Can I still apply for a Taiwan entry permit now?

No, due to the political environment and the epidemic, all tourist entry permits to Taiwan have been suspended. Mainland China has also suspended the pilot program for individual independent travel to Taiwan. Now, you can only travel to Taiwan through invitation from the other party or buy a house in Taiwan. Mainland residents can buy a house in Taiwan as long as they are not members of the "party, government, or military". The minimum total price of Taiwanese real estate is more than 200,000.

The Taiwan Free Travel Entry Permit is currently suspended. If you want to travel freely to Taiwan, you can apply for a Medical Beauty or Business Entry Permit to go to Taiwan. Taiwan Business Visa and Taiwan Health Checkup Visa can be seen from their names as to what they are used for. However, business and health checkup are not required. You can only do business in Taiwan or you can only do health checkups and are not allowed to travel. No. Both the Business Entry Permit and the Health Examination Entry Permit can be used to travel to Taiwan just like independent travellers. As long as it does not break the law, you can go wherever you want.

The Taiwan Health Examination and Medical Cosmetology Entry Permit is a special way to travel to Taiwan opened in 2012. Many mainland friends who want to travel to Taiwan for free travel can only go for a health checkup because they are in non-free travel cities. or business. For health examination, as long as you meet the basic requirements such as age and financial resources (no city restrictions), you can apply for the Taiwan Entry Permit through a hospital in Taiwan or a designated medical institution in Taiwan. The maximum stay time for Taiwan’s medical and health examination entry permit is 16 days and 15 nights, and you can travel freely after coming to Taiwan to complete the corresponding health examination items.

Requirements for applying for a Taiwan Entry Permit:

1. Provide proof of identity and household registration;

2. Employees and students must submit a statement from their employer regarding the applicant’s trip to Taiwan. Those who are not employed or studying must submit the opinions of the public security police station in the place of residence regarding the applicant's trip to Taiwan;

3. It does not fall under the circumstances that prohibit the applicant from traveling to Taiwan as stipulated by law.

Legal basis:

"Passport Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 6 Citizens who apply for an ordinary passport must submit their resident identity card , household registration booklet, recent bareheaded photos and relevant materials of the application reason. If a state employee applies for an ordinary passport when leaving the country for the reasons specified in Article 5 of this Law, he shall also submit relevant supporting documents in accordance with relevant national regulations. The exit-entry administration agency of the public security organ shall issue an ordinary passport within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the application materials; if it refuses to issue a passport that does not meet the regulations, it shall explain the reasons in writing and inform the applicant of the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or initiate administrative litigation in accordance with the law. right. If a passport cannot be issued on time in remote areas or areas with inconvenient transportation or due to special circumstances, the issuance time can be extended to thirty days with the approval of the person in charge of the passport issuing authority. If a citizen requests expedited processing due to reasonable emergency reasons, the exit and entry management agency of the public security organ shall handle it in a timely manner.