Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan. The law of Taiwan has various distinctions on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan (NWHR and NWOHR).[1]
The nationals with household registration (NWHRs), also referred as citizens, are eligible to apply for National Identification Card with an ID number, and the ID number is imprinted on the passport's biodata page to signify the holder's status against the nationals without household registration (NWOHRs). As such, holders of passports with National ID number can travel to more countries and territories without visas than those without.
The Republic of China passport (Taiwan) is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.[2] As of 2024, NWHRs had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 143 countries and territories, ranking the Republic of China passport (Taiwan) 34th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and 1 or 2 blank pages.[4]
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan |
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Albania | 90 days |
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Algeria |
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Andorra |
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Angola |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 30 days |
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Argentina |
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Armenia | [6] | 120 days |
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Australia and territories | 90 days |
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Austria | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan |
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Bahamas | 3 months | |||
Bahrain | 14 days |
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Bangladesh | 30 days | Passengers who are limited to business purposes and hold round-trip air tickets and a confirmation letter from the Board of Investment of Bangladesh can apply for a visa on arrival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visa on arrival processing has been suspended since February 8, 2020. | ||
Barbados |
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Belarus |
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Belgium | 90 days |
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Belize | 90 days | |||
[10] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | [11] | |||
30 days[12] | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | [13] | 90 days |
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Botswana | [14] | 3 months |
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Brazil |
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14 days |
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Bulgaria | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | [16] | 30 days | ||
Burundi | 1 month | |||
Cambodia | [17] | 30 days |
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Cameroon | [18] | |||
Canada | [19] | 180 days |
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Cape Verde |
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Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | 90 days | |||
China (People's Republic of) | ||||
Colombia | [20] |
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Comoros | 45 days |
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[21] | 7 days | |||
Costa Rica | 90 days |
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Cote d'Ivoire | [22] | 3 months |
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Croatia | 90 days |
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Cuba | 90 days |
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Cyprus | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | 90 days |
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90 days |
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Djibouti | [24] | 90 days |
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Dominica | 180 days | |||
Dominican Republic |
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Ecuador | 90 days |
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Egypt | [25] | 30 days |
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El Salvador | [26] |
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Equatorial Guinea | [27] | |||
Eritrea |
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Estonia | 90 days |
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30 days | ||||
Ethiopia | up to 90 days | |||
Fiji | 4 months |
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Finland | 90 days |
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90 days |
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Gabon | [28] | 90 days |
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Gambia | 90 days | |||
Georgia |
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Germany | 90 days |
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Ghana | ||||
Greece | 90 days |
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Grenada |
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Guatemala | 90 days | |||
Guinea | [30] | 90 days | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | |||
Guyana | ||||
Haiti | 3 months |
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Honduras | 3 months |
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Hungary | 90 days |
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Iceland | 90 days |
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India | 30 days | |||
Indonesia | 30 days[31] |
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[32] | 30 days |
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Iraq |
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Ireland | 90 days | |||
Israel | 90 days |
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Italy | 90 days |
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Jamaica |
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Japan | 90 days |
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Jordan | [34] |
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Kazakhstan | [35] |
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Kenya | [36] | 90 days | ||
Kiribati | ||||
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[37] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | [39] | 60 days |
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30 days |
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Latvia | 90 days |
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Lebanon |
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Lesotho | [40] | |||
Liberia |
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Libya | [41] | |||
Liechtenstein | 90 days |
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Lithuania | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | 90 days |
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Madagascar | 60 days |
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Malawi | [42] | 90 days | ||
Malaysia | 30 days |
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Maldives | 30 days |
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Mali | ||||
Malta | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | 90 days | Visa free from 19 November 2018[43]
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Mauritania |
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Mauritius | 60 days[44] |
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Mexico |
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30 days |
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[45] |
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Monaco |
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Mongolia | [46] | 30 days |
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Montenegro | 90 days |
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Morocco | ||||
Mozambique | [47] | 30 days | ||
Myanmar | [48] | 28 days |
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Namibia | ||||
Nauru | 30 days | |||
Nepal | [49] | 90 days | ||
90 days |
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New Zealand | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | 90 days | |||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | [55] | 90 days | ||
90 days |
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Norway | 90 days |
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Oman | [56] | 14 days / 30 days | ||
Pakistan | ||||
Palau | [57] | 90 days | ||
Panama | 90 days | |||
Papua New Guinea | [58] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | [59] | 90 days | ||
Peru | 183 days | |||
Philippines | [60] | 30 days |
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Poland | 90 days |
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Portugal | 90 days |
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Qatar | [62] | 30 days |
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Romania | 90 days |
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[64] | 16 days | |||
Rwanda | [65] | 30 days | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 months | |||
Saint Lucia | 6 weeks | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 months | |||
Samoa | 60 days | |||
San Marino | ||||
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Saudi Arabia | [67] | 90 days | ||
Senegal | ||||
Serbia |
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Seychelles | [69] | 3 months | ||
Sierra Leone | [70] | 3 months | ||
Singapore | 30 days |
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Slovakia | 90 days |
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Slovenia | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | 3 months | |||
Somalia | 30 days | |||
South Africa |
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[71] |
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Spain | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | [72] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Sudan | ||||
Suriname | [74] | 90 days | ||
Sweden | 90 days |
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Switzerland | 90 days |
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Tajikistan | [75] | 60 days | ||
[76] | 90 days | |||
60 days | ||||
Timor-Leste | 30 days | |||
Togo | [77] | 15 days | ||
Tonga | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
Tunisia | ||||
Turkey | [78] | 30 days | ||
Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 90 days | |||
Uganda | [79] | 3 months | ||
Ukraine | [80] |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom | 6 months |
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United States | [82] | 90 days |
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Uruguay | ||||
Uzbekistan | [83] | |||
Vanuatu | 30 days | |||
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[85] |
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Yemen | ||||
Zambia | [86] | 90 days | ||
Zimbabwe | [87] | 3 months |
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[88]
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1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days
Although Taiwan is a member of this program, its nationals are also not allowed to use ABTC to enter China, instead they are required to use Taiwan Compatriot Permits.
