# South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands entry answer

Taiwan passport → South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Entry date: 2026-09-12

Permit, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: entry is by permit from the administering authority, not a visa. See the conditions for who issues it.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.

Conditions:
- Entry requires a permit issued by the Principal Immigration Officer of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands under section 7; the permit sets the duration of the stay, and for a visit permit the specified period must not exceed 30 days.
- An application must be submitted to the Principal Immigration Officer with any fee not less than 14 days before the date on which the applicant intends to enter the Territories.
- The Principal Immigration Officer must refuse to issue a permit to an applicant who does not have health insurance (medical expenses insurance covering emergency evacuation and repatriation).
- The Entry Control Ordinance 2022 is in force; it commenced on 1 August 2025.

Source: https://laws.gov.gs/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-02-Entry-Control-Ordinance-2022.pdf
Source checked: 2026-08-29
Data snapshot: 2026-09-10

This establishes the recorded entry rule and stay allowance, not admission, work permission, residence rights or a tax position.
https://aevamo.com/requirements/twn/sgs/

## Source passage

> Except as provided by this Ordinance, no person is permitted to enter or remain in the Territories. … A person who wishes to enter the Territories and who is not entitled to deemed permission under section 9 must apply in accordance with this section for a permit for either— (a) tourism, leisure or other purpose of a private nature that is not work (“a visit”); or (b) work. … The Principal Immigration Officer may issue a permit to any person who applies under section 6 and who is not of a description in section 8(1).

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