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Taiwan: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Taiwan. 133 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 35 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 94Visa-free
  • 15ETA
  • 24On arrival
  • 54eVisa
  • 39Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Taiwan
Rank35
No prior visa133
CodeTWN

Passport strength

An above-average passport 35

Rank 35 of 199. 133 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 14.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaOn arrivalSingaporeVisa-free30 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysIsraelETA90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 93

A prior visa is needed for 93 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United Arab EmiratesVisa requiredTürkiyeeVisaIndiaeVisaBrazilVisa requiredMexicoVisa requiredHong KongVisa requiredSouth AfricaVisa requiredArgentinaVisa required
Taxes20/100up to 40%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Taiwan passport gives

64of 100
rank 63 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility65133 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law86score 1.22 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life-no data in the source
  • Health and longevity-no data in the source
  • Education-no data in the source
  • Taxes20up to 40%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 94

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 60 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 90 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbean · 90 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGuamOceania · 45 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsiaMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMonacoEuropeMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 45 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 14 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSan MarinoEuropeSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 180 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeZambiaAfrica

ETA 15

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustralia
American SamoaOceania · 30 daysAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfricaNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsiaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 24

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ChinaEgyptIndonesiaMaldivesQatarTanzania
BangladeshAsia · 30 daysBoliviaAmericas · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysChinaAsiaComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfricaMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNauruOceaniaNepalAsia · 30 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfricaTimor-LesteAsia · 30 days

eVisa 54

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeArmeniaVietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMongoliaAsiaMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRepublic of the CongoAfricaRussiaEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTürkiyeEuropeUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUzbekistanAsiaVietnamAsiaYemenMiddle EastZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 39

Through a consulate

Popular:United Arab EmiratesGeorgiaSerbiaMexicoBrazilArgentina
AlgeriaAfricaArgentinaAmericasAzerbaijanEuropeBarbadosCaribbeanBelarusEuropeBermudaAmericasBrazilAmericasCape VerdeAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaGambiaAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanHong KongAsiaJamaicaCaribbeanKazakhstanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKuwaitMiddle EastLebanonMiddle EastMaliAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMoroccoAfricaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSudanAfricaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUruguayAmericasVenezuelaAmericas

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 33St. Lucia140
  2. 34Serbia135
  3. 35Guatemala133
  4. 35Solomon Islands133
  5. 35Taiwan133
  6. 36Colombia130
  7. 37El Salvador129
  8. 38Honduras128
  9. 39Marshall Islands127

Frequently asked questions

Taiwan: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 133 of 226 countries and territories, 94 visa-free, 15 with an ETA and 24 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 35 of 199.

Taiwan: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Taiwan → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Taiwan → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Taiwan → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 52 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 47. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.