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Taiwan visa rules for Russia passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Russia passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Taiwan.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
30 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

boca.gov.twBureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)Checked 29 Oct 2026

Nationals of the following countries are eligible for an eVisa when they meet relevant criteria: Armenia*, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia*, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Kazakhstan*, Kuwait, Mauritius, Montenegro, Oman, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye*, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan*.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a passport valid for at least six months from the date of the eVisa application.
  • Must print the eVisa and show the paper copy at immigration.
  • Needs the online Taiwan Arrival Card completed within 7 days before arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A passport with remaining validity of at least six months as of the date of entry

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Taiwan passport holders need to visit Russia.

Taiwan passport Russia

e-Visa · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa within its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the date of entry.

Taiwan passport to Russia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Russia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Taipei, nearest first.

  1. Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong, about 810 km from TaipeiVisa-free · 14 days
  2. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 870 km from TaipeiVisa-free · 30 days
  3. PhilippinesManila, about 1,160 km from TaipeiVisa-free · 30 days
  4. VietnamHanoi, about 1,670 km from TaipeiVisa-free · 45 days
  5. ChinaBeijing, about 1,720 km from TaipeiVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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