Entry rules · Taiwan passport
Do Taiwan passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?
No visa, but Taiwan passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before travelling to the United Kingdom. It allows a stay of up to 6 months per entry.
Checked against official sources on 8 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Electronic travel authorization. Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.
- Stay
- Up to 6 months per entry
- Status
- Verified 8 Oct 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Taiwan passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: electronic travel authorization
ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation:
(c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025:
*Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan.
More quotes (13)
VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.).
VN 2.2. The following people do not need a visit visa before they travel to the UK as a Visitor, other than where VN 2.3. applies:
(c) nationals or citizens of Taiwan who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan; or
An Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is required by specified nationals in advance of travel to the UK.
The holder of an ETA will need to obtain permission to enter on arrival in the UK but can be refused entry if they require an ETA and do not have one.
(i) seeking permission to enter the UK as a Visitor (other than a Marriage/Civil Partnership Visitor), staying in the UK for up to 6 months; or
You'll need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) or a visa
If your passport has a personal ID number on the bio data page
an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
Tourism or visiting family and friends
(c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan.
Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania
You can get an ETA for tourism, visiting family or for certain other reasons.
Stay: up to 6 months per entry
ETA 4.2. A person holding a valid ETA may make multiple journeys to the UK, for the purpose of seeking permission to enter on arrival as either:
(a) a Visitor, seeking entry for up to 6 months on each occasion; or
ETA 4.2. A person holding a valid ETA may make multiple journeys to the UK, for the purpose of seeking permission to enter on arrival as either: (a) a Visitor, seeking entry for up to 6 months on each occasion; or (b) a Creative Worker who is seeking entry to the UK pursuant to Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker at CRV 3.2.
United Kingdom for other passports
- Free movement
- Ireland
- eTAUp to 6 months per entry
- Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 8 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to the United Kingdom, chiefly UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) — Check if you need a UK visa. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: electronic travel authorization, up to 180 days. The official source shows: electronic travel authorization, up to 6 months per entry, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for the United Kingdom
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- No advice published
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to the United Kingdom as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Taiwan passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- United Kingdom visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Taiwan passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Taiwan passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of the United Kingdom.