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Hi,

I know this isn’t exactly a Points related question, but everyone is so well traveled on this site so I thought I would ask my question here.

If you have traveled between Hong Kong and Taipei as a U.S. Resident, please let me know your thoughts on the following:

I am going to be in Hong Kong and plan on taking a side trip to Taipei. I attempted to book my ticket tonight on Cathay Pacific. After filling in my Passport Information, the Cathay Pacific website requires all US Residents to provide a Secondary Travel Document. The only option is “Visa.” I understand that the Taiwan Immigration requires an “Online Arrival Card” for all inbound Foreign Taiwan passengers. A Visa is not required to enter Taiwan as a U.S. resident as a tourist. I don’t think I can leave this blank.

What about flying back to Hong Kong from Taipei? Is there a similar process?

I am going to call Cathay Pacific in the morning but curious if anyone has flown between these two cities and booked a ticket on Cathay Pacific. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I flew it today and didn’t need any documentation. HKG-TPE CX 494. The only requirement is you must have proof of a departure ticket out of Taiwan. Sometimes they ask for it, sometimes they don’t. You fill in a standard immigration card given on the flight. Just be prepared for a wait as immigration was packed today at noon.

Am flying back to HKG and no extra documentation was required. Hong Kong gives 90 day visa.

That’s strange. Being a US Permanent Resident or Citizen shouldnt impact travel between HKG and TPE.

The only thing I can think of is if this is part of a larger ticket involving the US where it can ask for the Green Card information, if you say that youre a US resident but not a citizen