Taiwanese passport

Republic of China (Taiwan) passport 中華民國護照
Cover of the Taiwanese biometric passport
Issued by	Taiwan
Type of document	Passport
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility requirements	Republic of China nationality
Expiration	3 years (replacement for a lost passport) 5 years (for those under 15 or for males who haven't completed military service) 10 years (for all others)

The Republic of China passport is the passport issued to nationals of the Republic of China, commonly called Taiwan. The passport is commonly referred to as Taiwan passport or Taiwanese passport. It can be also referred to retroactively as the Chinese passport.

The status and international recognition of the ROC passport is complicated due to the political status of Taiwan. The Nationality Law of the Republic of China considers not only residents of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, but eligible overseas Chinese and Chinese residents of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau to be nationals of the Republic of China. It is worth noting that the vast majority of Chinese-descent residents in Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China are also nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and do not hold any identification documents issued by ROC. Individuals in the latter two categories may be eligible for a ROC passport under certain conditions, but do not have household registration in Taiwan (i.e. they are "nationals without household registration", or "NWOHR"), and thus do not enjoy the right of abode in Taiwan. Countries granting visa-free privileges to Taiwan passport holders often require a National ID number imprinted on the passport's biodata page, which signifies the holder's right of abode in Taiwan.

Taiwanese passport is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.

The current ROC (Taiwan) biometric passport has been issued since 29 December 2008, which makes Taiwan the 60th country in the world to issue biometric passports. The cover of the ordinary ROC (Taiwan) passport is dark green, with the ROC national emblem – Blue Sky with a White Sun - in the middle. On the top is the official name of the country, "REPUBLIC OF CHINA", in both Traditional Chinese characters and English. Below the national emblem, the word "TAIWAN" is printed in English only and "PASSPORT" is printed in both Traditional Chinese and English. At the bottom is the symbol of biometric passport ().