Taiwan will reopen to business travelers on March 7 with a reduced 10-day quarantine.
The rest of visitors still need to submit a negative PCR COVID-19 test result and quarantine for 14 days at a government-approved hotel. Residents are allowed to quarantine at home only if they can prove they live by themselves.
Tourism remains banned but reopening for vaccinated travelers is on the table.
According to a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is willing to gradually adjust regulations regarding foreign nationals’ entry into Taiwan “in accordance with decisions and standards set by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).”
If reaching a regional consensus, travelers would not need to quarantine.
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February 26 – Taiwan will reopen for business travelers on March 7
Taiwan will reopen to business travelers and shorten quarantine for all arrivals starting March 7, said Chen Tsung-yen, deputy head of the CECC Thursday.
“We will open to foreign business people starting March 7 in line with some relaxations in the overall pandemic prevention measures,” said the CECC.
People arriving for commercial purposes, such as inspection, investment, employment, or performing contractual responsibilities, will be among the first foreigners permitted back in.
The quarantine period will be reduced from 14 to 10 days.
Current restrictions and entry requirements to enter Taiwan
- All allowed visitors
Taiwan requires travelers to present a certificate, in English, of a negative COVID-19 test result taken within three working days before arrival. They also need to observe a 14-day quarantine at a government-approved facility or home if they live alone.
During this self-isolation time, local health officials will call them to check in on them and record their information on a Health Status Record form.
- International students
Pan Wen-chung, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, has informed that these students can either quarantine at the government-approved centers or at government-accepted hotels.
If a student chooses the former option, the school will have to pay (US$50) per day to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) three days in advance of check-in. There is also a third option that relies on quarantine centers or dormitories provided by private schools, also approved by local health officers.
What countries can travel to Taiwan?
Keep in mind that given the emphasis on imported cases, Taiwan has been keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation around the globe and it’s only opening its borders for a reduced number of passports and for a limited number of reasons.
Since the epidemiology status of each country can change without prior notice, we recommend consulting the travel possibilities with your embassy.
COVID-19 situation in Taiwan
As of February 26, Taiwan is still keeping the numbers of COVID-19 cases very low. The territory has reported 20,373 positive COVID cases and only 853 deaths.
What is Taiwan’s current political situation?
Taiwan is a relatively small island inhabited by almost 24 million people. In practical terms, it has operated as an independent territory from China since the end of the Civil War in 1950.
However, the Chinese government has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since 1949. Due to this situation, China requests other nations not to have direct diplomatic relationships with the island.
Taiwan had already had enough to worry about regarding its context of political uncertainty and growing social unrest when the hardest pandemic recorded in a century happened to break right at its door in the city of Wuhan, China.
It is of no surprise that Taiwan’s economy and flourishing tourism industry took a hit, as most of the world did, being forced to close its borders and strictly police commercial activity.