Vietnam to Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) visa requirements

Vietnamese ordinary passport holders are NOT visa-free for Taiwan. Eligible short visitors may apply online for the free ROC (Taiwan) Travel Authorization Certificate (TAC), but only if they meet the NIA conditions and hold a qualifying visa or residence document from the US, Canada, UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, an EU/Schengen country, or a prior ROC (Taiwan) visa/resident certificate. Without a qualifying document, a regular visitor visa from a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office/ROC overseas mission is required. Taiwan operates a conditional online travel authorization scheme (eTA-style) for nationals of Vietnam and five other Southeast/South Asian countries. Vietnamese ordinary passport holders are not listed by BOCA for visa-exempt entry, but they may use the ROC (Taiwan) Travel Authorization Certificate (TAC) if they satisfy the NIA requirements. The applicant must hold a regular passport valid for at least six months from arrival, an onward/return air or ferry ticket, no record of migrant-worker employment in Taiwan, and no Taiwan immigration/law violations. The qualifying document can be a valid entry visa, resident certificate, permanent resident certificate, or visa/resident certificate expired less than 10 years before arrival from the US, Canada, UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, or an EU/Schengen country; Australian and New Zealand eVisas must be valid when entering Taiwan. A prior ROC visa/resident certificate issued within the past 10 years may also qualify, but ROC visas marked FL, X, or P with special MOFA permission and resident certificates for migrant-worker residence do not qualify. An approved TAC is valid for 90 days, allows multiple entries during that validity, permits a stay of up to 14 days per entry counted from the day after arrival, and may be used up to six times per calendar year. Travelers must print the TAC and present it with the supporting document on arrival. Vietnamese travelers who do not meet the TAC conditions must apply for a regular visitor visa at a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office/ROC overseas mission before travel. Verified as current on 2026-06-29 against BOCA and NIA official sources.