The Taiwan passport is actually even more useful than the HK passport. You can even go to the US without a visa, while every person that lives and only has citizenship from places under PRC jurisdiction can't go to the US without a visa.

@Alleniro

2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind not being able to enter South America without a visa if I'm a Taiwanese. Being under the VWP has more worth than having a passport that cannot go into the US.

@PassportPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

A mistake people often make is to think of the US VWP as the end-all and be-all. I would say in some circumstances the US visa is more reliable. For example, Taiwanese can only stay in the US for up to 90 days using their VWP. But a Hongkonger with US visa can stay up to 6 months. And since US visa refusal rate for Hongkonger is only 2%, that means almost all Hongkongers can get US visa without too much problem and stay in America for a longer time. 90 days is not bad but definitely not enough time for a coast-to-coast road trip or something like that.

@patienceisalpha

2 жыл бұрын

@@PassportPlanet yes b1/b2 is better than vwp.

@Alleniro

2 жыл бұрын

@@patienceisalpha VWP still saves time though, also, for example, British citizens can go to the US for 3 months, but Americans can go to the UK for 6 months. Equality doesn't exist in this context.

@unijet747

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, as Macau passport holder, i only need to attend visa interview once and got approved for a 10 year visa. It won’t make much difference in long run!

Taiwanese here... Proud to live in the "front seat" of the 21th century world conflict.

@sebastian192

Жыл бұрын

at least we'll know what hit us

Awesome channel.

Many people like to compare Taiwan with Hong Kong but apparently they're not in the same league. Undoubtedly Hong Kong is a city of China because in the joint declaration of UK and China, the sovereignty over Hong Kong was transferred from UK to China in 1997 but in which treaty which country transferred the sovereignty over Taiwan to China ? It was USA that defeated Japan and ended the second world war. According to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, signed in San Francisco by 49 nations in 1951, Japan officially gave up the sovereignty over Taiwan but the Treaty never stated Taiwan would be given to any country. Any country pretending to claim over Taiwan is considered unlawful and should be condemned. For many people in Taiwan, holding a passport of People's Republic China is no different from holding a passport of North Korea.

@Alleniro

2 жыл бұрын

pretty much? I mean, both South Korea and Taiwan access to English-speaking North America without any visas, while their dark counterpart (The PRC and North Korea) had weaker passport, but HK and Macau are different, they're the autonomous places of the dark counterpart, but both HK and Macau had no access to the USA, so that submits that it's still a part of the evil counterpart.

@jw1731

Жыл бұрын

If Japan officially gave up the sovereignty over Taiwan, then the next entity that took over it in 1945 - Republic of China - is being unlawful and should be condemned. So if the People's Republic of China is unlawful for claiming Taiwan, then what does that say about the Republic of China that not only is claiming Taiwan but also controlling it? If the PRC is despicable for fantasizing about committing rape, then the ROC is the one that succeeded in aforementioned rape.

@martinfiedler4317

Жыл бұрын

Pro-CPC people often point the Cairo Declaration as "legal grounds" for the transfer. According to that government statement from 1943, Taiwan was one of the territories to be returned to China after the war. The reasoning is, that this then happened with Japan's surrender.

@RonLarhz

Жыл бұрын

It's not about the ww2. It's before that.

@thornados4969

11 ай бұрын

@@martinfiedler4317 It was not even a declaration because no one signed that communique. It could be written by anonymous Chinese. Even Chiang-Kai-Shek had no signature. UK and US public denied having agreed it. The Potsdam declaration (signed) did not state Taiwan. And officially, the settlement of war was according to japan peace treaty which was implemented in 1952 which implicitly gave Taiwan automatic right of independence from Japan.

Wait, we only ruled by Empire of Japan 50 years not 150 years

@martinfiedler4317

Жыл бұрын

Yes. That was an obvious mistake...

Hi i am new here and just curiosity in your content, you have a lot of "Recent" passport. How do you get it :)

@PassportPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

I got them here😄: passports.ecrater.com/

Hi! Just asking, since you worked in the UN did you get a UN blue Laissez-Passer? Did your friend get one, since he was put down as stateless so that would probably make it even more likely? Is your friend technically eligible for Chinese citizenship?

@ITAviation1

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on the UN Agency he was working with and the level he was working at.

@PassportPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

Corret, tho levels matter more than agency.

@PassportPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

Mine was a desk job and did not require travel so I didn't need to apply for one. He probably had one because I remember he went on missions. But it has nothing to do with being 'stateless'. LP is a work document and not for personal use. Taiwanese are not 'eligible for Chinese citizenship' because they have been and will always be Chinese - according to China. 😆

I just hate the new design. Preferred the vertical designs before with the emblem on top-center. Could've just replaced the ROC's name in English with Taiwan to avoid confusion altogether or put the ROC's name on the bottom of the passport and Taiwan's just below the emblem

Interesting video, but a few points I'd like to make: The title is a bit misleading. It sounds like the passport is prohibited and will be confiscated; the truth is that it's just not recognised as a valid passport. "14 tiny countries"? I wouldn't call Honduras or Guatemala tiny, and certainly not Paraguay. Also, Taiwan was under Japanese rule for 50 years, not 150. One interesting point about passports most younger people will find hard to believe, is that for me travelling on a Taiwan passport, getting visa-free/ landing visa entry to a bunch of countries was much more straightforward than when I began travelling, on a British passport. That's because in those Cold War days, Brits needed visas for almost everywhere outside the EU (or EEC as it was then); even my visit to India - an ex-British territory - required a visa, which was neither cheap nor swiftly processed. Visas also tended to require much more information; the Taiwan or ROC visa was a nightmare, so there were very few places travel agencies could arrange passports conveniently on behalf of their customers. No travel is just so much easier, even on a Taiwan passport!

But, are ROC/Taiwan resident can hold the PRC passport tho? Like if that person born and live in Taiwan, but they prefer to own the PRC passport? Is it possible to be like this?

@Alleniro

2 жыл бұрын

they can't own the PRC passport, if they had it, then their Taiwanese citizenship will be automatically revoked.

@PassportPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

Technically yes. In practice, it's rarely done. There are a few Taiwan celebrities who moved to China and claimed that they now have Chinese ID card. But none of them have never been seen using a Chinese passport.

@Alleniro

2 жыл бұрын

@@PassportPlanet you meant Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents, that's what they're using. They issued a separate Residence Permit that looks similar to the identification cards that normal Chinese citizens have due to the issues of HK, Macau and Taiwan having different border controls from the mainland. I'm sure that ROC citizens with right of abode can do that after 6 months on living in Mainland China continuously, the same can be said for HK and Macau residents. They cannot get a Chinese hukou from any provinces and municipalities like Shanghai and Beijing because of the ROC having a law that says "if the holder of an ROC passport gets a PRC passport, their ROC citizenship shall be revoked."

@kyronology1533

2 жыл бұрын

@@PassportPlanet I think that kind of ID card is only for people from Taiwan, HK Macau. There was a similar case in Taiwan few years ago. Once Taiwanese people hold PRC (mainland) passport, Taiwanese official will know and revoke your Taiwanese passport and identity immediately. Meanwhile all of your right and welfare in Taiwan would be canceled like voting, national healthcare. Technically you would become PRC citizen.

@LYJ0207

Жыл бұрын

they dont have to own mainland Chinas passport，they just need Mainland China's "Taiwan Resident Identity Card"，and they can keep using their “ROC”passport

free Tibet. Taiwan #1

@LYJ0207

Жыл бұрын

lol

@LYJ0207

Жыл бұрын

북한이 남한을 통일하다 ㅠㅠ

@PP-js1qx

Ай бұрын

seems u can changing anything 😂😂😂😂wish is good for u ，bye

UN passport also banned

Taiwanese chads: "Republic of China" in Chinese, "Taiwan" in Latin letters.

I prefer the former Taiwanese passport because ROC is the official name of Taiwan, it should be shown in a larger font size.

@thornados4969

11 ай бұрын

The ROC name confuses being China which the Taiwanese had experienced troubles in the past. The new passport has big Taiwan name and the front page inside has country code TWN.

ROC without English translation? Very self endulgence!! 😅😅😅😅😅

Should is Taiwan a country even be a question? Taiwan is always a country.

@edwardhuang3751

2 жыл бұрын

In the Taiwanese constitution it states that mainland China and Taiwan are one country just that they have a dispute over who is the sole rightful government. Even the Taiwanese government itself states that Taiwan and the mainland are one country. So no Taiwan itself is not a country. The mainland and Taiwan are one country.

