Covid-19 Information
The Carefree Covid-19 Vaccination Program
A. Publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines for foreign nationals with a valid identity document (foreigners, nationals without household registration in the Taiwan Area, people of the Mainland Area, and residents of Hong Kong and Macau):
Publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines will be offered at the walk-in vaccination site on the ground floor of Taoyuan Train Station from 13:00 to 17:00 on January 15(Saturday) and January 22(Saturday), 2022. Please bring your ARC, NHI Card, passport, or other identity documents before heading to the site. Those who have received their first dose should also bring their COVID-19 Vaccination Record. Interpreting services will be offered on-site. Vaccination will still be available at your nearby medical institutions for times and dates outside of the designated period. As appointment systems vary from one medical institution to another, please call your nearby medical institution directly for more information.
B. Publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines for foreign nationals without any identity document and overstaying foreign nationals:
1. Please contact the NGOs or religious organizations that accept vaccination registrations. (Please see the URL for their contact information: https://www.facebook.com/NIAstands4U/posts/953852538882362) Upon receiving your registration, these groups will lodge applications for UI numbers to the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. Please follow the instructions of the NGO or religious organization to get your vaccination at local medical institutions or other designated sites at the designated time.
2. You can also contact the NIA's Taoyuan City Service Center at 03-3310-409 #117, 118, or 123. The service center will help process your registration and inform you of your vaccination site later.
3. From 13:00 to 17:00 on January 15 (Saturday) and January 22(Saturday), 2022, you may also get vaccinated at the walk-in vaccination site on the ground floor of Taoyuan Train Station without making any appointments in advance. Interpreting services will be offered on-site.
Reminders:
1. The Carefree Covid-19 Vaccination Program for overstaying foreign nationals is implemented from December 3 of 2021 to January 31 of 2022. The implementation period of the program is subject to change as the CECC continues to adjust epidemic control policies. Please pay attention to the announcements made by the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.
2. Vaccinations are offered for free. Those registering for vaccines will not be investigated. Medical institutions will not make reports to the police or other law enforcement agencies.
3. If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 vaccine registration or the publicly funded vaccination program, you may contact:
(1) The Ministry of Labor's 1955 multi-lingual hotline for labor counseling and complaints;
(2) The official multi-lingual website of the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior at http://www.immigration.gov.tw/;
(3) The NIA's special task force in Taoyuan City at 03-2174-577 #310, 412, or 413;
(4) The NIA's Taoyuan City Service Center at 03-3310-409 #117, 118, or 123.