Visa required to Taiwan in a connection flight?
I'm from Brazil. Next february I will flight from San Francisco to Bangkok via Air China, with a 5-hour stop in Taipei for changing planes. I will not leave the airport. Do I need a VISA? It seems very hard to find the answer in the Internet.
Taiwan - 4 Answers
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1 :
If you check the IATA database which is used by aircraft carriers to determine the required documents of their passengers you will get the following result: TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Visa required, except for those passengers continuing their journey to a third country by the same or connecting aircraft on the same day of their arrival, provided: a. holding tickets with confirmed seats and other travel documents required for their onward journey; and b. not leaving the transit lounge unless under observation of an immigration guard. Passengers arriving after midnight must be escorted by the carrier to the transit hotel. If passengers want to stay in the transit lounge permission from the police bureau must be obtained (to be arranged by the carrier); and c. the receiving carrier is advised of the passengers' names and connecting flight number and destination, prior to passengers' arrival. (When passengers' manifest is dispatched by cable, the code of "TWOV" should be marked together with the connecting flight number and destination. For connection the time interval of at least 60 minutes is necessary, and TWOV shall not be granted for connection less than 60 minutes. Source(s): http://www.klm.com/travel/ch_en/travel_information/travel_planning/travel_clinic/visaform.htm
2 :
No, you do not need a visa for connecting flight within 24 hours by staying inside the transit zone or area in Taipei Taoyuan Int Airport.
3 :
No, you don't need a visa for changing flights since you are not "entering" the country. However, you can only stay within the transit zones. Should you try to "enter" Taiwan by going through the customs, you will need a visa. By the way, I believe you are taking "China Airlines"; not "Air China". China Airlines is a Taiwanese airline while Air China is a Chinese airline. I don't believe Air China is allowed to stop over in Taiwan.
4 :
Just very directly answer your question: NO visa required.
