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Entry & Exit Permit for Taiwan
The Taiwan Entry Permit (入臺證), formally the Exit & Entry Permit Taiwan Republic of China, is an entry permit issued by the National Immigration Agency in Taiwan for Chinese citizens from mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau to enter and exit the Taiwan Area.
The permit is an e-document that needed to be color-printed on an A4 paper. Despite its name, the permit must be used in conjunction with a valid travel document when entering Taiwan, as the permit itself is not a travel document.
Prior to the handover of Hong Kong and Macau, the permit was a passport-like booklet, with the flag of the Republic of China imprinted on the cover. Holders of PRC passports, ROC passports or any travel documents not issued by Hong Kong or Macau were not eligible for the permit.
When Hong Kong was under British rule, holders of British Dependent Territories citizen and British National (Overseas) passports were required to apply for the permit to visit Taiwan, but British citizens were eligible for visa-free access. The permit was also required for holders of the Hong Kong Certificate of Identity. Prior to 1997, the permit had to be applied for at the Chung Hwa Travel Service in Hong Kong or the Taipei Trade and Tourism Office in Macau. Since the handovers of sovereignty, the application procedures have been eased over time. Since 2010, Hong Kong and Macau residents can apply for the simplified Entry Permit without fee charges and can be approved instantly, or they can use the permit-on-arrival service.
As travelling to Taiwan for tourism purposes was not legalized until 2008 for Mainland residents, very few of the permits were issued before then. Since then, travel restrictions for mainland Chinese have been gradually lifted by the Taiwanese government, although a quota system remained in place.
Before the Beijing authority stopped issuing endorsements for tourism on Taiwan Travel Permit, mainland Chinese nationals who applied from mainland China were subject to the quota set forth by the ROC and PRC governments. As of May 2016, mainland Chinese nationals visitors applying from mainland China were subject to a daily quota imposed by the ROC of 14,600 persons per day, with half of the quota available to individual tour applicants. It was reported that the Beijing authorities also had an unofficial "soft cap" on the numbers of individual and group tourists, ranging from 40% to 50% of the ROC quota. If the daily quota was met, then subsequent applications would no longer be processed until the day with sufficient spaces was reached. In contrast, mainland Chinese nationals who held permanent or non-permanent residence status in a third country or region (including Hong Kong and Macau) were not subject to the quota.
In August 2019, the Beijing authority again banned mainland Chinese nationals from travelling to Taiwan for individual tourism purposes. Travelling to Kinmen, Matsu, and Taiwan (as group tourists) has also been suspended since early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began. In September 2023, the ROC authority allowed the mainland Chinese citizens residing in Hong Kong, Macao and overseas to apply for a Taiwan Entry Permit with no quota system.
For residents in Hong Kong and Macau, only holders of HKSAR, MSAR and BN(O) passports with no other travel documents issued by any other country (thereby excludes anyone with multiple citizenship, except persons with both BN(O) and HKSAR passports) are eligible for the permit. Under Taiwanese law, those with nationality or citizenship in another country are no longer considered as "residents in Hong Kong and Macau" and must comply with the visa requirements of their non-Chinese (or BN(O)) nationality or citizenship. For example, a resident in Hong Kong with both HKSAR and British citizen passports must use their British citizen passport to enter Taiwan. Likewise, a resident in Macau with both MSAR and Portuguese passports will need to use the Portuguese one as well. Those with HKSAR, MSAR or BN(O) passports who also have nationalities or passports from a non-visa-exempt country (e.g., Brazil) are required to apply for a Taiwanese visa.
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Entry & Exit Permit for Taiwan
The Taiwan Entry Permit (入臺證), formally the Exit & Entry Permit Taiwan Republic of China, is an entry permit issued by the National Immigration Agency in Taiwan for Chinese citizens from mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau to enter and exit the Taiwan Area.
The permit is an e-document that needed to be color-printed on an A4 paper. Despite its name, the permit must be used in conjunction with a valid travel document when entering Taiwan, as the permit itself is not a travel document.
Prior to the handover of Hong Kong and Macau, the permit was a passport-like booklet, with the flag of the Republic of China imprinted on the cover. Holders of PRC passports, ROC passports or any travel documents not issued by Hong Kong or Macau were not eligible for the permit.
When Hong Kong was under British rule, holders of British Dependent Territories citizen and British National (Overseas) passports were required to apply for the permit to visit Taiwan, but British citizens were eligible for visa-free access. The permit was also required for holders of the Hong Kong Certificate of Identity. Prior to 1997, the permit had to be applied for at the Chung Hwa Travel Service in Hong Kong or the Taipei Trade and Tourism Office in Macau. Since the handovers of sovereignty, the application procedures have been eased over time. Since 2010, Hong Kong and Macau residents can apply for the simplified Entry Permit without fee charges and can be approved instantly, or they can use the permit-on-arrival service.
As travelling to Taiwan for tourism purposes was not legalized until 2008 for Mainland residents, very few of the permits were issued before then. Since then, travel restrictions for mainland Chinese have been gradually lifted by the Taiwanese government, although a quota system remained in place.
Before the Beijing authority stopped issuing endorsements for tourism on Taiwan Travel Permit, mainland Chinese nationals who applied from mainland China were subject to the quota set forth by the ROC and PRC governments. As of May 2016, mainland Chinese nationals visitors applying from mainland China were subject to a daily quota imposed by the ROC of 14,600 persons per day, with half of the quota available to individual tour applicants. It was reported that the Beijing authorities also had an unofficial "soft cap" on the numbers of individual and group tourists, ranging from 40% to 50% of the ROC quota. If the daily quota was met, then subsequent applications would no longer be processed until the day with sufficient spaces was reached. In contrast, mainland Chinese nationals who held permanent or non-permanent residence status in a third country or region (including Hong Kong and Macau) were not subject to the quota.
In August 2019, the Beijing authority again banned mainland Chinese nationals from travelling to Taiwan for individual tourism purposes. Travelling to Kinmen, Matsu, and Taiwan (as group tourists) has also been suspended since early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began. In September 2023, the ROC authority allowed the mainland Chinese citizens residing in Hong Kong, Macao and overseas to apply for a Taiwan Entry Permit with no quota system.
For residents in Hong Kong and Macau, only holders of HKSAR, MSAR and BN(O) passports with no other travel documents issued by any other country (thereby excludes anyone with multiple citizenship, except persons with both BN(O) and HKSAR passports) are eligible for the permit. Under Taiwanese law, those with nationality or citizenship in another country are no longer considered as "residents in Hong Kong and Macau" and must comply with the visa requirements of their non-Chinese (or BN(O)) nationality or citizenship. For example, a resident in Hong Kong with both HKSAR and British citizen passports must use their British citizen passport to enter Taiwan. Likewise, a resident in Macau with both MSAR and Portuguese passports will need to use the Portuguese one as well. Those with HKSAR, MSAR or BN(O) passports who also have nationalities or passports from a non-visa-exempt country (e.g., Brazil) are required to apply for a Taiwanese visa.
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