Do Saudi Arabia passport holders need a visa for Taiwan?

To obtain an eVisa, applicants must submit relevant personal information and pay the required fee by credit card (Visa or MasterCard) online. Taiwan (ROC) overseas missions may, depending on the applicant’s nationality and purpose of visit, request through email that the applicant submit additional documents within a specific timeframe. If these documents are not submitted by the given deadline, the application may be denied.

Holders of emergency or temporary passports with remaining validity of more than six months for nationals of those countries (except for the United States of America) eligible for visa-exempt entry.

When an eVisa application has been approved, the applicant will receive a notice by email containing a webpage link to download and print the eVisa. The eVisa holder is required to present a paper copy of the eVisa at the immigration checkpoint for verification by the National Immigration Agency upon arrival in Taiwan. However, immigration officers at ports of entry in Taiwan have the right to deny entry to eVisa holders without providing further explanation.

Please note that eVisas are only granted for tourism and business purposes, as well as for visiting relatives and attending international conferences or sporting events in Taiwan. If you intend to travel to Taiwan for other purposes – such as employment, study, residence with family, or Mandarin language courses – you must submit an application for a suitable type of visa at a Taiwan (ROC) overseas mission.

An eVisa can be obtained easily at low cost. Applicants can apply for an eVisa and pay the required fee(if applicable) online, and if the application is approved, the applicant also receives the eVisa online. There is no need to travel to an ROC overseas mission.

An eVisa is an official document issued electronically by ROC overseas missions that allows foreign nationals to enter and travel in Taiwan. An eVisa is an alternative to a paper-based visa issued by ROC overseas missions. To obtain an eVisa, applicants must submit relevant personal information and pay the required fee by credit card (MasterCard or Visa). The eVisa will be issued after the submitted information has been assessed and found to meet relevant criteria. When an eVisa application has been approved, the visa issuance system of the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) of the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will automatically send a notice to the applicant’s designated email account containing a webpage link to download and print the eVisa. You are required to present this eVisa at the immigration checkpoint for verification by the National Immigration Agency upon your arrival in Taiwan. In line with existing procedures concerning paper visas, immigration officers at ports of entry in Taiwan have the right to deny entry to eVisa holders without providing further explanation.

The eVisa program is only applicable to the holders of ordinary, official, or diplomatic passports that are valid for at least six months from the date of applying for an eVisa. It is not applicable to the holders of emergency, temporary, or other unofficial passports or other travel documents. In accordance with instructions from BOCA, ROC overseas missions may, depending on the applicant's nationality or purpose of visit, request through email that the applicant submit additional documents within a specific timeframe. If these documents are not submitted by the given deadline, the application may be denied.