Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
41st F, Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Ave. Makati City 1200
Phone: +63 2 887-66-88

Taiwan and Philippines Relation

Taiwan and Philippines are two geographically neighboring countries separated by Luzon and Batanes Strait. The two countries are similar in a lot of aspects like history, culture, values, geography and freedom of democracy. Taiwan was also colonized by Spanish in 16th century, and just like in the Philippines, they were able to fight for their democracy.

The two countries’ trading were important for both countries. In the Philippines, Taiwan ranked as the 6th trading partner while in Taiwan, Philippines ranked are the 14th most essential partner. When it comes to tourism, the two countries have a nice relationship with eath other. Taiwanese tourists visiting the Philippines already amounted to 119,000. This means that the 3.85% of the total foreign visitors in the country come from the ‘Heart of Asia’. Taiwan ranked as the number 6th largest tourist visitors in the Philippines. More Overseas Filipino Workers are also choosing a career path in this country. There are about 100,000 OFWs in the country that still keep on multiplying. Taiwan trusts Filipinos, and in return, Filipino people trust them too in terms treating OFWs fairly. Gladly, no negative incident was reported which could have ruined the two countries’ harmonious relationship.

Informations in Taiwan Embassy

Operation Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 11:30am (Receiving time)
1:30pm – 4:30pm (Dispatching time)

Be reminded that the office is close in Taiwan & Philippine holidays.

Things to consider:

You must have one valid ID to be presented to the security guard placed at the entrance of the embassy.

Bring ticket or itinerary showing your departure out of Taiwan

Make sure that you wear presentable clothes. No shorts, sando, torn clothes, slippers or sandals etc.

Application fee is 1950 pesos with 1000 pesos additional if the process is done rush.

You must bring 2 passport photos with your application form because there is no photo shop nearby.

If you are applying for a tourist visa, you will need proof of financial support such as bank account statements showing you have sufficient funds.

Usual service is 3 business days and 1 day for express. Remember that the counting of days will start after your application day.

There is a fee required for visitor visa processing. The Taiwanese consulate will ask you to pay $50 for a single-entry and $100 for multiple entry visitor visas as of June 2010.

Airport Tax: There is airport tax of 750 pesos once you’ll depart from the Philippines. Tax is not included on your ticket, you must pay it on the airport before proceeding to the departure area.

Transportation

To get to Taiwan Embassy From the Airport, you can see different booths that will provide you taxi. Those taxi sometimes range 500 pesos to Makati. But if you want to make it cheaper, don’t go to the booth, instead go outside the airport and wait for a taxi. Taxi cabs are visible so you don’t have to wait longer. You can negotiate with the driver and make your payment as low as to 300 pesos or you can just make their meter run for a fair payment.