Taiwan (Travel Restrictions, COVID Tests & Quarantine Requirements)
Vaccination Requirements: 4 Vaccines Approved for Use in Taiwan: Medigen, Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca
Track it here: https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/taiwan/
Testing: Required to present negative PCR results, no older than 3 days, or be tested at the airport upon arrival.
Quarantine Details: Self-quarantine for 14 days required for some countries
Lockdown in Effect: No
1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers with a Chinese Taipei travel document;
– passengers with an Alien Resident Certificate;
– passengers with a "SPECIAL ENTRY PERMIT FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK" visa with "CC", "CF", "DC", "ER", "FC", "FD", "FO", "FR", "FS", "HC", "HS", "OC", "OS", "SC", "SF", "TC" or "TS" stated on remarks;
– passengers with a "SPECIAL ENTRY PERMIT FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK" visa with "X" stated on remarks issued after 21 October 2021;
– nationals of Indonesia with a "SPECIAL ENTRY PERMIT FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK" visa with "FL" stated on remarks;
– passengers with a MOFA ID.
2. Passengers are not allowed to transit.
3. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 3 working days before departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are: LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-LAMP and RT-PCR. Details can be found at https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Category/MPage/XQ9r73gXAgEfJZV9zm6gaA
– passengers with a Chinese Taipei (on the cover: Republic of China Taiwan) passport;
– passengers with an Alien Resident Certificate.
4. Passengers with a Chinese Taipei (on the cover: Republic of China Taiwan) passport without a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 3 working days before departure from the first embarkation point:
– must complete an "Entry Quarantine Affidavit" before departure available at https://www.cdc.gov.tw/File/Get/bkwclrVuZY_x9P5kYTRVmA ;
– are subject to an RT-PCR test upon arrival at their own expense.
Tests accepted are: LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-LAMP and RT-PCR. Details can be found at https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Category/MPage/XQ9r73gXAgEfJZV9zm6gaA .
5. Passengers with an Alien Resident Certificate without a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 3 working days before departure from the first embarkation point:
6. A completed "Quarantine System for Entry Form" must be submitted before departure at https://hdhq.mohw.gov.tw/
7. Passengers must have a confirmed booking of quarantine facility or hotel.
– This does not apply to passengers who in the past 14 days have been in or transited through Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa or Zimbabwe.
8. "SPECIAL ENTRY PERMIT FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK" visas with "OC", "OS", "TC" or "TS" stated on remarks which expired between 19 May 2021 and 13 September 2021 are considered valid until 31 December 2021.
9. "SPECIAL ENTRY PERMIT FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK" visas issued to nationals of Indonesia with "FL" stated on remarks which expired between 4 December 2020 and 4 May 2021 are considered valid until 31 May 2022.
10. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival and quarantine for 14 days.
11. Airline crew could be subject to quarantine for 14 days.
The authorities have announced a temporary ban on foreign nationals entering, or transiting, Taiwan, with the exception of residents, international students, foreign professors and researchers.
All foreign nationals will be required to have obtained the correct entry permissions and a visa before they arrive in Taiwan.
Foreign nationals who have been to or have transited through India in the past 14 days, are not allowed to enter Taiwan
With effect from 19 May 2021 until further notice, all foreign nationals are temporarily suspended from entering Taiwan, except for the holders of:
– Taiwan passport,
– Taiwan Alien Resident Card or with special approval from the CECC under exceptional cases for emergency situations as well as humanitarian issues.
More details, can be found in Taiwan Centers For Disease Control website.
COVID-19 test:
Effective from 1 December 2020 until further notice, all passengers are required to present an English language health certificate, issued within 3 working days prior to departure, verifying that they are free of COVID-19. Please note the following certificate requirements:
-Passenger name (identical to passport name)
-Date of birth (or passport number)
-Date of the specimen was taken for test
-Test methods: PCR, real-time PCR, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR(Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR), NAA (nucleic acid amplification), NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test), NAT (nucleic acid test), LAMP(Loop/Mediated isothermal Amplification)COVID-19 RNA test, SARS-CoV-2 RNA or molecular diagnostics indicating a negative or undetectable test result.
-Date of test report issued
-In English or Chinese or other local languages (if it can be verified by local airport team at point of check-in)
-Electronic or physical copy are acceptable
All arriving passengers are required to conduct the test for COVID-19 upon arrival, for more details, can be found in Taiwan CDC website.
Arrivals will be required to do a self-administered rapid COVID-19 test on the 11th and 13th days of their quarantine.
Anyone found to provide false or incorrect test results, or evade or obstruct the quarantine measures, may face a fine of between NT$10,000 to NT$150,000 and further criminal charges.
Announced by the CECC where COVID-19 RT PCR test reports cannot be obtained
-Passengers travelling from a country which has been announced by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), where COVID-19 RT PCR test reports cannot be obtained
-Please visit the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control website for a list of countries
Quarantine:
-Taiwan residents and foreign nationals with an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) who have visited Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Israel, Myanmar, Peru and the United Kingdom) in the past 14 days, are required to:
* Undergo a 14-day quarantine at a group quarantine facility
* Undergo COVID-19 testing upon arrival and before completing the quarantine period
* Complete a subsequent 7-day self-health management programme
-Arrivals will be required to do a self-administered rapid COVID-19 test on the 11th and 13th days of their quarantine.
-Passengers who wish to make short visits for business purposes, can apply for shortened quarantine periods in Taiwan, for more details, can be found in Taiwan CDC website.
Health declaration:
All passengers are required to complete a health declaration form and Taiwan Quarantine System for Entry prior to their arrival.
All passengers must submit where their place of stay will be during the 14-day quarantine through either the online e-form – Taiwan Quarantine System for Entry or fill in the paper form of the "Quarantine Residence Affidavit" at the time of check-in.
Taiwan is currently in a Level 3 state of emergency after community transmission has been detected. This level of alerts may be adjusted at the discretion of the CECC.
Event bans
Small gatherings and events are currently cancelled. In general, any events have to be risked assessed before they happen. Openings are dependant on the CECC's level of emergency.
Commercial closures
Businesses have reopened with restrictions in place.
Schools in Taiwan are still open but containment methods have been put in place.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it has eased restrictions on visiting long-term care facilities, allowing people to visit elderly residents in the facilities after visitors schedule their visits with the facilities and provide their name and other personal information. Appropriate changes to related rules will be made depending on the development of the epidemic situation.
All openings and closures are dependant on the CECC's level of emergency.
Starting from 1st December 2020, face masks must be worn in the following types of public venues: healthcare facilities, public transportation, places of consumption, learning facilities, sports and exhibition venues, entertainment venues, religious and places of worship, offices and business venues. Members of the public who do not wear a face mask as required and refuse to wear a mask after being advised to do so will be fined up to NT$15,000.
https://www.ait.org.tw/covid-19-information/