{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"TW","name":"Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)","slug":"taiwan-chinese-taipei"},"destination":{"code":"SA","name":"Saudi Arabia"},"status":"evisa","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"taiwan-ordinary-passport-named-electronic-visas","title":"Taiwan ordinary passports: named electronic visitor visas","summary":"Taiwan MOFA BOCA's current outbound schedule identifies these destinations' electronic-visa routes for Taiwanese passport holders; Ecuador separately confirms pre-departure electronic issuance.","status":"evisa","conditions":["EC requires Taiwanese travellers to complete the online electronic-visa application before travel after Ecuador ended the previous visa-free treatment.","SY and TR are listed by BOCA for ordinary ROC passports with the stated visitor-purpose electronic-visa routes; each destination's current duration, purpose, documentation and border rules remain controlling.","This records electronic issuance, not merely online filing. It excludes work, residence, transit-only facilities, special documents, carrier checks and final-admission decisions."],"sourceIds":["taiwan-boca-outbound-visa-convenience-list-2026","taiwan-boca-ecuador-entry-warning-2026"]},{"id":"saudi-taiwan-ordinary-passport-evisa-registration","title":"Taiwan ordinary passports: Saudi eVisa registration","summary":"The current official Saudi eVisa regular-passport selector includes Taiwan China, and its linked nationality authorization endpoint returns isAuthorized 1. This establishes a pre-travel electronic visa application route for ordinary Taiwan passports.","status":"evisa","conditions":["The route is an online eVisa application before travel, not visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry. The portal's displayed visa fee is 300 SAR before any other applicable charges.","The registration flow identifies the passport type as Regular Passport and the selected nationality as Taiwan China; its authorization response is reproduced at the cited official endpoint.","This policy does not establish access through a third-country visa, foreign residence, GCC residence, package travel, pilgrimage, transit, work, study, diplomatic or official documents. Final issuance and admission remain subject to the Saudi authorities' application and border decisions.","The separate Visit Saudi nationality dataset currently labels Taiwan China noneligible. The live eVisa issuance portal is given precedence for the eVisa route because it directly accepts the regular-passport nationality and exposes an authorized application continuation."],"sourceIds":["saudi-refresh-evisa-regular-passport-registration","saudi-refresh-evisa-taiwan-authorization"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"taiwan-boca-outbound-visa-convenience-list-2026","title":"Taiwan MOFA BOCA: destinations available visa-free, visa on arrival, or by eVisa","url":"https://www.boca.gov.tw/fp-37-220-9f130-1.html","publisher":"Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)","jurisdiction":"Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Chinese","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"taiwan-boca-ecuador-entry-warning-2026","title":"Taiwan MOFA BOCA: Ecuador travel warning and entry requirement","url":"https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-trwa-content-3054-ac15a-1.html","publisher":"Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)","jurisdiction":"Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Chinese","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"saudi-refresh-evisa-regular-passport-registration","title":"Saudi eVisa registration: regular-passport nationality selector","url":"https://visa.visitsaudi.com/Registration/Verify?lang=en","publisher":"Ministry of Tourism Saudi eVisa service","jurisdiction":"Saudi Arabia","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"saudi-refresh-evisa-taiwan-authorization","title":"Saudi eVisa registration: Taiwan regular-passport authorization","url":"https://visa.visitsaudi.com/Registration/CheckNationality?id=205","publisher":"Ministry of Tourism Saudi eVisa service","jurisdiction":"Saudi Arabia","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}