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Pilot license conversion in Taiwan
- CAA · Civil Aeronautics Administration
- 2 min read
- Last checked 7 Nov 2026
We are not an aviation authority. This guide summarizes the official sources linked in each section. Rules change, so confirm with your authority before you enroll. Last checked November 2026.
In short
Taiwan's rules have no special conversion route for citizens with a foreign license; the short route with only an air law exam is for foreigners employed in Taiwan. A Taiwanese citizen applies like any other commercial license applicant under the Regulations for Certification of Airmen, last amended on 3 November 2025, and flight hours flown abroad count. Confirm your case with the CAA before you enroll.
What you will need
- For a commercial airplane license: 250 hours of flight time, or 190 hours after a school or training program approved by Taiwan's CAA
- Within that: 100 hours as pilot in command including 20 hours of cross-country flying, 10 hours at night and 20 hours of instrument training
- Written exams in nine subjects, including civil aviation law, air traffic procedures, meteorology and navigation
- A skill test, with at least 3 hours of flight training in the 60 days before it
- For international flights, Taiwan's aviation English certificate
Good to know
For an airline transport license, a valid foreign ATPL is accepted as the base license, together with 1,500 hours of flight time.
Three things to check before you enroll
Does your home authority accept the school?
Some authorities only recognize training at foreign schools they have approved.
What will you sit at home?
Most authorities ask for at least an air law exam and a flight test, some for much more.
Do you need a sponsor first?
In some places the authority only converts a license when an employer or airline asks for it.
Talk it through with us, free
Our school advisory is free for students. Partner schools pay us a commission when a student we advised enrolls.
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Bringing your license home Sources and last checked
- CAA aviation personnel certification last checked 7 Nov 2026
- Regulations for Certification of Airmen last checked 7 Nov 2026
- CAA notice for foreign pilots last checked 7 Nov 2026