Visa requirements for Taiwanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan.
The law of Taiwan has a distinction on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan (NWHR and NWOHR).[1]
The nationals with household registration (NWHRs), also referred as citizens, are eligible to apply for National Identification Card with a ID number, and the ID number is imprinted on the passport's biodata page to signify the holder's status against the nationals without household registration (NWOHRs). Holders of passports with National ID number can travel to more countries and territories without visas than those without.
The Taiwan passport is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.[2]
As of 2024, nationals of Republic of China with rights of abode in Taiwan had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 143 countries and territories, ranking the Taiwan passport 34th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and 1 or 2 blank pages.[4]
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[5] | ||
Albania | Visa not required[6] | 90 days | |
Algeria | Visa required[7] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[8] | ||
Angola | Visa required[9] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[10] | 30 days | |
Argentina | Visa required[11] |
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Armenia | eVisa[13][14] | 120 days | |
Australia and territories | Electronic Travel Authority[15] | 90 days | |
Austria | Visa not required[18] | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | Visa required[19] | ||
Bahamas | eVisa[20] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[21] | 14 days | |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[22] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa required[23] | ||
Belarus | Visa required[24] |
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Belgium | Visa not required[26] | 90 days |
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Belize | Visa not required[27] | 90 days | |
Benin | eVisa[28][29] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | eVisa[30][31] | ||
Bolivia | Online Visa / Visa on arrival[32] | 30 days[33] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[34] | 90 days |
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Botswana | eVisa[35][36] | 3 months | |
Brazil | Visa required[37] |
| |
Brunei | Visa on arrival[39] | 14 days | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required[40] | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | eVisa / Visa on arrival[41][42] | 30 days | |
Burundi | Visa on arrival[43] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[44][45] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa[46][47] | ||
Canada | Electronic Travel Authority[48][49] | 180 days |
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Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[50] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[51] | ||
Chad | Visa required[52] | ||
Chile | Visa not required[53] | 90 days | |
China | With Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or Chinese Travel Document only, including airside transit[54] | ||
Colombia | Online Visa[55][56] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[57] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[58] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa[59][60] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa not required[61] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[62][63] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa not required[64] | 90 days |
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Cuba | Tourist card required[65] | 90 days |
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Cyprus | Visa not required[66] | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
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Denmark | Visa not required[68] | 90 days |
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Djibouti | eVisa[69][70] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[71] | 180 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required[72] | ||
Ecuador | Visa not required[73] | 90 days | |
Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival[74][75] | 30 days | |
El Salvador | Visa required[76][77] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa[78][79] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[80] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required[81] | 90 days |
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Eswatini | Visa not required[82] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[83] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required[86] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa not required[87] | 90 days |
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France | Visa not required[88] | 90 days |
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Gabon | eVisa[89][90] | 90 days |
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Gambia | Visa required[91] | ||
Georgia | Admission refused[92] |
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Germany | Visa not required[93] | 90 days |
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Ghana | Visa required[94] | ||
Greece | Visa not required[95] | 90 days |
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Grenada | Visa required[96] |
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Guatemala | Visa not required[98] | 90 days | |
Guinea | eVisa[99][100] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[101] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[102] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[103] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa not required[104] | 3 months | |
Hungary | Visa not required[105] | 90 days |
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Iceland | Visa not required[106] | 90 days |
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India | eVisa[107] | 30 days |
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Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival[110] | 30 days[111] |
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Iran | eVisa[112][113] | 30 days | |
Iraq | Visa required[114] | ||
Ireland | Visa not required[115] | 90 days | |
Israel | Visa not required[116] | 90 days |
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Italy | Visa not required[118] | 90 days |
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Jamaica | Affidavit of Identity required[119] |
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Japan | Visa not required[120] | 90 days |
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Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[121][122] |
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Kazakhstan | eVisa[123][124] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[125][126] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa required[127] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[128] | ||
