NT$60,000 is accepted. A traveler should apply for permission to the Central Bank for amounts over such value.
(3)Gold:
There is no restriction on the amount of gold that a traveler can bring out of Taiwan; however, a traveler should declare to the customs office. When carrying out gold valued over US$20,000 out of Taiwan, a traveler should apply for an export permit to the Board of Foreign Trade, MOEA (Tel : +886-2-2351-0271 ext. 352) and apply for customs clearance to the customs office.

NB: A traveler should register at the customs office counter when bringing out of Taiwan gold, foreign currencies or New Taiwan currency in excess of the said amount. ( Tel: +886-3-398-2308, +886-3-398-3222 )
http://etaipei.customs.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=20955&CtNode=8280

3. Customs:
Custom hints for Passenger please check directorate General of Customs' website http://etaipei.customs.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=22