Taiwan to lift entry ban on Vietnamese workers

Passengers arrive at the airport as the Taiwanese government announced a ban for most foreigners entering the island, as part of preventive measures against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Taoyuan International airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 18, 2020. Photo by Reuters/Ann Wang

Taiwan will reopen its borders to foreign workers from four Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam, from this month.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) of Taiwan's National Health Command Center announced Monday that employers may bring in foreign workers from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam starting Feb. 15, as the second phase of a special program that allows foreign workers to enter Taiwan after a period of Covid border closures.

As regulated, migrant workers must be fully vaccinated with two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the country of origin before entry into Taiwan.

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