Can RSA passport holders get a landing visa?

I’m pretty sure South African passport holders can get a 2 week landing visa right?..

Friends are coming for just over a week in November, on a legitimate visit…i.e. they aren’t coming to try and find work on the sly…if it’s under 2 weeks and they have a return ticket, it’s all above board to just arrive and ask for the landing visa, no?..

moooochos gracias

-plasmatron

You’re mistaken.

the regulations changed recently but I think u can’t get a landing visa.
i always use my EU passport and not my South African so I’m not 100% sure. give the “embassy” a call, here are the details:

Taipei Liaison Office in Johannesburg
10th Floor, Rennies House, 19 Ameshoffn Street,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2001,Republic of South Africa
(002-27-11) 4033281
(002-27-11) 4031679
(27-11)4030682
Cellular: (002-27-11) 4030682
In Johannesburg: 011-4030682
Monday ~ Friday
08:00~12:30
13:00~16:30

Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town
1004, 10th Floor, Main Tower, Standard Bank Center, Foreshore, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
(002-27-21) 4181188
(0020-27-21) 4253022
(002-27) 832925432, 832867071
In Republic of South Africa:0832925432, 0832867071
Monday ~ Friday
08:30~12:30
13:30~17:00

Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa
1147 Schoeman Street Hatfield, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
(002-27-12) 4306071~73
(002-27-12) 4305816
Cellular: (002-27) 829061413, 828029380
In South Africa: 0829061413, 0828029380
Monday ~ Friday
08:30~12:30
13:30~17:30

you may also find this site useful: rainbownation.com/visa/index.asp

Alleycat is right. RSA nationals are not one of the nationalities allowed vis free entry. To find out who is, just type ‘taiwan landing visa’ in google and you’ll find a list.

Brian

thanks to Brian and skorn for the helpful replies…

i put so many other variables into google before i posted, but came up with nothing… who would have thought “taiwan landing visa” would do it… :wink:

There is a RSA teacher from my school who came in with a 1 month non-extendable visitor visa, he had to get it back in Johannesburg.

I was told that he was able to get a resident visa w/o having to do a visa run out of Taiwan! Our school got him a work permit from the MOE, he went to the MOFA, filled in the forms, paid the fee and boom, resident visa!