China to Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) visa requirements

A Chinese mainland resident cannot visit Taiwan visa-free on an ordinary passport. Travel requires Taiwan's Exit & Entry Permit (入台證, or a Kinmen/Matsu/Penghu-specific permit where applicable) plus a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan with the correct mainland exit endorsement; tourism remains limited by place of residence, route and purpose. Travel from mainland China to Taiwan is governed by a special permit regime, not an ordinary passport/visa. In the normal mainland-departure route, two approvals are needed: (1) the Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan (大陸居民往來台灣通行證) with the relevant exit endorsement, issued by China's National Immigration Administration, and (2) the Taiwan Exit & Entry Permit (入台證) issued by Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA), or the NIA's Kinmen/Matsu/Penghu travel permit for those limited routes. Beijing's 2019 suspension of the 47-city individual Taiwan tourism pilot remains the baseline, but it is no longer accurate to say all tourism is fully suspended: Fujian resident travel to Matsu/Kinmen has been reopened in stages, Shanghai residents may apply for Kinmen/Matsu group or individual tourism through qualified Shanghai/Fujian travel agencies and exit-entry offices, and a 2026 mainland policy measure says Shanghai and Fujian Taiwan-island individual tourism is being promoted for restoration. Outside those limited tourism routes, realistic pathways remain mainland residents living in Hong Kong, Macau or a third country under NIA rules, and approved business, professional exchange, study, family visit or other non-tourist categories. Holders of multiple-entry tourist permits must complete the free Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) online within three days before arrival. Because a formal Taiwan permit and a mainland endorsement are still required, the conservative verdict is visa-required.