SALES BULLETIN | EVA AIRWAYS
Dated: 23 Sep 2020
Issue: 20-79
Updated Advisory for all passengers from the Philippines who will be transiting and arriving in Taiwan
Please be informed of the updated requirements for passengers from the Philippines who will be transiting and arriving in Taiwan.
1.) Please be reminded as per Sales Bulletin 20-56, all passengers from the Philippines who will be transiting via Taiwan must provide a negative COVID-19 (RT-PCR/Swab Test) Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction test result issued within 3 days before boarding.
2.) Starting from September 24, travelers arriving in Taiwan from the Philippines must follow related quarantine measures which are listed below.
a.) When travelers have symptoms, they must have their specimens collected at the airport upon entry into the country. It is not required to collect specimens for those who don’t have symptoms. Travelers arriving in Taiwan from the Philippines must undergo quarantine for 14 days at a group quarantine facility after entry into the country.
b.) Foreign nationals without an Alien Resident Certificate or a resident visa must provide a certificate of a negative COVID-19 (RT-PCR/Swab Test) Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction test result issued within three days of boarding before they are allowed to board their flight, board their transit flight, or enter Taiwan.
c.) Travelers arriving in Taiwan from the Philippines must undergo quarantine for 14 days at a group quarantine facility after entry into the country. Foreign nationals, except those holding an Alien Resident Certificate or a resident visa, are required to pay NT$ 1,500 per night for their stay at the facility. The government would cover the expense of the stay at a group quarantine facility for Taiwanese nationals and foreign nationals with an Alien Resident Certificate or a resident visa.
For more information you may visit Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official website or the link below:
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/8D0hmsLhiOs8dgnj0nwKQ?typeid=158
For strict compliance.