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Taiwan to resume visa-free entry for Filipinos next week

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Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="This picture taken on July 22, 2018 shows a view of the Xinyi Shopping District, including the Taipei 101 building at sunset in Taipei. Daniel Shih, AFP/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/afp/08/17/xinyi-shopping-district-taipei-8172022-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>This picture taken on July 22, 2018 shows a view of the Xinyi Shopping District, including the Taipei 101 building at sunset in Taipei. <em>Daniel Shih, AFP/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Taiwan next week will restore visa-free entry for travelers from various countries, including the Philippines.</p><p>From Sept. 29 to July 31, 2023, Filipinos will be eligible for the visa exemption program for a duration of stay of up to 14 days, except those holding diplomatic or official/service passports, according to a <a href="https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-149-4486-7785a-2.html">bulletin</a> posted by the Bureau of Consular Affairs of Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. </p><p>It said holders of Philippine passports are required to have proof of accommodation or hotel booking, host or sponsor&#x27;s contact information, and sufficient travel funds.</p><p>Vessel or aircraft crew members or service personnel from the Philippines, Brunei, and Thailand intending to board to report for duty are ineligible for the visa-free entry.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/08/22/taiwan-visa-free-pa-rin-sa-mga-pinoy-bello">Taiwan visa-free pa rin sa mga Pinoy: Bello</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/29/22/taiwans-working-age-population-projected-to-halve-in-2070">Taiwan&#x27;s working-age population projected to halve in 2070</a></li></ul><p>Taiwan had temporarily suspended visa-free entry for a number of countries including the Philippines last Sept. 12.</p><p>Taipei later announced it would increase the weekly cap on arrivals to 60,000 from the current 50,000 effective Sept. 29.</p><p>The island still requires COVID quarantine for arrivals. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/22/22/taiwan-to-scrap-covid-quarantine-for-travelers">Taiwan to scrap COVID quarantine for travelers in October</a></li></ul><p>According to Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), a 3-day quarantine and 4-day self-initiated epidemic prevention remained in place.</p><p>“Arrivals will be allowed to spend the seven-day in a residence under the rule of ‘one person per room,” the bulletin said.</p><p>Taiwan said it would end on-arrival saliva PCR testing for travelers. </p><p>“Instead, four rapid test kits will be given to arrivals aged 2 and older by workers at international airports/ports upon arrival. Arrivals can use the test kits during the first three days and the self-initiated epidemic prevention period,” it said.</p><p>Plans are underway to further increase the arrival cap and ease other policies. </p><p>“The CECC will decide on the implementation date of the respective policy based on developments in the pandemic situation,” it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/17/22/taiwanese-tourists-carry-on-despite-china-threat">&#x27;No use worrying&#x27;: Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2220809" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Taiwan to resume visa-free entry for Filipinos next week

Willard Cheng,

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Published Sep 23, 2022 04:48 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 23, 2022 06:29 PM PHT

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