Atlas des passeports
Taïwan

Atlas des passeports

Taïwan travel, immigration and PR

Taiwan uses visitor visas or visa-free entry for trips, and work permits, the Employment Gold Card and an ARC to stay. Mainland Chinese residents use a different document set.

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Openness rank

#145

Entry openness

74

Sans visa

67

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Taipei

Population

23.3 million

Superficie

35,980 km²

Monnaie

New Taiwan dollar TWD

Langue

Chinese

Fuseau

UTC+08:00

Groupes ethniques · 2021

  • Han Chinese95%
  • Indigenous peoples2.3%
  • Other2.7%

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

For tourism, semiconductor and tech jobs, Gold Card talent, and ARC holders looking at family or settlement.

Visiter et durée de séjour

Many passports are visa-free for 14–90 days. Mainland Chinese residents generally need an Exit & Entry Permit, not visa-free entry. Visitors cannot work; overstays can mean a ban.

Travail et résidence

Ordinary work needs a labour permit then an ARC. The Employment Gold Card combines work and residence for high earners or listed professions. Study and family have their own ARC grounds.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

Settlement or permanent residence usually needs continuous residence plus day-count rules. Gold Card holders have a distinct PR path. Mainland Chinese residents fall under Cross-Strait rules, not the foreign-national track. Confirm with the National Immigration Agency.

Time to PR：Usually 5 years

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

Is the Gold Card a work visa or PR?

The Gold Card is time-limited work-plus-residence and eases employer changes. PR or settlement is a later application on residence and travel history.

Can Mainland residents use the foreign visa-free list?

No. Mainland residents generally apply for an Exit & Entry Permit, separate from the foreign visa-free list.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visa requis”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.