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Overstayers self-report for reduced penalty! Let NIA help you home!

From February 1st to June 30th,2023, National Immigration Agency will promote the "Expanded Overstayers Voluntary Departure Program".Those who report yourself during the program period will be treated "leniently," receiving punishments like no detention, minimum fine of NT$2,000, and exempted from entry ban. NIA encourages expanded overstayers to report themselves.National Immigration Agency also noted that the Legislative Yuan has been provided draft modifications to some provisions of the entry-exit and immigration legislation for assessment.From February 1st to June 30th,2023, National Immigration Agency will promote the "Expanded Overstayers Voluntary Departure Program". Photo provided by NIAAmendments to increase penalties:In order to prevent foreigners from overstaying in our country, the overdue fine will be increased from NT$2,000 ~ NT$10,000 to NT$30,000 yuan ~ NT$150,000, and the certain period of time of banned from entering Taiwan will be increase from a maximum of 3 years to a maximum of 10 years.National Immigration Agency has set up a free consultation hotline 0800-024-881 (ByeBye) for this program, which provides multi-language services. Citizens and foreigners who have overstayed can also use this hotline to inquire.

Registration for "Second-generation Immigrant Ambassador 2.0 Power Building Project" has Started

New Residents Dream Building Project

[Taiwan Immigrants’ Global News Network] National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior established a Second-generation Immigrant Ambassador Power Building Project in 2020 and has trained dozens of exceptional second-generation immigrants to become ambassadors in order to promote multiculturalism. The "Second-generation Immigrant Ambassador 2.0 Power Building Project" registration period for 2023 has started. Second-generation immigrants enroll in high schools and colleges of Taipei City and New Taipei City are welcome to register.Read more: Overstayers self-report for reduced penalty! Let NIA help you home!Second-generation Immigrant Ambassadors from Indonesia (林小婷) on left and Vietnam (陳金鈴) on right.Photo provided by National Immigration AgencyThere are now more than a million new immigrants and second-generation immigrants in Taiwan. According to the organizer's instructions, 15 candidates for "2023 Second-generation Immigrant Ambassador 2.0 Power Building Project" will be chosen after the organizer has reviewed their applications, who must submit all pertinent attachments by mail before March 28th (such as the registration form, a copy of the household registration book or transcript, a student ID, a language proficiency certification, or supporting documents for the priority selection requirements, etc.). A one-year training program for ambassadors will begin.Read more: The Information of 2023 Lantern Festivals in TaiwanThe second-generation immigrant host劉德曜 (right) of緣來在寶島, Broadcasting Corporation of China (中廣新聞網) and曾國揚 (left) discovered his interest in designing bus models.Photo provided by National Immigration AgencyThe training program helps the second-generation immigrants see the advantages of their own cultures and languages while also enhancing their communication and expressive abilities. A multicultural goodwill ambassadors’ team will be formed during the training period. New immigrants and second-generation immigrants can acquire the resources they need to reach their full potential through public service projects. They will thereafter apply for the "Special Examination of the Immigration Officers" to join the next wave of immigration officers to strengthen national “new” power.Selection Brief: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1scBYcsAzu_1Srh7mmzlhJb9QnSUa9NQ_/viewRegistration form:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mnApyOtLdNXqOtPYlH0s57cKRXvtCAiZ/view

The Indonesian disconnected migrant workers couple to Self-report and take children home

New Residents Dream Building Project

[Taiwan Immigrants’ Global News Network] National Immigration Agency is currently handling the "Expended overstayers voluntary departure program." On the first day of implementation (February 1st) this year, a couple of disconnected migrant workers from Indonesia who lived in Hsinchu acknowledged that the program not only adopts the minimum fines and exemption from entry ban, but also avoids detention. The couple took the child to the Hsinchu City Specialized Corps. of NIA to go through the formalities of self-report.The Indonesian disconnected immigrant couple, as far as the Specialized Corps. is aware, resided in Hsinchu City's Nanliao seashore neighborhood at the time they lost contact. The couple have always wanted to bring their kids with a decent identity and life, but because they are both missing migrant workers, they can only work as part time jobs covertly, making their dream of going back to Indonesia unattainable; they were thrilled and moved when they knew about National Immigration Agency’s "Expended overstayers voluntary departure program."Read more: Overstayers self-report for reduced penalty! Let NIA help you home!The Indonesian disconnected migrant workers couple to Self-report and take children home Photo provided by Hsinchu Specialized Corps.According to the leader (范育誠) of the Hsinchu City Specialized Corps. that in response to the relaxed epidemic situation in various countries and the assistance of overstayed (resident) immigrants to return to their country, National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior will promote "Expended overstayers voluntary departure program" with no detention, minimum fine to NT$2000, and exemption of entry ban from February 1st to June 30th. More than a dozen foreigners voluntarily self-reported on the first day of the program and went through the formalities for returning to the country.The Hsinchu Specialized Corps. of NIA stated that in order to prevent foreigners from overstaying in the country, the future revision of the law will increase the penalty amount for overstayers from NT$2,000 to NT$10,000 to NT$30,000 to NT$150,000, and to control the time limit for entering Taiwan, and increased from a maximum of three years to a maximum of ten years. The investigation will be strengthened during the program period in addition to self-reporting to the case on their own to demonstrate their commitment to implementing the law.Please assist and encourage the overstayers to come to self-report if you are a nation and know foreigners who have overstayed (reside) in Taiwan. Contact the National Immigration Agency special free consultation hotline 0800-024-881 if you have any questions, which will provide multilingual knowledge of the program material.