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Taiwan

Recent reports of entry without significant problems.

This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.

Based on 5 reports. Score 0.85 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works

What to expect

Five of the six reports on file, dating from 2018 through early 2026, describe entry or transit with no problems, including passport scans at immigration that raised no flags.1–46 Recent accounts cover a cruise arrival in December 2025, where officials boarded to scan passports against their own watchlist, and two 2026 flights from Vietnam by a traveler no longer on the registry.12 The one negative report is from 2018, when a traveler was stopped from boarding a flight to Taiwan over their criminal history; no later report describes a refusal.5

Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.

Law bars people with sex-offense convictions

Taiwan bars entry to foreign nationals with a criminal record at home or abroad. Implementing rules set a 10-year entry ban for sexual assault, sexual exploitation, pedophilia or child-prostitution convictions.

Immigration Act (Taiwan), Art. 18(1)(7), (13), (14), as amended 2023, in force 1 Jan 2024; Operation Directions for the Entry Bans on Foreign Nationals, Point V(1)(d) (25 Apr 2024) · mandatory · waiver available

We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.

Last checked against official sources on September 20, 2026.

Common questions

Can registered sex offenders enter Taiwan?

It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 1 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 1 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.

Do Taiwan's border officers know about US registrants in advance?

None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.

How do travelers usually arrive in Taiwan?

Reports on file describe 1 by sea or cruise, 1 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.

Reports

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  1. 1Jan 2026 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    The traveler, who moved out of the US and is off the registry, flew into Taiwan from Vietnam twice with no problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  2. 2Dec 2025 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise, cruise ship port

    Arriving by cruise ship, the traveler had no trouble entering Taiwan. The ship collected passengers' passports and local officials came aboard to scan them, apparently checking only their own watchlist.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  3. 3Feb 2024

    Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Taoyuan International Airport

    A former registrant had a roughly two-hour layover in Taiwan en route to Asia and a five-hour layover on the return, using airport lounges and making both connections without any problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  4. 4Feb 2024

    Admitted, no issues

    No visa was required; the traveler's passport was scanned at immigration with no issues.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  5. 52018

    Not allowed to board · By air

    The traveler was prevented from boarding a flight to Taiwan because of their criminal history.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  6. 62018

    Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Taipei

    After being refused transit through South Korea, the traveler rebooked through Taipei and connected onward to the US without problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand

  7. 7By 2022

    Refused entry

    Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.

    Registrants turned away
    Yes
    Law bars sex offenders
    No
    Law bars people with felonies
    No
    Has its own offender registry
    Yes

    Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary