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Visitor visa — medical treatment

TaiwanMedical treatment

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This visitor route is for foreign nationals seeking medical treatment in Taiwan.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The applicant needs a diagnosis and a treatment proposal from a Taiwan medical institution, together with a letter for the visa application.

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  • The captured page does not establish every condition asked by this editorial block.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Evidence of funds is a bank statement or a payment plan consented to by the Taiwan medical institution. The official source does not separate treatment costs from living costs or state a health-insurance requirement.

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  • The page does not separate treatment costs from living costs or state a minimum amount.
  • No health-insurance requirement is stated.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Accompanying family dependants must be the applicant's spouse or relatives within the third degree, not more than 2 people; up to 2 accompanying medical personnel from the country of residence are also allowed if necessary. A relation certificate or medical staff certificate must be provided for them.

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  • https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-158-261-d40a8-2.html
    Accompanying family dependents should be applicant's supouse or relatives within third degree of relationship; not more than 2 people. Additional accompanying medical personnels from country of residence (2 people at most) are also allowed, if necessary. Relation certificate or medical staff certificate of accompanying people above should be provided.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

A visitor may apply to the NIA for an extension of stay within 15 days before the stay expires; each extension may not exceed the stay permitted by the original visitor visa and total stay may not exceed six months. At NIA discretion, a visitor hospitalised due to illness or pregnancy whose departure by plane or ship may endanger their well-being may be granted an extension of up to two months. The official source does not state the initial duration of stay granted.

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  • The BOCA medical visitor-visa page does not state the initial duration of stay granted.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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