Taiwan Travel Visa for Indian citizen with green card?

Question

Hi,

My bf's nationality is india. He got his US green card 3.5 years ago. I'd like to take him back to Taiwan for visiting. Please advise what is the procedure for applying taiwan travel visa.

Answer 1

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入境是看國籍的

Any type of entry to another country requires the passport.

綠卡只有居留權

Your Green card only proof that you are a permenant resident of the US.

所以還是要用印度護照申請台灣簽證

Thereby, you need to apply Taiwanese Visa for the entry.

Currently, India does not belong to the countries eligible for Visa-exempt entry.

Flow Chart of Visitor Visa Application

http://www.boca.gov.tw/public/Data/59201...

Information on Republic of China Visitor Visas

Eligible Persons Foreign nationals, who hold ordinary passports or other legal travel documents and who intend to stay in the Republic of China for less than six months for the purpose of transit, tourism, visiting relatives, attending a training course, receiving medical treatment or engaging in business or other permissible activities.For tourism information onTaiwan please visit www.tbroc.gov.tw

Requirements

   1. A passport valid for at least six months;

   2. A duly completed application form with two photos;

   3. An outbound airline ticket or verifiable proof of purchase of steamship ticket ;

   4. Documents verifying the purpose of visit; and

   5. Other relevant documents.

Visa Validity

   1. For foreign nationals from the countries with which the ROC has entered into reciprocal visa agreements, the validity of their Visitor Visas shall be decided in accordance with these agreements.

   2. For other foreign nationals, a Visitor Visa is generally valid from three months up to one year.

Duration of stay

   1. Fourteen days

   2. Thirty days

   3. Sixty days

   4. Ninety days

Fee

   1. For foreign nationals from the countries with which the ROC has entered into reciprocal visa agreements, the visa is issued gratis.

   2. For other foreign nationals, the visa fees are: single entry: NT$ 1,200 (US$ 36)multiple entries: NT$ 2,400 (US$ 72).

   3. The Visa application fee is NT$ 3,600($US100) for US citizens.

Remarks Visitor Visa holders who are permitted to stay in Taiwan for sixty or ninety  days and whose visas bear no such remark as "no extension will be granted" may apply at the nearest city/county police headquarters for a maximum of 120 or 90 days of extensions.

http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443...

Detailed Information on Republic of China Vistor Visas

http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1899...

Answer 2

International Travel

A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.

do not forget to get the readmission for

I-551 before he leaves

go to this link :

http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.js...

go to this page for visa obtained in US :

http://www.roc-taiwan.org/US/ATL/ct.asp?...

now you may find another consulat services nearest you ?

if you need help ? i will come back and find it for you .

ps: i came back because i just thougt of something , usually a green card holder does not need a visa to travel , as far as i remember ? but check to make sure

ok ? too many things in my heard right now

ps: i came back again :

If you want to get a re-entry permit, file Form I-131, Application

for Travel Document. You should file this application well in advance

of your planned trip. The I-131 is available on our website at

uscis.gov.

The instructions on the form will give you more details. If you have

questions after you read the instructions, just check our website or

call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

What will happen if I do not apply for a re-entry permit

before I travel outside of the U.S.?

If you are a permanent resident who plans to travel outside of

the U.S. for one year or more, it is important that you apply for a

re-entry permit before you depart the U.S. If you stay outside of the

U.S. for one year or more and did not apply for a re-entry

permit before you left, then you may be considered to have

abandoned your permanent resident status and may be refused

entry into the U.S. if you try to return. If you are in this situation,

contact the U.S. Consulate about a returning resident visa.

Can I apply for the re-entry permit and then leave,

even though I don’t have the re-entry permit in my

possession yet?

U.S. immigration law does not require that you have the re-entry

document in your possession when you depart, but it does require

that you apply for the permit before you leave the U.S. We may be

able to send your re-entry permit to the U.S. Consulate or Embassy

in the country you plan on visiting, but you’ll need to specifically

request this when you file your I-131. If you choose this option, you

should contact the U.S. Consulate or Embassy in the country you

plan on visiting when you arrive, to let them know how to contact

you while you are in that country. The U.S. Consulate or Embassy

may then contact you if your application is approved and your permit

has arrived there.

If you are planning to use the re-entry permit as a passport, then

you will need to wait for it before leaving the U.S. If you cannot

wait, you may want to contact the consulate of the country you are

planning to visit to find out if you can use other documents to enter.

Other U.S. Government Services–click or call

In general www.firstgov.gov 1-800-333-4636

U.S. Department of State www.state.gov 1-202-647-6575

National Center for

• On the Internet at: uscis.gov

Application for Travel Document I

i think the form is I 131 ;

gee; go to this link i have found :

http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.js...

sorry about the delay and changes in my answer