Taylor was also eligible for India through his mother.
He made his debut for Wales on 23 May 2010 in a friendly against Croatia at the Stadion Gradski vrt, replacing Andy Dorman for the final 23 minutes of the 2–0 loss; he and Mark Bradley had been promoted from the under-21 team in an emergency.
In May 2011, he played two matches at the Nations Cup in Dublin.

On 9 September 2014, in Wales' first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, he gave away a penalty to Andorra in the fifth minute, converted by Ildefons Lima, but the Welsh fought back for a 2–1 victory.
At the final tournament in France, he played every minute as Wales reached a tournament semi-final for the first time.
He scored his first international goal in a 3–0 group win over Russia; it was his first senior goal since one for Wrexham at Grays Athletic in April 2010.

Taylor was sent off on 24 March 2017 in a goalless World Cup qualifier away to the Republic of Ireland, for a foul that resulted in Séamus Coleman breaking his leg.
Coleman needed surgery on a broken tibia and fibula after being injured in the match and Taylor was given a two-match international ban by FIFA.

He withdrew from the Welsh squad in November 2019 due to personal reasons.
Taylor was also eligible for India through his mother. He made his debut for Wales on 23 May 2010 in a friendly against Croatia at the Stadion Gradski vrt, replacing Andy Dorman for the final 23 minutes of the 2–0 loss; he and Mark Bradley had been promoted from the under-21 team in an emergency. In May 2011, he played two matches at the Nations Cup in Dublin.
On 9 September 2014, in Wales' first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, he gave away a penalty to Andorra in the fifth minute, converted by Ildefons Lima, but the Welsh fought back for a 2–1 victory. At the final tournament in France, he played every minute as Wales reached a tournament semi-final for the first time. He scored his first international goal in a 3–0 group win over Russia; it was his first senior goal since one for Wrexham at Grays Athletic in April 2010.
Taylor was sent off on 24 March 2017 in a goalless World Cup qualifier away to the Republic of Ireland, for a foul that resulted in Séamus Coleman breaking his leg. Coleman needed surgery on a broken tibia and fibula after being injured in the match and Taylor was given a two-match international ban by FIFA.
He withdrew from the Welsh squad in November 2019 due to personal reasons.
Neil Taylor (footballer)