I’ve read around the board about visitor visa’s, but I still have a few questions.
I’m planning on going to Taiwan at the end of the year and staying for about 6 months (a little less than), with a US passport.
I’m not trying to go there to find work or anything, I’m going to sightsee and to visit my friends and my girlfriend there.
I understand that I need to apply for a Visitor Visa which will give me about 3 months there and then have that extended there, if I can, to stay up to 6 months.
My question is: what do I do about the plane ticket?
I read that I’ll need proof of a return ticket to apply for the Visa, and because I’m planning on staying there for around 6 months, the ticket will show me leaving 6 months later.
But I’m worried because the visitor visa only gives about 3 months first, and I’d be jumping ahead and assuming that I’d get the extension.
What will they think of this? Would I be denied the visa?
Or should I just get a roundtrip ticket that leaves after 3 months, then apply for the extension and have my flight changed to later?
I hope you understand what I mean.
Also, should I mention the fact that I have friends there and that I will stay with them/visit them?
Or only say that I want to sightsee and tour Taiwan?
Again, I’m not trying to fool anyone or do anything illegal or anything… I really just want to go visit some friends and vacation there.
I just think you have to be careful what you say in order to get the visa.
It’s so confusing and stressful.
Off the record: Get a travel agent to issue you an itinerary/ticket showing you staying in Taiwan a couple months, going somewhere else in Asia, then back to Taiwan for a couple months, then back home. You can apply by mail, you don’t need to go in yourself. You could also use a visa service to expedite things for you. Send them the itinerary and a bank statement that shows you have enough money to support yourself. That should get you a multiple-entry visitor visa. Not guaranteed, though.
Back on the record: Under what justification will you ask for a visa extension to the 60-day stay? The only ones I know of are joining family relatives or studying Chinese at an approved school. If neither applies to you, you may want to figure in a day-trip or two to someplace nearby like HKG.
By all means. They can send you a letter of invitation, as well as a copy of the front and back of their ARC card. This will show that your accommodation is sorted.
Travel agents are a dime a dozen when you get here. Your friends might have some good ones already. If all else fails, Google Whose Travel. They speak English and their service is good.
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Travel agents are a dime a dozen when you get here. Your friends might have some good ones already. If all else fails, Google Whose Travel. They speak English and their service is good.[/quote]
I think he means travel agents in the US to issue him an itinerary for visa purposes.
Where are you getting your ticket to come to Taiwan? They would be the best place to start.
Ok, so I managed to get a 60 Day Multiple entry visa.
I’m planning on doing a couple visa runs to Hong Kong to stay in Taiwan for up to 6 months.
I already bought a roundtrip ticket that shows I’m leaving from Taiwan back to the US in January, but I want to stay there up until May.
So my question is, can I change the departing flight from Taiwan to the US to sometime in May with only a 60 day visa?
Like I said, I’ll do 2 visa runs to Hong Kong which will let me stay in Taiwan until then, but I’m wondering if someone will ask to see my departing ticket from Taiwan at some point and see that it’s longer away than 60 days.
I know some people get a refundable ticket and cancel it when they get there, so do you even need an outbound ticket once you’re in Taiwan and have a visa?
[quote=“Kuo”]Ok, so I managed to get a 60 Day Multiple entry visa.[/quote]How long is your multiple entry visa good for? Is it a 1-year, multiple entry, 60 day visitor visa? Or is it a 6-month, multiple entry, 60 day visitor visa?
It’s a 1 year, 60 Day Multiple Entry Visitor Visa.
If I show up in Taipei with that and have a return (e)ticket that leaves about 6 months later, will I have a problem?
I won’t overstay the 60 days because I’ll be going to Hong Kong and back to Taiwan to get 60 more days.
