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GeographicPopulation&LanguagePoliticsDuringCOVIDTravelTipsGeographicTaiwanissituatedintheWestPacificbetweenJapanandthePhilippines.ThetotalareaofTaiwanpropertyanditsoutlyingislandsisaround36,197km2,withalengthof394kmand144kminwidth.ThesizeissimilartoSwitzerland(41,284km2)andBelgium(30,528km2).TaiwanisintheheartofAsiaPacific,acriticalhubforgloballogistics.Ittakes2.55hoursflyingfromTaiwanto6majorAsiancities,includingTokyo,Seoul,Beijing,Shanghai,HongKongandSingapore.Ifgoingbysea,ittakes53hoursfromTaiwanto5majorAsianports-Manila,Singapore,HongKong,ShanghaiandTokyo.  SittinginthepathofwarmoceancurrentsofftheeastcoastofcontinentalAsia,Taiwanisuniquelyblessedwithawiderangeofclimaticzonesfromtropicaltotemperate.Theweatherishumidbutmildallyear.InthesummertimefromJunetoSeptember,theaveragetemperaturecangoupto38°C,anditisusuallyatyphoonseason.Theaverageannualtemperatureisaround22°C,18°CinJanuaryand 29°CinJuly.Theweatherandthesurrounding,incombinationoffertilesoilandenoughsunshine,makeTaiwananagriculturalandaquaculturalparadisePopulationandLanguageThepopulationinTaiwanisapproximately25million.Itisalsohometoover541,000newimmigrants,mostlyfromChinaandSoutheastAsia.FluentinMandarin(Chinese)andEnglishandfamiliarwithethnicChinesecultureandmindsets,aswellasnumerousnewimmigrants,TaiwanesebusinessesprovideanexcellententrypointforexpandingtheASEANandMainlandChinesemarket.PoliticsTaiwanhasbeenrankedastheNo.1"fulldemocracy"inAsia,jumpingthreeplacesinthe2021DemocracyIndexrankingsfromthepreviousyear,accordingtoareportreleasedbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit(EIU).ThisindicatesTaiwan'sstrongbondsindemocracywiththewesternworld.  Thepresidentandvicepresidentaredirectlyelected,servetermsoffouryearsandmaybere-electedforoneadditionalterm.InMay2020,afterthepresidentialelection,Dr.TsaiIng-wen(left)andDr.LaiChing-te(right)wereofficiallysworninasthe15th-termpresidentandvicepresident.DuringCOVID-19StatusUpdateinTaiwan ConfirmedCases / VaccinationsRate (Sources: TaiwanCentersforDiseaseControl, MinistryoftheInteriorNationalImmigrationAgency)Taiwanisnowunder“Level2”alertwithtravelrestrictions.VisittheCDCpageforthelatestTravelHealthInformationrelatedtoyourtravel. EntryRegulationsDuringthepandemicperiodoftime,ourgovernmentappliestravelrestrictionsandprecautiousmeasurementtooverseastravelers.TheregulationsmaybeadjusteddependingontheCDC'spolicies.TheCentralEpidemicCommandCenter(CECC)announcedthat,effectivefrom00:00onJune1,2022(theincomingflight'sarrivaltimeinTaiwan),allpassengersarrivinginTaiwanfromabroadwillberequiredtohavetheirsalivasamplescollectedattheairportforPCRtesting;afterundergoingasalivatest,arrivalswillproceedtofollowquarantinemeasures.StartingJune15,Taiwangraduallyeasesbordercontrols,shortensquarantineperiod,andcontrolsnumberofarrivals.Pleaserefer CentralEpidemicCommandCenter(CECC)officialannouncement fordetails.FromJuly14,R.O.C.nationals,ARCholders, transitpassengerstobeexemptfromprovidingPCRtestresultswithintwodaysoftheirflight. AndfromJuly25, theentryrestrictionsforforeignnationalswillbeloosened;foreignnationalsmayapplyforaspecialentrypermit(visa)tovisitTaiwanforthefollowingpurposes:volunteering,religiousproselytization,studyingreligiousdoctrines,internships,internationalexchanges,andworkingholidays(youthexchanges). Citizens:EligibletoEnterTaiwan. FromJuly14,citizenswillbeexemptfromprovidingPCRtestresultswithintwodaysoftheirflights.ForeignNationalsandresidencyholders(R.O.CResidentCertificate):Opentoallpurposesofentry.Migrantworkersmustalsoholdre-entrypermits. ACovid-19RT-PCRNEGATIVEtestreportissuedwithin2dayspriortodeparturetime(basedon“specimencollectiondate,”counting2calendardaysbackwardsfromscheduleddeparturetime,excludingtheflightdate)isrequired,andstrengthenquarantinemeasureswillbeappliedafterenterTaiwan.FromJuly14,ARCholderswillbeexemptfromprovidingPCRtestresultswithintwodaysoftheirflights. ForeignNationals,notresidencyholders(Non-ARCHolder): ONLYthosewhomeetthefollowingcredentialsareallowedtoenterTaiwanafterapplyingvisas,othersnotlistedarenotopenforenteringTaiwanduringthisperiodoftime.Peoplewhoobtainentrypermissionforemergencyorhumanitarianreason.Spouse,underagechildorrelativeofTaiwanNational.Spouse,underagechild,orrelativeofaARCholder.BusinessTravelers(mustapplybusinessvisas)HongKong,MacaoresidentsandMainlandChinese:PleaserefertoMinistryoftheInteriorNationalImmigrationAgencyTravelTipsEntryVisas (maynotbeapplicableduringCOVID-19travelrestrictions.)Citizensofmorethan60countriesandterritoriesareeligibleforvisa-exemptentryforaperiodof30or90days.Youmayrefertothewebsiteof“BureauofConsularAffairs,MinistryofForeignAffairs”toseeifyouareeligibleforvisa-exemptentry. Taiwan Employment GoldCard Since2018,Taiwanlaunched“TaiwanEmploymentGoldCard”toattracthighly-skilledforeigntalent.Thisisa4-in-acard,whichcombinesresidentvisa,workpermit,AlienResidentCertificate(ARC)andre-entrypermit,allowingforeignemployeestoleaveandre-enterTaiwanmultipletimesoverthecourseof1-3years.Clinkheretolearnfurtherinformation.AccommodationinTaiwan:Ifyouhaven’tdeterminedwheretostayinTaiwan,Youmayfindusefulhotelinformationonthe MeetTaiwanwebsite. Currency TaiwanNewDollar(NTD).EachforeignvisitormaybringuptoNT$100,000intoTaiwan,andisrequiredtodeclareamountsinexcessoftheabovethresholdtotheCustomsAuthoritywhenentering.Foreigncurrencycanbeexchangedattheairportaswellasatauthorizedbanksandhotels.Internationallyrecognizedcreditcardsareacceptedinmosthotels,manyrestaurants,andmanyshops.ExchangeRateConverterTime ZoneUTC+8,noseasonaladjustments.TimeZoneConverterElectricityAC110V/60HzEmergency Taiwanisgenerallysafeandiswithminimalriskofviolent,however,visitorsshouldexercisenormalprecautionsandbeawareoftheirsurroundingsatalltimes.Ifforeignvisitorsneedmedicalassistance,theycangotonearbyhospitalsorclinics,bringingtheirpassports.Paymentofhospitalandotherexpensesisthepatient’sresponsibility.Someemergencytelephonenumbersmaybeworthtoknow:Fire/Medical:119Police:110English-SpeakingPolice:(02)2556-6007(24hours)EnglishDirectoryAssistance:106(Source:InternationalTradeAdministration)Internet Access BroadbandandWi-Fiservicesarewidelyavailableinmajorcities.Nearlyallbusinesshotels,restaurantsandcoffeeshopsprovidefreeWi-Fiaccess.5GservicesisapplicablesinceTaiwanhasreleased5Gspectrumlicensesin2020andrightnowthereare5carriers.Thereare4mobilephoneprovidersandmanyre-sellerssellingdozensofSIMcardsatTPEAirport.Pleasechoose“CellularServiceCenter”tofindouttheirlocationsandoperationhoursatyourlandingterminal.TheServices&facilitiesatTPEAirportisalsoavailableinJanpanese.Airports: Taiwanhasthreemajorinternationalairports:TaoyuanInternationalAirport(TPE),closetothecapitalcityTaipei,isthemaingatewaytotheisland.HsiaokangInternationalAirport(KHH),locatedinKaohsiungNorthernTaiwan,offersregularflightstomajordestinationsintheregion.TaipeiSongshanAirport(TSA),locatedindowntownTaipei,offersdirectflightstoandfromTokyoHaneda,SeoulGimpoandmajorcitiesinChina.TransportationatTPEAirport:ByMetroTaoyuantoTaipei: Ittakesapproximately40minutestodrivefromtheairporttoTaipeicity.VisitorsheadingNorthcanalsotake“MetroTaoyuan”travellingtoTaipei.ScheduleandfareinformationisavailableinChinese, English,JapaneseandKorean.ByBus: RegularhotelshuttlebusestoTaipeiandbusestoothercitieslikeHsinchu,TaichungorKaohsiungareavailableattheairporttoo. ByTaiwanHighSpeedRail(HSR):AnotheroptiontravellingtomajorcitiesfromthisairportisbyHSR,whichcurrentlyconnects12Taiwanwesterncities.TimetableandfaireinformationisalsoavailableinChinese,EnglishandJapanese. ByTaxi:Taxisoperatingbyshiftsarelocatedatthewestside(meetingpoint26)oftheTerminal1'sandTerminal2'sArrivalsLobbyattheTPEAirport.Taxifareischargedslightlydifferentlythroughoutthecountry.Forinstance,inTaipei,thefirst1.25kmisNT$70.Fromthatpointon,everyadditional200misNT$5.NightcabchargesNT$20moreperride.PleasepressheretofindoutestimatedfaresfortaxitripsfromTPEAirporttodifferentdestinations.  OtherusefulinformationabouttransportationatTPEairportCarRental andothertransportationinformationprovidedbytheTPEAirportisavailableinChinese,EnglishandJapanesetoo.Customregulationsonentryandpersonal belongs Personalbelongingsandhouseholdarticles(excludingcontrolledorrestrictedarticles)carriedbyinboundpassengersmaybegranteddutyexemption.Pleaserefertothefollowinglinksfordetails:ArrivalDeclaration/TaipeiCustomsOffice/QuarantineSystemforEntry/ 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