Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network-“One-step” Service Counter of "Expended Overstayers Voluntary Departure Program" helps Filipino Woman Home

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.

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

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[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.

NIA to Help Self-reported Indonesian Female to Find her Long-lost Child

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[Taiwan Immigrants’ Global News Network] A female disconnected migrant worker from Indonesia went self-report to NIA Keelung Specialized Corps. But this Indonesian woman has a long-lost child in Taiwan and wants to bring her back to Indonesia.The NIA Keelung Specialized Corps inquired about the newborn notification management system established by National Immigration Agency, and checked the data of newborns and mothers born in Taiwan through the social welfare and labor administration units of counties and cities and the National Health Administration's notification interface database. After reviewing relevant information and proactively contacting the social and administrative units, colleagues in the Specialized Corps found out that the female migrant worker’s son is now placed in a foster family by the New Taipei City Social Welfare Agency.The Keelung Special Corps. pointed out that the Indonesian woman was pregnant while working in Taiwan, and the newborn was born prematurely but she could not afford the medical expenses. With no help, she had to leave the child in the hospital. T The Keelung Special Corps. discovered that after the child was born, the local government's social and administrative agency placed the child in a foster family. After many contacts, the mother and child were finally allowed to meet at the social welfare center.From February 1st to June 30th, National Immigration Agency promotes “Expanded overstayers voluntary departure program," and appeals overstayers to seize the opportunity to self-report at Specialized Corps. and NIA service center and returned home as soon as possible to reunite with their families.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 can also use this hotline to inquire.