Taiwan has one of the better deals going for Indian travellers, and almost nobody knows about it. If you already hold a valid visa or residence permit for the US, UK, Schengen, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea, you can apply online for a Travel Authorization Certificate. It is free, it takes minutes, and it is good for 14 days.
Documents supplied for Schengen, US, UK, Canada, UAE and beyond. since 2017.
Real six-character booking references that resolve on the airline’s own ‘manage booking’ page. Check yours before you file.
Bookings are made through accredited channels in live airline reservation systems, not generated as PDFs.
If a booking reference does not verify, or we fail to deliver, you get a full refund. Read the policy.
The order matters more than people expect. Do these out of sequence and you end up with a lapsed booking or an appointment you cannot fill.
A valid US, UK, Schengen, Japanese, Canadian, Australian, NZ or Korean visa or residence permit opens the free route.
Online, free, usually issued immediately. Print it and carry it.
Through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center, from about Rs4,200 for single entry.
Online, within three days before arrival. Free and compulsory.
Onward ticket and accommodation, checked at the airline counter as often as at immigration.
| What you pay | How much |
|---|---|
| Travel Authorization CertificateIf you hold a qualifying visa from one of the listed countries | Free |
| Visitor visa, single entryThrough the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center | From about Rs4,200 |
| Taiwan Arrival CardOfficial site only, compulsory since October 2025 | Free |
| Express processingOne working day instead of two | Extra |
Checked 2026-09-25. Government fees move, sometimes with a month’s notice and sometimes with none. Treat this as a planning figure and confirm the number you will actually be charged at Bureau of Consular Affairs, Taiwan before you pay.
None of these are exotic. Every one of them is fixable in the ten minutes before you hit submit.
The qualifying visa has to be valid, or used within the stated window. An expired one does not open the certificate route.
The Taiwan Arrival Card became compulsory on 1 October 2025 and catches people who last visited before that.
It is an authorisation to travel and gives 14 days. If you need longer, apply for a visitor visa instead.
Taiwan does not accept another country's e-visa as the qualifying permit. It has to be a full visa or residence permit.
We file it for you, and the flight and hotel bookings the application asks for come from us too, dated to match.
A real, airline-held itinerary with a live PNR you can verify yourself.
₹399$4.5per traveller, one way
FLIGHTA confirmed accommodation booking in your name for the exact dates of your stay.
₹299$3.4per traveller
HOTELThe complete travel-proof bundle most embassies ask for. Best value.
₹599$6.8per traveller, one way
BUNDLEYes, but if you hold a valid visa or residence permit from the US, UK, Schengen area, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea, you can get a free Travel Authorization Certificate online instead, good for 14 days.
Yes. It is issued online by the Bureau of Consular Affairs at no cost, usually straight away. Sites charging for it are charging for form filling.
A free online form, compulsory since 1 October 2025, submitted within three days before you arrive. It is separate from your visa or certificate and catches a lot of returning visitors.
It has to be valid, or used within the window Taiwan publishes. An expired visa does not open the free certificate route, and an e-visa from another country never does.
Background reading: what a dummy ticket actually is · is it legal? · how to verify a PNR
Verifiable flight reservation from ₹399, or the flight + hotel pack for ₹599.
