Has anyone arrived to Taiwan recently? Planning to come back in May again, and it is surprisingly difficult to find clear information about the quarantine rules (articles / info is mixed up to quarantine/isolation for local contacts vs travellers).
Can someone validate if my understanding is correct -
Residency required (Iāve got Gold Card ARC so no problem)
PCR test 2 days before the flight
Quarantine: 10 days in (a) paid quarantine hotel, (b) paid govt quarantine facility, or (c) at home***
*** In case of home quarantine, there is still 1 person per residence requirement (so I cannot go back home to my partner). This is my main confusion point, because for local contacts, now multiple people per residence are allowed, and now it seems like even multiple people per one bathroom are allowed if it is disinfected after every use.
My hope obviously is that I could quarantine at home (2 bedroom / 1 bathroom) with my partner (we both have had 3 shots and he has had COVID recently so I donāt see any risk to either side really) but it seems like this is not possible yetā¦ I really hope someone says I have missed something and it is actually already allowed.
For the āPCR testā, thereās somewhat of confusion, as Taiwan CDC govāt website always uses the term āRT-PCRā (almost like the generic term āxeroxā to represent any format of copying papers), but far below in the Q&A site there are around 10 different āacceptableā tests. Call airline in the U.S. that you are flying with. They can confirm all the details as it is their final decision. On that note, Eva Air and China Air would be best (no matter the price) for obvious reasons.
Q7ļ¼What items are required for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test within two days prior to the flight schedule time?*
A7ļ¼ćaccompanying measuresć 1.A test report must be for a nucleic acid test, a molecular biology technique for testing, and must contain the following: the name on the passport of the traveler, the date of birth (or passport number) of the traveler, the virus name (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2), specimen collection date, the test method (PCR, real-time PCR, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR ļ¼Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCRļ¼, NAA (nucleic acid amplification), NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test), NAT (nucleic acid test), LAMPļ¼Loop/Mediated isothermal Amplificationļ¼, RT-LAMP, COVID-19 RNA test, SARS-CoV-2 RNA test, or molecular diagnostics), and the interpretation result of ānegativeā or āundetectable.ā If a COVID-19 RT-PCR test report presented by a traveler contains only the ātest report dateā without the āspecimen collection date,ā the report is not in compliance with the requirements. The traveler is advised to contact the medical institution that conducted the test for revision to avoid being fined.
Iām currently in quarantine at a hotel. Arrivals can only quarantine at home if they are alone in the apartment or traveling with other members of the household and arriving together. Itās still written in the forms you fill out.
Because of the situation here, I understand the facilities are nearly full, this is partly why the rules are different and I would guess are likely to change soon (just my guess).
If you donāt have a place booked, Iād get one secured just in case the rules do stay the same.
I flew in from London Heathrow recently, negative PCR Test required within 48 hours.
Anyhow Taiwanese guy had not had one so they say no fly! He gets rapid test done at the airport- negative flies to Taiwan.
Arrive Taiwan 13 hours later another PCR test
Really needs to stop as mine was done only 24 hours before! Ones test positive must be using counterfeit paperwork.
Does anybody know if youāre doing 3+4 if you can get on a plane after the last day of home isolation as long as you test negative? The rules Iāve read said you can take public transportation, but to avoid crowded areas. The plane should count as public transportation I would think.
Do you mean on the last day of the ā3ā part? If so, that seems dubious, as you are supposed to monitor yourself for the ā4ā partāand if you do end up getting symptoms or testing positive, what will you do on that plane?
If you test negative on the last day of the ā4ā part, that should be fine.
No I mean any time during the 4 part after you have completed 3 days of home isolation. If you are asked to do home isolation because of being a close contact, but you have never tested positive then you still need to test every day once the 4 part begins. But you are allowed to go out and take public transportation.
So what you are asking is if itās OK to get on a plane on the last day of the health monitoring (+4) part.
If you test negative, I donāt see any serious problem here. Though Iād be testing (more) regularly during that +4 period to make sure I didnāt run into trouble on a long-haul flight!
Yes except not the last day, any time during self monitoring, day 1 2 3 or 4. You are supposed to test every day if you go out during that period but are still allowed to take public transportation. But I guess youāre saying if itās the last day thatās safest.
I have scrolled through this thread, associated threads, and official sources, but with rules seemingly changing on an hourly basis here on the ROC I canāt seem to find any definitive answer in English or Chinese. All the info I find relates to requirements for those arriving in Taiwan.
Iām planning on traveling to the UK next month. The UK has no travel restrictions or entry requirements related to COVID. As it currently stands, do I need to do a PCR before boarding a flight from TPE, and if so are these easily available for travelers to organise before their flight? Also, when taking a long flight that includes transferring at other airports (e.g Singapore, HK etc), do you only need to meet any requirements that your departure/destination has, or might I have to jump through some other hoops? Would rather avoid going through HK anyway, but my flight options are limited.
Is there an official source online that keeps this information for travelers up-to-date? I know things may very well change in the next month. Thanks.
Beware, that Document is out of Date - example, in the case of Australia it still talks of a requirement for a Pre-departure test, to be Vaccinated, and Quarantine which have all been abolished.
Perhaps do a dummy Booking for the intended trip, the Airline itself should show when doing that what the requirements are at the end and any Transit points.
I doubt thereās one official source providing all the information you want - I suspect youāll have to check websites for the airline, and then the different airports.
For example, it looks like EVA (and presumably Taoyuan Airport) (link) donāt themselves require a test before boarding, but you may need it, depending on the destination (emphasis added):
In compliance with the regulations of destination country, you might need to provide the negative COVID-19 test result within the designated time frame prior to departure and/or COVID-19 vaccination certificate. You can click Travel Restrictions to check the latest information with regards to COVID-19 related entry regulations.
And then youāre going to need to worry about requirements in the different airports. For instance, Singapore (link) apparently doesnāt require transit passengers to take a test.