South Korea | Electronic Travel Authorization[129][130] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | Visa required[132] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[133][134] | 60 days |
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Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[135] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required[139] | 90 days |
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Lebanon | Visa required[140] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa[141][142] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[143] |
| |
Libya | eVisa[144][145] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[146] | 90 days |
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Lithuania | Visa not required[147] | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required[148] | 90 days |
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Madagascar | Visa on arrival[149] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival[150][151] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[152] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[153] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[154] | ||
Malta | Visa not required[155] | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | Visa not required[156] | 90 days | Visa free from 19 November 2018[157] |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[158] |
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Mauritius | Visa on arrival[159] | 60 days[160] | |
Mexico | Visa required[161] |
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Micronesia | Visa not required[162] | 30 days | |
Moldova | eVisa[163][164] | ||
Monaco | Visa not required[165] | ||
Mongolia | eVisa[166][167] | 30 days | |
Montenegro | Visa not required[168] | 90 days |
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Morocco | Visa required[169] | ||
Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival[170][171] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa[172][173] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa required[174] | ||
Nauru | Free visa on arrival[175] | 30 days | |
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival[176][177] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required[178] | 90 days |
|
New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority[179] | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required[185] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[186] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa[187][188] | 90 days | |
North Macedonia | Visa not required[189] | 90 days |
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Norway | Visa not required[190] | 90 days |
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Oman | Visa not required / eVisa[191][192] | 14 days / 30 days | |
Pakistan | Visa required[193] | ||
Palau | Visa not required[194][195] | 90 days | |
Panama | Visa not required[196] | 90 days | |
Papua New Guinea | eVisa[197][198] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | Visa not required[199][200] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa not required[201] | 183 days | |
Philippines | eVisa[202][203] | 30 days |
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Poland | Visa not required[205] | 90 days |
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Portugal | Visa not required[206] | 90 days |
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Qatar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[207][208] | 30 days |
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Romania | Visa not required[210] | 90 days |
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Russia | eVisa[211][212] | 16 days | |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[213][214] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[215] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required[216] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[217] | 6 months | |
Samoa | Visa not required[218] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required[219] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[220][221] | ||
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[222][223] | 90 days | |
Senegal | Visa required[224] | ||
Serbia | Travel certificate required[225] |
| |
Seychelles | Electronic Border System[227][228] | 3 months |
|
Sierra Leone | eVisa[229][230] | 3 months | |
Singapore | Visa not required[231] | 30 days |
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Slovakia | Visa not required[232] | 90 days |
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Slovenia | Visa not required[233] | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[234] | 3 months | |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[235] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[236] |
| |
South Sudan | eVisa[237][238] |
| |
Spain | Visa not required[239] | 90 days |
|
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[240][241] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required[244] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required[245][246] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required[249] | 90 days |
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Switzerland | Visa not required[250] | 90 days |
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Syria | Visa required[251] | ||
Tajikistan | eVisa[252][253] | 60 days | |
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[254][255] | 90 days | |
Thailand | Visa not required[256] | 30 days |
|
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[257] | 30 days | |
Togo | eVisa[258][259] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[260] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[261] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[262] | ||
Turkey | eVisa[263][264] | 30 days | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[265] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa not required[266] | 90 days | |
Uganda | eVisa[267][268] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa required[269][270] |
| |
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[271] |
| |
United Kingdom | Visa not required[273] | 6 months |
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United States | Visa Waiver Program[274][275] | 90 days |
|
Uruguay | Visa required[278] | ||
Uzbekistan | eVisa[279][280] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa not required[281] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa not required[282] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[283] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[284][285] |
| |
Yemen | Visa required[286] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[287][288] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa[289][290] | 3 months |
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[291]
1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days
Although Taiwan is a member of this program, its nationals are also not allowed to use ABTC to enter China, instead they are required to use Taiwan Compatriot Permits.
