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Packing list in Taipei

A packing checklist for Taipei, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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For Taipei

Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Degree certificate, authenticated by a Taiwan representative office (Taiwan does not accept apostilles)
A second photo ID besides your passport (SIM counters and banks often ask for two)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type A and B plug adapters (110V) (check that chargers and appliances handle 110V)

Apps

LINE installed and set up

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
Private health cover for your first six months (unless an employer enrols you in NHI from day one)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
A sturdy umbrella (rain is likely in any month, with plum rains in May and June and typhoons from July to October)
Thermals and an indoor fleece (winters are damp and most flats have no heating)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Some cash in small notes (night markets, breakfast shops and older stalls still prefer it)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
A dehumidifier, or the budget for one (standard household kit in Taipei, all year)

Packing for Taipei · Autumn0/240% packed.

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