No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Taiwan?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Taiwan and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Taipei: ≈ 8,130 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Taiwan without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Taiwan for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Taiwan visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Taiwan passport: 74.
Citizens of Latvia and Taiwan can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, Croatia, and Slovenia.
Citizens of Taiwan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Taiwan

Travelling to Taiwan: good to know

Riga — Taipei: about 8,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Taipei 17:00.
Local currency: New Taiwan Dollar.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NT$32.
Taiwan is the 134th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.