Hi, I'm from the US and I have a few prepaid visa debit rebate cards as well as a BOA visa debit card. Will I be able to use them in Taiwan? Thanks.
Taiwan - 5 Answers
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Sure they will.... but only on local ATM that are Visa enabled which I believe they are lots of them in Taiwan Thanks
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It could work if the store accepts Visa. BOA will charge a 3% foreign transaction fee if you swipe it in Taiwan (all major banks do this) and there might be some fees deducted from your rebate cards as well. The fee is in USD.
3 :
You even get a discount at the Taipei 101 observatory! :)
4 :
anywhere that accepts credit cards. department stores: yes malls: yes food courts in the malls: maybe. restaurants indoors with a/c and menus: yes night markets- stores with walls- maybe. night markets- street vendors- nope. restaurants indoors without a/c and no english or pictures on the menu: not likely.
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If you've forgotten to bring any money at all, but have your credit or debit card handy, there's no need to fret. Taiwan's banking system is light-years ahead of most other countries, with the ability to use any of the abundant 24-hour ATMs to withdraw cash from anywhere in the world using the Plus or Cirrus systems. Certain banks' ATMs will even tell you your available balance in your own currency or in NT$. There is a per transaction limit of $20,000 for ATM cash withdrawals (HSBC Global Access customers may withdraw $30,000 from HSBC ATMs). Visa debit cards are not accepted in many places, but can be used at ATMs in Chinatrust banks (but not those in 7-11s).
