Radio Taiwan International
Date: 01 November, 2018
Uruguay grants visa-free status to Taiwan
The foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that Uruguay will be allowing Taiwanese travelers visa-free entry to the South American country for stays of up to 90 days. That will make it the 169th country or territory in the world to offer Taiwanese nationals the preferential treatment.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Andrew Lee said Thursday that Taiwan welcomes the visa-free status accorded by the Uruguayan government. He said he believes it will help boost trade, tourism and exchanges between the two countries.
Lee said his office will continue its efforts to make overseas travel more convenient for Taiwan nationals.
Lee said, “Basically the list of countries that offer preferential treatment already makes up about 90% of the destination countries that Taiwanese nationals travel to. So in the future we will continue to do this meaningful work. We will continue to work on it as long as this move benefits and brings convenience to people. If you think about it, Taiwanese travelers make about 10 million overseas trips in a year. Each person spends US$97 for visa application. In a year, we can save close to US$3.2 billion.” [FULL STORY]
