What the Taiwan visa rules mean for Saint Lucia travellers
Saint Lucia citizens can enter Taiwan without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. You only need a valid Saint Lucia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 30-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Taiwan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: BOCA says visa-exempt entry requires a passport with remaining validity of at least six months as of the date of entry, and that US and Japanese nationals need a passport valid for the intended period of stay.
- Vaccinations: Polio: BOCA says applicants for Taiwan (ROC) visas who have resided in or visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Cameroon, Chad, Laos or South Sudan for four weeks or more within the pas…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Taiwan. The UK government advises appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.
- Return or onward ticket: BOCA says visa-exempt entry requires a confirmed return air or sea ticket, or a ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for the departure flight.
Taiwan entry rules compared
Taiwan lets 65 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 21 and requires an embassy visa from 107. Saint Lucia citizens are treated the same way as Belize, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic and Guatemala. Overall the Saint Lucia passport ranks #63 in the world with 93 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Saint Lucia passport you can also visit 6 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
In the other direction, Taiwan citizens can visit Saint Lucia visa-free for up to 42 days.