On February 4, 2026, the Bureau of Consular Affairs announced that it has updated the list of countries at high risk for polio transmission. Israel has now been removed from this list.
In accordance with World Health Organization recommendations, applicants for ROC (Taiwan) visas must submit proof of having been administered the oral polio vaccine (OPV) or the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) from four weeks to one year before applying if they have resided in or visited countries or regions at high risk for polio transmission — namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Guinea and Pakistan — for four weeks or longer within the past year.
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