歐盟 L339/6 公報 (台灣護照免申根簽證) 中,不斷強調,免簽是發給「issued by Taiwan」(由台灣所核發)的護照。歐盟所有會員國對外口徑一致,台灣人持有的就是「台灣護照」,並非「中華民國護照」。這也完全符合歐盟不承認中華民國政權的立場。而台灣人不是什麼「中華民國國民」,就是「台灣公民 the citizens of Taiwan」,「Taiwanese citizens」。
The imposition of the visa requirement on the citizens of Taiwan is no longer justified, as, in particular, the territory does not represent any risk of illegal immigration or threat to public policy for the Union…visa liberalisation should apply only to holders of passports issued by Taiwan which include an identity card number.