Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) to Venezuela visa requirements

Taiwan (ROC) ordinary passport holders need a visa for Venezuela, and obtaining one is difficult in practice. Venezuela recognizes only the People's Republic of China, does not recognize the Taiwanese passport, and ended its 90-day visa waiver for Taiwan in 2007. There is no Venezuelan mission in Taiwan and no functioning eVisa channel for Taiwan passports, so a consular visa must be sought through a third-country Venezuelan consulate with no guarantee of approval. A Taiwan ordinary passport holder traveling to Venezuela for tourism is treated as visa-required, but the practical reality is more restrictive than a normal visa process. Venezuela switched recognition to the People's Republic of China in 1974, has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and in March 2007 repealed the 90-day visa exemption that Taiwanese travelers had previously enjoyed. The Taiwan (Taipei) representative office in Caracas closed in 2009, with responsibility for Venezuela transferred to the Oficina Comercial de Taipei in Bogota, Colombia, and there is no Venezuelan embassy or consulate in Taiwan. While several travel aggregator databases (including Wikipedia, Sherpa and Visalogy) list Venezuela as offering an electronic visa, the underlying Venezuelan eVisa/SAIME system does not reliably accept Taiwanese passports because Venezuela does not recognize the ROC passport. In practice, Taiwanese travelers must apply for a traditional visa at a Venezuelan consulate in a third country (historically referenced as the Venezuelan consulate in Hong Kong, or via missions accredited to other states), and approval is not guaranteed. Because a confirmed visa-free or self-service eVisa channel for Taiwan cannot be verified, and sources conflict, the conservative and accurate classification is visa-required. Travelers should contact a Venezuelan consulate well in advance, confirm current acceptance of ROC passports, and have a confirmed plan B given the political sensitivity, the absence of local Taiwan consular support inside Venezuela, and ongoing instability. Fees and processing times for the consular tourist visa vary by mission and are typically quoted in US dollars.