Taiwan Visa – Enforcement Rules for the Issuance of ROC Visas to Foreign-Passport Holders (III)
Enforcement Rules for the Issuance of ROC Visas to Foreign-Passport Holders (III)
Article 6
MOFA and overseas missions shall review the applicant’s status, purpose of visit, and type and validity of passport before issuing the appropriate ROC visa to the applicant.
Article 7
Diplomatic Visas and Courtesy Visas as stated respectively in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 7 of the Statute shall have a validity of no longer than 5 years. The number of entries and length of stay shall be determined in accordance with the applicant’s needs and the purpose of his/her visit. In cases where the duration of stay is not specified, there shall be no limit to the length of stay, provided that this does not exceed the time required for the visa-holder’s assignment in the ROC.
Article 8
The “validity†of a visa as stated in Section 2, Article 7 of the Statute refers to the time within which “duration of stay†as stated in Section 2, Article 7 of the Statute refers to the time within which the visa-holder is permitted to enter the ROC. The period of duration shall be calculated from the day the visa is issued.
The “duration of stay†as stated in Section2, Article 7 of the Statute refers to the period within which the visa holder may be permitted to stay in the ROC.
The period of “stay†shall be calculated from the day following the applicant’s admission into the ROC.
The “number of entries†as stated in Section 2, Article 7 of the Statute refers to the number of times the visa holder is permitted to enter the ROC during the validity of the visa.