Update on Taiwan Visa Application

I started to process our Taipei visa just recently for our IVF in Taiwan this coming September and found out that effective March 1, 2012, it is required to fill up the visa application forms online, print them out and bring them along with other documents required in applying for a visa.

So before going to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) located at 41F, Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines or before you apply through a travel agency, please make sure that you fill up the online visa application form, which you can access from the website https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw and print them out.

Other requirements needed are the following:

1. Two (2) passport size photos 1.5”x2” with white background taken within the last three (3) months

2. Passport valid for at least six months and old passport showing previous visa stamps, if any

3. Birth Certificate issued by NSO

4. Marriage Contract issued by NSO (if applicable)

5. Bank Book or Bank Statements

6. Optional: Other supporting documents such as Certificate of Business Name Registration and SEC Registration (if owner of the company), Income Tax Return, confirmed round trip air ticket, etc.

All documents submitted to the office should be original with 1 photocopy.

Visa Fee: Same as before

Single entry – P2,400, +1,200 if with expedite fee for one day processing

Multiple entry – P4,800 +2,400 if with expedite fee for one day processing  

** Fees could be higher if visa application is coursed through a travel agency  

Visa Processing time is 3 working days, but better to allot 4-5 days for it.

Filing Time: Monday to Friday 8:45am to 11:45am

Releasing Time: Monday to Friday 1:45pm to 4:45pm

If you are a Filipino and have a valid, existing US Visa, you don’t need to apply for a Taiwan Visa anymore.  But you need to register your documents and personal data with the "Advance Online Registration System for the Visitors of Nationals from Five Southeast Asian Countries to Taiwan" in this link and print out the confirmation sheet for online boarding and immigration check.