Right, some travel advice from the more experienced bods...

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Currently I'm sat in Thailand, I have 6 months left on my Thai visa (and work is piss easy to get here) so I have a refuge of sorts.

Current plan, after a wee holiday, is to get work in Taiwan.

Having got done by this bollocks en route to South Africa of needing a return ticket to prove you will leave the country (what about if I'm going to swim, dickwads), has anyone got any advice?

As far as I can make out, I automatically get a 30 day visa to Taiwan on arrival... but I'm assuming I also have to have proof of exit.... Which (assuming I get a job) I'll then cancel.

How the fudge do I manage to do that cheaply? Both Taiwan and the flights are looking more expensive than I originally planned.

The alternative is to already get a tourist visa from the Taiwanese embassy (if Bangkok has one that is :S), but I still think proof of exit is required...

Thinking

Any tips?
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SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Plenty of building work available in Taiwan very soon I would imagine!

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Same shit, different wrapper;

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Any advice guys, going to the 'embassy' on Friday, looking pretty, but without anything booked yet.

Going to see what I can wrangle....

Money is fairly short (or at least tight), so I don't want to just piss in the wind. If I can get a cheap sea-ferry ticket or something, maybe that would be better.

Hmmm, gay... total gay.
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weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

If you're going to do paid work in Taiwan you'll need a visa that allows this (unless you're going under the radar - in which case be prepared for the consequences). Visiting on business is not the same as visiting to work there.

I was mostly ambivalent about Taiwan - only there a few days but did it with a local family so saw the 'real' places. Some real nice stuff to see and do and some really Americanised city culture.
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

How about flying to HK from Bangkok. Then getting your return ticket from there to Taiwan....then extend it...or cancel it from there. It must be a lot closer.

Stopover in Kowloon will be fairly cheap...and HK is a pretty nifty place to visit.
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Sounds like they're being quite hot on overstayers or people coming there to work without a permit. This could backfire on you, something tells me that Taiwanese immigration removal centres aren't as welcoming as British ones. The innate racism of Chinese/Taiwanese could also work against you.

Easiest bet is to decide how long you want to stay and book a ticket for the right amount of time, 3 months could be long enough out there, could be a shit place when you get there. Alternative is to pay more for the ticket to get one that you can cancel and still get most of the money back.

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Go there, get work, get visa.

Or.

Go there, don't get work, go somewhere else.

I'm sure I'll be ok.

Much as I love third-hand gossip about the evils of Taiwan and how I'll be getting my ring piece tickled by immigration... Rolling Eyes

Clanger, that's a pretty swish idea actually. Will have to have a quick check of the visa regs for Hong Kong.

Robby. I am oriental super man. I'm sure I'll cope. The Taiwanese/Chinese just take a dim view of sex tourism.
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