Easier Taiwan visa this month

Local residents could find it easier to enter Taiwan soon, the director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said yesterday.
Quoted by TDM, Lo Muh Kuen said the details of a proposal were still being reviewed but that there would be news by the end of this month.
However, he didn’t reveal whether or not that would involve a visa exemption for Macau residents, something that has been repeatedly demanded by local authorities.
Last November the head of the Chief Executive cabinet, Alexis Tam Chong Weng, said residents could soon enter Taiwan without a visa. “Taiwan visitors don’t need one when they reach Macau. It’s not fair. It’s very likely that we might solve this problem very soon,” he said.
In July, Lai Shin Yuan, the minister of Mainland Affairs Council – Taipei’s top China policy-making body –, said Taiwan authorities would consider offering visa-free entry for local residents.
Macau citizens are currently able to apply online free of charge for Taiwan visas. If the request is accepted, all the tourists have to do is print out the visa agreement. The entry permit is valid for three months and allows visitors to stay on the island for a month.
The new procedures, introduced in September 2010, led to an increase in the number of Macau tourists visiting Taiwan, the island’s representatives in the territory said.