Taiwan Introduces Polio Vaccination Requirement for Certain Visa Applicants

Key Point  

• Taiwan now requires visa applicants who have recently stayed in eight high‑risk polio countries to provide proof of polio vaccination before applying. 

Vaccine Record for Visa Applicants  

Taiwan issued new guidance requiring visa applicants who have recently traveled or resided in specific high‑risk polio countries to provide proof of vaccination.  

The update follows recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and applies to both nationals of these countries and foreign nationals who have stayed there for more than four weeks within the past year. 

Applicants must provide documentation confirming they received either the oral polio vaccine (OPV) or the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within the past four weeks to one year before submitting a visa application. 

Impacted Countries Covered 

The requirement applies to applicants departing from or having stayed in: 

• Afghanistan 
• Pakistan 
• Democratic Republic of Congo 
• Guinea 
• Algeria 
• Djibouti 
• Cameroon 
• Chad 

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