Taiwan
Warnings and insurance
The UK does not recognise Taiwan as a state and has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan, so limited support is available to British nationals. Please refer to the British Office in Taipei for further information.
Urban Resilience exercises (August 2026)
Taiwan will hold Urban Resilience exercises in different parts of the island during August 2026. These drills will involve air raid warnings, temporary traffic controls and emergency response measures. Some mobile data services may also be disrupted during the exercises.
Exercise dates are:
- 7 August, 10am to 10.30 am: Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung
- 10 August, 2.30 pm to 3pm: Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi County and Chiayi City
- 13 August, 2.30 pm to 3pm: Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Keelung, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County and Yilan
During the exercises, road traffic may be stopped and people outdoors may be directed to take shelter.
For the areas hosting drills on 10 August and 13 August, some 4G and 5G mobile data services will be temporarily disrupted. Voice calls, text messages, Wi-Fi and fixed-line internet services are expected to continue operating normally.
Public transport services will continue to run. However, you may be required to remain at your point of disembarkation, including MRT and train stations, until the exercises have ended.
See information from the All-out Defence Mobilization Agency and the Taipei City Police Department for further details about the exercises.
Follow the instructions of local authorities and allow extra time for travel during the exercise periods. People who do not follow instructions during the drills may face fines ranging from 30,000 New Taiwan dollars to 150,000 New Taiwan dollars imposed by local authorities in accordance with Article 25 of the Civil Defence Act.
The National Policy Agency has information on locations for air raid shelters. This information is also available through its mobile applications on Apple and Google devices.
Information and advice on how you can prepare for a range of disasters and emergency situations in Taiwan can be found in their Public Safety Guide or “Little Orange Book”.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
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