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I. Organizational Structure of the NIA

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) is comprised of 14 units, including 4 divisions: the Entry
and Exit Affairs Division, Immigration Affairs Division, International Affairs and Law Enforcement Divi-
sion, and Immigration Information Division; 4 corps: the Northern Affairs Corps, Central Affairs Corps,

Southern Affairs Corps, and Border Affairs Corps; 4 auxiliary offices: the Secretariat Office, Personnel
Office, Accounting Office, and Civil Service Ethics Office; and 2 centers (Task Force): the Training
Center and the Technology Investigation Center. Currently, the NIA has 28 immigration officers sta-
tioned in overseas diplomatic and representative offices of the ROC.

II. Care and Counseling Services for New Immigrants

1. Continuing to Promote the Cultivation Projects for New Immigrants and

their Children
In order to understand the effectiveness of “the New Immigrants and their Children Empower-
ment (Overseas) Training Project,” the NIA conducted a study in 2021, targeting the winners from the

aforementioned projects held from 2015 to 2020, delivering 1,056 questionnaires from 493 groups,
receiving 659 effective samples. Results showed that 96% of respondents who were the children of
immigrants enhanced their identification with their parents' immigrant backgrounds, while 82.9%
were more willing to learn their parents' native tongues. In addition, a total of 94.1% of the teachers'
respondents suggested that the projects have incentivized their students to study or work in their

countries of origin with their cross-cultural identity, while 78% agreed that the projects could pro-
mote “the New Southbound Policy.” Furthermore, the NIA also held the Focus Group Discussion
with 30 participants, including professionals, scholars, and winners from the projects of previous

years. All participants praised the project since it successfully empowered new immigrants and their
children, encouraging them to cherish their cultural heritage and learn their mother tongues.

2. Promoting the New Immigrant Caring Service Network

In order to provide assistance to new immigrants, the service centers of the NIA have held regular
network meetings with the Department of Civil Affairs, Family Service Centers for New Immigrants,
Learning Centers for New Immigrants and NGOs. A total of 22 online meetings were held in 2021.

3. Enhancing the Effectiveness of the New Immigrant Development Fund
In 2016, the Foreign Spouse Care and Assistance Fund was renamed to the New Immigrant De-

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