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[292]
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[293]
Visa requirements for nationals of Republic of China for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:
ROC nationals without household registration (NWOHRs) are required to obtain a Chinese Travel Document from a Chinese embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission prior to travelling to Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China. As Chinese Travel Documents are issued as a replacement of the Chinese passport, all holders of Taiwan passports who have citizenship or nationality of another country are ineligible and are required to apply for a Chinese visa on their non-ROC passports instead.[294]
Areas | Travel with ROC passport | Travel with Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents | Travel with Chinese Travel Document |
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Mainland China (excluding Tibet Autonomous Region) | Single-entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents on arrival for 3 months, applicable to holders of Taiwanese ID cards only. Permit is still required even for airside transit | Up to 5 years | Up to 2 years |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents and Tibet Travel Permit required | Valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents and Tibet Travel Permit required | Valid Chinese Travel Document and Tibet Travel Permit required |
Hong Kong | Online registration for 30 days free of charge, applicable to passports with National ID number only. Registration or Taiwan Compatriot Permit not required for airside transit[295][296] | 30 days | Hong Kong SAR Entry Permit required except for airside transit |
Macau | 30 days[297] | 30 days[298] | 7 days, must be in transit to or from a third country or region |
Notes:
Single-entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents can be applied with ROC passport (with a validity of more than 3 months), ROC National ID card, return ticket and 2 passport-sized photos, fee is CNY 150. Some airports may require additional documents, such as an invitation letter. Eligible airports are: Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yantai and Zhengzhou.[300] The single-entry travel permit is valid for a stay up to 3 months. Holder of a valid, long-term travel permit is not eligible to use this service, he or she must instead carry the long-term permit or will be refused entry for not doing so.
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
Abkhazia | Visa required[301] | |
Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[302][303] |
Crimea | Visa required | Visas issued by Russia are required.[304] |
Novorossiya | Restricted area | Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[305] |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months. Passport required.[306] |
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[307] |
Gibraltar | Visa not required | Visa not required for holders of passports with National ID number only.[308] |
Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[309] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[310] |
Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days, pre-arrival notifications must be made at least two weeks in advance.[311] |
Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[312] |
South Ossetia | Visa required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[313][314] |
Transnistria | Visa required | Moldovan visa required. Registration required after 24h.[315] |
Africa | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[316] |
Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[317] |
Mayotte | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[318] |
Réunion | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[319] |
Ascension Island | Admission refused[320][321] | From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including eVisas to citizens of Taiwan.[322] |
Saint Helena | eVisa[323] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[324] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 40 US dollars.[325] |
Sudan | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.[326] |
Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[326] |
Asia | ||
India | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[327][328][329][330][331] |
Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa required[332] | |
Kazakhstan | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[333] |
Kish Island | Visa not required | 14 days.[334] |
Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa policy applies.[335] |
Maldives | Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[336] |
North Korea outside Pyongyang | Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[337][338] |
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[339][340][341] |
Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[342] |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | |
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | |
Phú Quốc | Visa not required | 30 days[343] |
Yemen | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[344] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months. Passport with National ID number required.[345] |
Aruba | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[346] |
Bermuda | Visa not required | 6 months[347] |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[348] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 6 months[349] |
Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 60 days. Passport with National ID number required.[350] |
San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival | Tourist card must be purchased on arrival.[351] |
Curacao | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[352] |
French Guiana | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[353] |
French West Indies | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[354] |
Greenland | Visa not required | 90 days in 180 days. Passport with National ID number required.[355] |
Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months[356] |
Puerto Rico | Visa not required | 90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required.[357] |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[358][359] |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 90 days. Passport with National ID number required.[360] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days[361] |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 90 days. ESTA and passport with National ID number required.[362] |
Oceania | ||
American Samoa | Electronic Travel Authorization[363] | 30 days.[364] |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorization required.[365] |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required.[366] |
Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days[367] |
Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required.[368] |
French Polynesia | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required.[369] |
Guam | Visa not required | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required.[370] |
New Caledonia | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required.[371] |
Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days[372] |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required | 45 days. Must hold a National ID card and disembark on a nonstop flight from Taiwan. Otherwise under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA and passport with National ID number required.[373] |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[374][375][376] |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[377][378][379][380][381][382][383] |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | 90 days within 180 days. Passport with National ID number required.[384] |
South America | ||
Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[385] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
Falkland Islands | Visa not required | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.[386] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[387][388] |
Antarctica | Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[389][390][391][392][393][394][395][396][397][398][399][400] |
Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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