Hello,
I think I may know the answer to this question, but I would like to check with you all for confirmation. My parents are planning on coming to Taiwan in January for a visit, and will stay for approx. one month. Right now the plan is for them to stay in Taiwan for three weeks, then go to an undecided Asian country for one week, then come back to Taiwan for 2 or 3 days before they fly back home to Canada. What they are thinking is that from the time of their arrival in Taiwan until the time they fly back to Canada, they will have to be on a Taiwan 30 day landing visa status, and that this visa will not renew when we leave to our other Asian destination, so that when we return to Taiwan, they will still be on their original landing visa, with only a couple days left on it. So they are worried that time will be tight in Taiwan as they may overstay this 30 day period.
From what I believe, what will happen is that they will get a 30 day visa-exempt status when they enter Taiwan, and then when we leave for another country, this status will run out. When coming back one week later, showing their return ticket to Canada, they will be able to get another 30 day visa-exempt status, so that they won’t have to worry at all about any time restraints.
So can you help me out by telling me which would be the right option, the visa-exempt status or the landing visa, and whether or not this time period will be reset once we leave for our other Asian destination.
Thanks everyone for your help!
Rob