As a ROC passport holder - do I need a visa for Uk?

webmx04

Hello I just would like to know if I would need a visa going to the United Kingdom I have a overseas Republic of China - Taiwan passport issued by Taipei Cultural office in the Philippines, I was born in the Philippines and live there ever since but my nationality is Republic of China - Taiwan. I just recently move in to Bermuda, My wife and I are planning to have a vacation in London this Christmas. But i am concerned if I would need a visa in UK

According to this site http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/en/news/visafreeaccesstaiwanesevisitors I can go to United Kingdom for 6 months visa free but according to http://www.vfs-uk-tw.com/faqs.aspx I would still need a visa since I have no Taiwanese ID number in my Taiwan passport.

What confuses me is that I have emailed the United Kingdom embassy both in the Philippines and Indonesia regarding this matter and attached a copy of my passport and they both said that I don't need to acquire a visa.
I also had a transit flight in UK going to Bermuda and had a bus ride from heathrow to gatwick but they did not required me to have a transit visa.

I hope someone could clarify this matter so i could process any documents if I would need it.
Thank you for your time

Guest

Have you received any replies about this? I am in the same situation as yours. I was born in the Philippines and have a TWN ROC passport. I am currently living in the US. I dont have a TWN ID # as well. I plan on going to London for a vacation, do I need to get a visa? Thanks..

Guest

what happened??!?? I am travelling to the UK this weekend and I don't have a TWN ID#.... I need to know asap!

Guest

I would like to tell every one who is holding this kind of passport that becareful , as I faced this problem and I was going from Saudi Arabia to London through Qatar by the Qatar Airways,
Befor I travel I went to UK embassy and they talled me that I dont need a VISA to travel to UK , but what happened in Qatar airport is that the airplan staff refuse to let me continue my flight to london and they asked me about this ID number , and yes I was in a very very bad shape with my wife and 3 kids inside the airport , I was waiting for 8 hours with my kids and wife in the airport , until I decided to stay in Qatar for two days and try to sort this problem at UK embassy in qatar , so I stayed in one of the hotel with my family and next morning I went to meet the Counseler of UK in Qatar , He said to me clearly that this problem is caused by my country ( TAIWAN) and UK has nothing to do with it and Taiwan Govenrment are the one who have put this Condition , he also asked me to go back to my governemnt and ask them to solve this issue , I felt that this is really unfaire and some one should stand and say to Taiwan Government that this is Discremination and if it happened in a western countries they will get sued.

Guest

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/visadatvnationals

It is clearly written that a visa is required if there is no national ID number on your ROC passport.

Guest

They are asking for you ID# which supposedly should be written in your passport if you are truly a Taiwanese national. Many overseas Chinese holds a
Taiwan passport but they enter Taiwan as tourists that is why they ask for your Taiwan ID#.

I have experience being held by immigration when I came back to Taiwan
because my ID# was not printed in my passport so I have to show them my Taiwan ID. So I let the Foreign Affairs issue me a new passport with my ID#.

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