@realGBx64

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardhuang3751 that is a very legalistic view... which fits the Chinese :D

@1xm_mx1

Жыл бұрын

Yes, in my eyes, Taiwan IS Republic of China (RoC), and have existed way before People's Republic of China (PRC), so Taiwan was already independent and doesn't need to declare independence.

@frankdwiputra8330

Жыл бұрын

@@1xm_mx1 so it will stay forever like this until USA want to throw away Taiwan, as Chinese descendant I wish there is united China make totally new government which CCP and KMT or DPP merge in one as Greater China 😢

@LYJ0207

Жыл бұрын

@@realGBx64 Do you mean that a country's constitution should not be respected?😂

Kind of suck in a way Taiwan is more democratic.

People saying Taiwan is not a country- please define country. They have their own government, elect their own leaders, have their own military, and have a unique history and culture. The were only an official province of China for a few years under the Qing dynasty and the Qing were considered outsiders who conquered China. Taiwan has never been under the control of the CCP.

@highontaiwan

Жыл бұрын

@@Atheneon My wife, her family, and all of our friends in Taiwan all consider Taiwan to be a separate country from China.

@1xm_mx1

Жыл бұрын

In my eyes as an outsider, Taiwan bears ALL the hallmarks of Nationhood, except for the United Nations' unclear status, and it was not the fault of Taiwan, it was a blunder that the United States made that completely messed up Taiwan's future as a world recognized nation. It is also the fault of the United State's policy on Taiwan of having an ambiguous policy that makes Taiwan's independence not formally recognized by the United Nations.

@frankdwiputra8330

Жыл бұрын

Because in Taiwan constitution state that Taiwan only a part of China(ROC) up till now government under DPP cannot change it.if they choose to declare Taiwan independence from China(ROC) means they must let go of some small island around Taiwan like kinmen,matzu,qiamoui….. and it’s equal to declare direct formal war with PRC

@martinfiedler4317

Жыл бұрын

@@frankdwiputra8330 _"Because in Taiwan constitution state that Taiwan only a part of China(ROC)"_ 'Taiwan' IS the Republic of China, not "only part of it".

@frankdwiputra8330

Жыл бұрын

@@martinfiedler4317 how about some fujian cities like kinmen ? Is it under ROC or Taiwan ?

I would prefer the Taiwanese one for sure…. 三民主義統一中國🇹🇼

@frankdwiputra8330

Жыл бұрын

I wish it too, just make totally new idea to unify mainland and Taiwan creating The Great united of China 😢combine the good side from each other

I want Taiwan passport 🇹🇼

The Palestinian Authority is not palestine. Palestine is just make belive.

Taiwan is country notthe China

@PP-js1qx

Ай бұрын

so why ur passport even says China ？wtf u think？😂

One China

Taiwan is China, it was China under Wing dynasty, Japan was supposed to hand Taiwan to China

@jerrylin0312

Жыл бұрын

China which was at that time the Republic of China. The Republic of China later retreated to Taiwan and the surrounding islands.

@er6780

Жыл бұрын

No Taiwan is Taiwan 🇹🇼

@thornados4969

11 ай бұрын

There is no Wing dynasty. Wing-chun is a martial art and not a dynasty.

Taiwan 🇹🇼 is a province of china 🇨🇳

@frankdwiputra8330

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan is province of China 🇹🇼

@er6780

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 funny

Taiwan is not a country sorry

@bakerstreet101

2 жыл бұрын

It may or may not be a country, but China's claim to Taiwan is baloney. Germany doesn't still that Konigsberg belongs to it, and Turkey doesn't think the Balkans still belong to it, because both countries understand that some defunct version of their current countries lost those in war, while China cannot admit this. China lost Taiwan in war, and never won it back because Japan was not defeated by China, but by the USA, and the victors did not give Taiwan to the communists. The losers don't get to call the shots after a war. No Chinese leaders were even invited to the Potsdam Conference or the drafting of the Treaty of San Francisco where the fate of Japanese territory were decided.

@papilugofamous

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan IS a country bum

@lyc8905

Жыл бұрын

it belongs to the /region 🧐

@realGBx64

Жыл бұрын

yes it is.

@amadeosendiulo2137

Жыл бұрын

It is, it's the Republic of China.