Your Taiwan Visa Guide (Republic of China)

Right as soon as I've booked flights for Taipei in time for the season craze in December, feeling frenzied as I thought I have been one of those cheerios to scruff off the very fast-filled seats for Cebu Pacific's promo fares, I suddenly realized that I am not in cloud 9 yet. Yes, Taiwan, although sits just on top of the Philippines like a crown and people "can" even hear the chicken morning clucking across the sea, actually requires a Tourist Visa. Well thanks to my exaggerated hype, I totally didn't thought about this.

So there I was, scouting the list for the tourist visa information at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) website. And it was a jaw-dropping nine-item list to comply with, with P2,400.00 visa application fee topping it on the tenth requirement...