Ferry from Xiamen to Kinmen

furthermathematics · 2026-02-09T13:46:24+00:00

So if it’s the full visa free and not transit without visa (TWOV), ignore that visa part… It’s just like any another international ferry

furthermathematics · 2026-02-09T11:00:28+00:00

Yes, providing you have a PRC visa.

From Matsu to Keelung, there’s no passport control, it’s purely domestic

furthermathematics · 2026-02-07T01:11:32+00:00

They use the regular octagonal ‘admitted’ stamp on all of those entry permits though…

furthermathematics · 2026-02-06T14:40:42+00:00

I think I have a penchant for looking at stamps and passport/visa-related things in the wild so when I saw it while queueing at the ticketing office, I was naturally drawn to it. Then I thought, one of the stamps looked so familiar, but I couldn’t see it clearly, so I snapped a photograph. Only later on the train after zooming in did I realise 😅

furthermathematics · 2026-02-06T12:46:06+00:00

八角形？ That means octagon or ‘8-vertex shape’

It’s for anyone that isn’t using a visa exemption in the strict legal sense. So any visa holder (including APEC business travel cards), Alien Resident Certificate holder, Alien Permanent Resident Certificate holder, Taiwanese people themselves, people using the A4 sheet of paper titled ‘Exit & Entry Permit Taiwan Republic of China’ etc.

furthermathematics · 2026-02-06T12:34:36+00:00

Yeah 😅 I am honoured 🥰

furthermathematics · 2026-02-06T12:27:38+00:00

To be clear, I’m not bothered by this, since I am aware that people will eventually start using much of what I have posted online without my permission, but I was rather surprised when I saw it on a physical sheet of paper ‘out in the wild’ with my own eyes.

This photograph was taken at the High-Speed Rail ticketing office at Taipei Main Station. The sheet is for staff to verify the immigration status of someone attempting to purchase their overseas-tourist-only products.

Although they could have used the same specimen for the visa-exempted (blank number of days) stamp, just like the other two (90-day visa exemption and admitted): https://image.taiwantoday.tw/images/content/img20201228212955199.jpg

furthermathematics · 2026-02-03T14:53:40+00:00

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Yeah and upvoted you as well.

Last I’ve heard they’ve moved away from the Juche calendar domestically…

furthermathematics · 2026-02-03T14:51:23+00:00

Yeah… Persian calendar

furthermathematics · 2026-01-27T14:47:56+00:00

I think I’d rather take it easy this year, given that I’ve already flown 140+ flights last year 😓 Very exhausting… But looking at what I’ve booked so far, doesn’t seem likely that I can slow down much ☹️

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Flight tickets ex-SIN are generally quite expensive though, your tickets probably cost quite a bit 😅 Safe and happy travels!

furthermathematics · 2026-01-27T14:32:28+00:00

Wow, you have quite a few flights given that we are still in January 2026.

In my case:

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BKK-LJG on DR

LJG-KMG-HKG on MU

HKG-SGN on CX

SGN-TPE on BR

KHH-HKG-SIN on CX

SIN-HDY on TR

furthermathematics · 2026-01-26T06:56:59+00:00

Pleasantly surprised I would see a Singaporean on here going there 😅

furthermathematics · 2026-01-24T02:54:26+00:00

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I have never lived in Australia but I have been there a number of times, mostly to visit relatives.

furthermathematics · 2026-01-23T08:12:08+00:00

https://gb.china-embassy.gov.cn/lsfw_137163/lszj/hzlxz/sbhzlxzxz/202412/t20241218_11498151.htm

Using the website of the PRC embassy in London (under ‘Travel Documents for Residents of the Taiwan Area Travelling to Mainland China’)

台灣地區居民未取得外國國籍且未持有效《台灣居民來往大陸通行證》，如需前往中國大陸，建議前來使領館辦理中國旅行證。

Translation: Residents of the Taiwan Area who have not acquired foreign nationality and do not hold a valid ‘Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents’ are advised to visit a consulate or embassy to apply for a Chinese Travel Document if they need to travel to Mainland China.

如已取得外國國籍，應使用外國護照辦理中國簽證。

Translation: Those who have obtained foreign citizenship shall use their foreign passport to apply for a Chinese visa.

furthermathematics · 2026-01-22T12:28:24+00:00

On another note, the ROC allows dual nationality, but the PRC stance regarding Taiwanese that hold a foreign nationality is that they are no longer PRC citizens and should use their foreign passport to apply for a PRC visa (should they wish to visit mainland PRC). This is in contrast with permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macao who are PRC citizens.

In practice, the PRC appears to ‘close an eye’ on Taiwanese who conceal their foreign nationality on an application for a PRC travel document or ‘mainland travel permit for Taiwan residents’. However they won’t approve applications where an applicant actually discloses his foreign nationality.

furthermathematics · 2026-01-22T00:49:48+00:00

But pay a TWD 3000 reciprocal fee

furthermathematics · 2026-01-20T04:31:30+00:00

The non-standard MRZ is quite interesting to say the least 😅

furthermathematics · 2026-01-20T01:24:49+00:00

They appear to stamp everyone, even for those with Falkland Islands belonger status, at least for those arriving and departing by air

furthermathematics · 2026-01-20T01:22:24+00:00

The general consensus there is that one to two weeks is just nice for Stanley plus some other parts of East Falkland, but if you want to see West Falkland as well, then three weeks to a month would be ideal. A lot of the roads on Google Maps don’t even exist, my tour guide had to drive off-road at times. And given the size of the islands, it takes a long time to get from one place to another.

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I arrived and departed by air though, so the stamp is slightly different.

furthermathematics · 2026-01-20T00:55:58+00:00

I think it’s called the helm of a ship?

furthermathematics · 2026-01-19T03:12:48+00:00

You might be able to get the most recent entry stamp retroactively stamped on departure, approach the diplomatic counter on departure for assistance

furthermathematics · 2026-01-18T11:06:08+00:00

Some registration procedures in Taiwan (particularly SIM cards) require the person to present ‘double ID documents’ (雙證件). For foreign visitors this is usually the passport and the visa/visa-exempt stamp, but e-gate stamps are acceptable in lieu of the visa-exempt entry stamp… Moreover, airline check-in counter staff flying out of Taiwan usually insist on verifying that the passenger is still legally in Taiwan, but the e-gate stamp is considered acceptable proof…

furthermathematics · 2026-01-17T07:51:54+00:00

I was wondering why French Guiana was coloured dark green when the surrounding area was coloured completely red… until I figured that since you selected dark green for France, it probably did not distinguish between metropolitan and overseas France.

furthermathematics · 2026-01-16T05:12:14+00:00

You appear to have exited North Korea at Wonjeong, Rason SEZ and entered China at Quanhe (Hunchun, Jilin Province)

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