{"question":{"passport":"TWN","destination":"GUM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation (ESTA). The authorisation itself is valid 730 days, that is not how long you may stay.","schemeName":"ESTA","authorisationValidityDays":730},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"BIOMETRIC_PASSPORT","text":"Beginning on April 1, 2016, the passport is an electronic passport that is fraud-resistant, contains relevant biographic and biometric information (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security), and otherwise satisfies internationally accepted standards for electronic passports."},{"kind":"PASSPORT_FEATURE","text":"The passport is a machine-readable passport that is tamper-resistant, incorporates document authentication identifiers, and otherwise satisfies the internationally accepted standard for machine readability."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"dhs-vwp","url":"https://www.dhs.gov/visa-waiver-program","passage":"The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in consultation with the Department of State, permits citizens of designated countries to travel to the United States for business or tourism for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. … The following countries are currently designated for participation in the VWP. … Taiwan‡ … Taiwan refers only to individuals who have unrestricted right of permanent abode on Taiwan and are in possession of an electronic passport bearing a personal identification (household registration) number. … Eligible citizens or nationals from VWP countries must obtain approval through ESTA prior to traveling to the United States under the VWP.","explanation":"The DHS page designates Taiwan for the VWP subject to the note limiting it to individuals with unrestricted right of permanent abode on Taiwan holding an electronic passport with a personal identification number; those who qualify obtain ESTA and 90 days.","publisher":"The following countries are currently designated for participation in the VWP."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Travel authorisation, 45 days","conditions":[{"kind":"PASSPORT_FEATURE","text":"Be in possession of a valid unexpired ICAO compliant, machine readable passport issued by a country that meets the eligibility requirements of paragraph (q)(2) of this section"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Be in possession of a round trip ticket that is nonrefundable and nontransferable and bears a confirmed departure date not exceeding forty-five days from the date of admission to Guam or the CNMI"},{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"To be eligible to participate in the program as a result of a connection to Taiwan, one must be a resident of Taiwan who begins his or her travel in Taiwan and who travels on direct flights from Taiwan to Guam or the CNMI without an intermediate layover or stop, except that the flights may stop in a territory of the United States en route, and must be in possession of a Taiwan National Identity Card and a valid Taiwan passport with a valid re-entry permit issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs."}],"source":{"documentId":"cfr2121","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1","passage":"(iii) Be solely entering and staying on Guam or the CNMI for a period not to exceed forty-five days; … (v) On or after November 29, 2024, receive electronic travel authorization pursuant to paragraph (q)(9) of this section; … (B) Taiwan. To be eligible to participate in the program as a result of a connection to Taiwan, one must be a resident of Taiwan who begins his or her travel in Taiwan and who travels on direct flights from Taiwan to Guam or the CNMI without an intermediate layover or stop, except that the flights may stop in a territory of the United States en route, and must be in possession of a Taiwan National Identity Card and a valid Taiwan passport with a valid re-entry permit issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.","explanation":"The regulation makes residents of Taiwan who meet the stated conditions eligible for the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program with a 45-day maximum stay and an electronic travel authorization requirement.","publisher":"eCFR :: 8 CFR 212.1 -- Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants."}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}