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[89]
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[90]
Visa requirements for nationals of Republic of China for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:
ROC nationals without household registration (NWOHRs) are required to obtain a Chinese Travel Document from a Chinese embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission prior to travelling to Hong Kong SAR and mainland China. As Chinese Travel Documents are issued as a replacement of the Chinese passport, all holders of Taiwan passports who have citizenship or nationality of another country are ineligible and are required to apply for a Chinese visa on their non-ROC passports instead.[91]
Areas | Travel with ROC passport | Travel with Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents | Travel with Chinese Travel Document | |
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Mainland China (excluding Tibet Autonomous Region) | ||||
Tibet Autonomous Region | ||||
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[93] |
Notes:
Single-entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents can be applied with ROC passport (with a validity of more than 3 months), ROC National ID card, return ticket and 2 passport-sized photos, fee is CNY 150. Some airports may require additional documents, such as an invitation letter. Eligible airports are: Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yantai and Zhengzhou.[94] The single-entry travel permit is valid for a stay up to 3 months. Holder of a valid, long-term travel permit is not eligible to use this service, he or she must instead carry the long-term permit or will be refused entry for not doing so.
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Europe | |||
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park | |||
[95] | |||
Mount Athos | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[96] [97] | ||
Crimea | Visas issued by Russia are required.[98] | ||
Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[99] | |||
3 months. Passport required.[100] | |||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[101] | ||
Gibraltar | Visa not required for holders of passports with National ID number only. | ||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[102] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[103] | ||
90 days, pre-arrival notifications must be made at least two weeks in advance.[104] | |||
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[105] | |||
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[106] [107] | |||
Moldovan visa required. Registration required after 24h.[108] | |||
Africa | |||
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required.[109] | ||
Eritrea outside Asmara | Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[110] | ||
Mayotte | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Reunion | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
[111] [112] | [113] | ||
[114] | |||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[115] | |||
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |||
30 days for 40 US dollars.[116] | |||
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | |||
Darfur | Separate travel permit is required.[117] | ||
Asia | |||
India | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[118] [119] [120] [121] [122] | ||
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[123] | |||
Kish Island | 14 days.[124] | ||
Sabah and Sarawak | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa policy applies.[125] | ||
Maldives | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[126] | ||
outside Pyongyang | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) | ||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[127] | |||
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[128] [129] [130] | ||
Turkmenistan | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[131] | ||
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | ||
Phú Quốc | 30 days[132] | ||
Yemen | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[133] | ||
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
Anguilla | 3 months. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Aruba | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Bermuda | 6 months | ||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
6 months | |||
Cayman Islands | 60 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist card must be purchased on arrival. | ||
90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | |||
French Guiana | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | |||
Greenland | 90 days in 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Montserrat | 6 months | ||
Puerto Rico | 90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[134] [135] | ||
90 days. Passport with National ID number required. | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 90 days | ||
90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. | |||
Oceania | |||
American Samoa | 30 days.[136] | ||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorization required.[137] | ||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[138] | ||
Cook Islands | 31 days[139] | ||
Lau Province | Special permission required.[140] | ||
French Polynesia | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Guam | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. | ||
New Caledonia | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
Niue | 30 days[141] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required. | ||
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[142] [143] [144] | |||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] | ||
Wallis and Futuna | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required. | ||
South America | |||
Galápagos | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[152] | ||
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.[153] | |||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[154] [155] | ||
Antarctica | Special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[156] [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] |
— Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.