In consideration of the severity of COVID-19 worldwide and given that vaccination doesn’t provide 100% protection, and the vaccination coverage rate is not high in Taiwan, travelers who enter or transit through Taiwan and have received COVID-19 vaccination are still required to present a COVID-19 RT-PCR test report and to comply with home quarantine requirements as well as other related rules after entry in order to prevent COVID-19 and protect vulnerable populations in Taiwan.

To safeguard right to family reunification, Taiwan to allow foreign spouses and underage children of R.O.C. nationals to apply to enter Taiwan amid current strict border controls

On September 13, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that in consideration of stabilized pandemic situation in Taiwan, starting today, it will allow foreign spouses who have completed required marriage legal procedures with R.O.C. nationals and their underage children to apply to enter Taiwan during the effective period of strict border control measures, and will authorize R.O.C. overseas missions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accept and process the said groups’ applications for a dependent visa or a visitor visa for visiting relatives.

Individuals who have a dependent visa, originally effective from May 19 to September 13, will be granted an automatic visa extension until December 31, 2021.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/Pr0zLYxcQt6fVW3w9qANyw?typeid=158
(Updated on Sep. 13, 2021)

Ninth round of appointment bookings for first dose of BNT vaccine and second dose of Medigen vaccine on COVID-19 government-funded vaccination appointment reservation system to start for certain eligible individuals and people who received first dose of Medigen vaccine and are on the 4th-week mark on or before September 28

On September 11, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) pointed out the available brands of vaccine in the ninth round of bookings on the COVID-19 vaccination registration and appointment reservation system (https://1922.gov.tw/) are the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) and Medigen vaccines. Details are listed below.
A. Registration of willingness to receive vaccination on the vaccination appointment system will be closed at 12 p.m. on September 13. The system will be open starting 10 a.m. on September 14 to students aged 12-17 who choose to be vaccinated at locations other than schools and individuals in that same age group who are not enrolled at schools to register their willingness to receive the BNT vaccine; a round of vaccinations for them will take place in a time period announced by the CECC.
B. Eligibility:
(1) Individuals in the following groups who have registered their willingness to receive the BNT vaccine are eligible to schedule an appointment for their first dose of the BNT vaccine: individuals aged 18-22; people aged 65 and older; and individuals aged 40 and older in the ninth priority group.
(2) Individuals who are on the 4th-week mark or longer after their first dose of the Medigen vaccine before September 28 (inclusive) are eligible to make an appointment to get their second dose.
C. Scheduling appointments: from 10 a.m. on September 20 to 12 p.m. on September 22.
D. Vaccination:
(1) A round of BNT vaccinations is scheduled to take place from September 25 to October 2.
(2) A round of Medigen vaccinations is scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 2.

The CECC reminds the abovementioned eligible individuals to log into the vaccination appointment system, register their willingness or edit their preference before 12 p.m. on September 17, and schedule a vaccination appointment during this round of bookings.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/uUAlEW3GeTNp1jiscaubyg?typeid=158
(Updated on Sep. 11, 2021)

CECC to maintain Level 2 epidemic alert from September 7 to September 20; CECC urges public to continue following epidemic prevention and control measures to protect health of community

On September 6, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that considering that the pandemic in Taiwan has continued to subside with sporadic cases of domestic cases with unknown sources of infection, it will maintain the Level 2 epidemic alert, effective from September 7 to September 20, and will continue to implement or adjust related control measures. Details about related regulations and measures are listed below.
A. General principles (the following adjustments to the control measures for the transportation and travel industries will be implemented starting the announcement date set by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications):
1. Masks must be worn at all times when outside except when consuming food and beverages.
2. Contact information registration measures and social distancing must be implemented.
3. Crowd control or capacity limit management at commercial business venues and public venues: a distance of at least 1.5 meters per person (2.25 square meters per person) is required indoors and a distance of 1 meter per person (1 square meters per person) is required outdoors.
4. The limit on the number of people in gatherings: 80 people indoors and 300 people outdoors. An epidemic prevention and control plan is required if the number of people in a gathering exceeds the limit.
5. Dine-in service management: places with dine-in services shall follow the Ministry of Health and Welfare regulations.
6. Wedding banquets and public memorial services are allowed.
(1). Public memorial services shall abide by epidemic prevention and control regulations issued by the Ministry of Interior.
(2) Every partitioned-off area at a wedding banquet must abide by the epidemic prevention rule of 80 or fewer people indoors and 300 or fewer people outdoors; guests must follow guidelines on dining, and toasting each table is not allowed.
7. Swimming pools and indoor and outdoor sports grounds and stadiums: conditionally open shower facilities, cold and hot pools, spa pools, and children’s splash pools.
8. Taiwan Railways Administration: the sale of all seat tickets for express trains resumes, while standing-only tickets are not sold.
9. Taiwan High Speed Rail: the sale of all seat tickets for trains resumes, and all seats are reassigned as reserved.
10. National scenic areas and the tourism and amusement industry: the limit on the capacity is increased to 80%.
11. The maximum number of passengers on a tour bus is limited to 80 percent of the approved number of seats; passengers must wear a mask at all times, and consuming food and beverages is prohibited on tour buses.

B. Venues that remain closed under the Level 2 epidemic alert:
1.Singing and dance venues, nightclubs, clubs, hostess bars, bars, KTVs, MTVs, beauty parlors (tourist parlors and audio-video parlors).
2. Arcades, video game arcades, Internet cafes, majiang clubs, and other similar venues.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/dGIiJ4XfmHWyVXjrR3euyA?typeid=158
(Updated on Sep. 6, 2021)