In my infinite wisdom, I have managed to misplace my passport. I have reported it to immigration and have since also applied for a new one. Unfortunately, my countrymen are just as fast asleep as I am. I will be going back home for vacation on an emergency passport which only allows me to go home (enter South Africa).
So I will get a new passport while I am there.
My question is, can I enter Taiwan with my current ARC ( and new passport) which obv shows my old passport number? Then renew my ARC as soon as possible.
yes, I’ve done it before, although I also brought my old/expired passport back with the new one (which I used to enter Taiwan).
then within a week, took trip to immigration to change passport # and get new ARC with new pp # on it.
when you leave Taiwan, maybe just ask at immigration counter if you should do anything else (maybe retain temporary passport to show them when you re-enter)
Thinking out of the box here.
If you have e gate access in Taiwan, you won’t have to deal with the immigration. (And show them passport)
Egate only use ArC