Filipinos can still enter Taiwan without a visa.
Taiwan recently announced that it is extending its no-visa requirement for Filipinos until July 2025.
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Taiwan remains visa-free for Filipinos until July 2025
This is good news if, like us, you have delayed your plans to go to this popular Asian destination, then you have a full year to finally bring that plan to reality.
Originally, Filipinos were given a trial period of nine months or from November 2017 to July 2018. During that period, Filipinos are allowed to stay in Taiwan with no visa for 14 days.
Taiwan aims to attract more visitors from nations included in what it calls its “New Southbound Policy,” specifically those from 10 Southeast Asian countries, 6 South Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand, which is why it has extended its visa-free program.
This policy was also put in place to offset the decrease in visitors from Mainland China because of the transition in leadership. Since launching its visa-free program, Taiwan has enjoyed an increase in tourist influx from countries included in its New Southbound Policy.
A report by The China Post said that Filipinos visiting Taiwan grew from 172,475 in 2016 to 290,784 in 2017 following the enactment of the visa-free policy.
Aside from Filipinos, travelers from Thailand and Brunei may also stay in Taiwan visa-free for 14 days. Tourists from Thailand grew by around 100,000 from 2016 to 2017.
Meanwhile, Malaysians and Singaporeans may enjoy a longer stay in Taiwan without a visa as they have a full 30-day grant. Lastly, New Zealanders and Australians may stay in Taiwan without a visa for 90 days.
3 Top Things To Do in Taiwan With Your Family
1. Yushan or Jade Mountian
If one wishes to see the natural wonders of Taiwan, there are towering mountains that offer scenic views of the landscape.
Taiwan is home to the Yushan or Jade Mountain, Northeast Asia’s highest peak at around 4,000 meters high. Aside from peaks, one may include in their itinerary a visit to any of the beautiful coastlines of Taiwan.
2. Taiwan's festivals
For a dose of culture, there are festivals throughout the year in Taiwan. Some of the upcoming Festivals are the 2018 Taiwan Cycling Festival, Tibetan Culture, and Art Festival, The Most Beautiful Bays in Penghu, the NPM Asian Art Festival, Sanyi International Woodcarving Art Festival, Yunlin International Puppets Arts Festival, and the Taichung World Flora Exposition, just to name some.
3. Taiwanese food
For a gastronomic feast, Taiwanese cuisine can be had in many restaurants and street-side stalls at any time of the day.
Some of the must-try dishes are the oyster omelet, stinky tofu, Taiwanese meatballs, shrimp pork soup, and Danzai noodles. Of course, there are countless other dishes to discover so make it your next goal to try something new when you do visit Taiwan.
How about you? Are you planning to visit Taiwan soon? What do you look forward to on your trip?
Source: Taiwan extends visa-free entry to Filipinos until July 2025
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Yay this is good news po. Sa mga kababayan natin na pangarap din makarating ng taiwan pero walang visa. Isa pa naman ang taiwan sa sa safe and maganda kaya must visit.
ReplyDeleteNo visa free ,brings us a lot of opportunities to Explore the beautiful country of Taiwan.Nice move perhaps for the Government of Taiwan,for it can attract more tourist,
ReplyDeleteA visa free Taiwan,takes a lot of opportunities to explore things that are very significant in the Country ❤️,food and beautiful places
ReplyDeleteWow naman ang galing kaya makaka pag visit ka na sa Taiwan na walang visa isang malaking tulong na rin po ito😊 at ang Dami Naman talagang pedeng gawin sa Taiwan na sure na mag eenjoy ka🥰👍
ReplyDeleteSo nice Naman po, 😍 Dahil kahit wala kang visa pwedeng pwde ka padin makapag visit sa Taiwan. Sobrang gandA pa naman sa Taiwan heto rin talaga ang gusto kong mapuntahan na lugar.. Dahil bukod sa makakapasyal kana. Mag eenjoy kapa with your family 🥰
ReplyDeleteThis is good news. I want to visit Taiwan too coz I love F4 especially Dao Ming Si and Hua Zi Lei. It will be an awesome experience visiting some filming locations of my favorite taiwanese series.
ReplyDeleteI love your list of top three things to do in Taiwan. I wanna try their foods as well.
Yay na yay! Po talaga ang lugar na to, kaya isa rin po talaga to sa bucket List ko na gstong gsto ko mapuntahan, hindi lang sa magagandang pasyalan kundi pati narin sa mga Magagandang Kainan at masasarap na pagkain at inumin .. kaya sobrang laking opportunity nito for us specially for me with my Family to come there even we don't have a Visa.. this is really amazing..
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