Key Points
- Taiwan introduced additional vaccine requirements against polio
for visa applications from countries with high outbreak levels
Overview
The authorities of Taiwan will require travelers who have resided in or
visited countries with a high risk of polio outbreaks
(Afghanistan, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan, Madagascar, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Israel) for a period of four
weeks or more to provide proof of vaccination when applying for a
visa.
Under this requirement, applicants must have received an oral
polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within the
past year. Such visa applicants must also provide International
Certificates of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (Yellow Book) issued by
a hospital or healthcare professional with their polio vaccinations
recorded therein as proof.
