Originally Posted by
himang
I renewed just earlier this year, in February 2024, if memory serves me right. I can't confirm if there were potential issues because I renewed in the arrivals hall with the NIA desk. Hopefully they can provide a bit more clarity on what their plans and intentions are going forward. If it holds, like the press release says, then the 3000NTD was a bad investment...
Was this the NIA desk prior to passport control or the one landside? If it was the one prior to passport control, does that mean you tried to use the e-Gates after that and they failed?
Originally Posted by
DeltaOneFlyer
Basically this means, in the near future, the benefit of paying the 3000NTD is expedited arrival immigration clearance, where e-gates are only available to registered foreign national. On departure, everyone holding an eligible passport can use e-gate for departure immigration clearance.
The above conflicts with the report from
minhaoxue, which indicates that US passport holders can now use the e-Gates on
arrival without having e-Gate for Global Entry, an ARC/APRC, or any prior registration. As of January 2023, US passport holders could use the e-Gates on
departure without prior registration, so what you described is not a change from my last departure from Taiwan. However, using e-Gates upon departure used to require registration, and this was the case as recently as November 2019. (This is my most recent data point since my manager and I were departing Taiwan at the same time. My manager followed me to the e-Gates but was unable to use them with a US passport and was ushered toward the regular desks.)
Originally Posted by
minhaoxue
I went through TPE last week and they were pushing all US citizens, and others, through the e-gates. I belong to no program and used them time without delay. On a side noted, Taiwan no longer uses an arrival card and went over to an electronic arrival card that you fill out online either at arrival or when arriving into TPE.