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9. Promoting the New UI No. Format for Foreign Nationals
In order to enhance foreigners' sense of belonging to Taiwan, the NIA changed the format of the
UI No. of foreign nationals to one English letter and nine numbers, which is the same format as the

ID No. of Taiwanese citizens. The format was officially launched on January 2, 2021. In addition, the
NIA has kept improving the utilization of the new UI No., such as urging financial institutions to pro-
vide their customers with non-over-the-counter methods for account amendments, and negotiating

with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to change the NHI Card for free. By the end of 2021, a total
of 502,219 people had received their new UI No.

10. Policy Objectives for 2022

The NIA will continue to promote the Digital Application Information Project for New Immigrants
in 2022, providing free information learning courses for new immigrants. We estimate that 7,200 peo-
ple will attend these courses. In 2022, the “New Immigrants Broadband Internet Access Program” will
continue to promote the “Sharing Portable Devices” and “Providing an Exchange Platform for New

Immigrants” services, estimating that 1,000 people will participate in the portable devices borrowing
plan, and holding 5 online activities to reach a total of 5,000 participants.

III. Border Management

1. Rollout of the 3rd-gen e-Gates
Forty-one 3rd-gen e-Gate kiosks dedicated to automatic immigration clearance services have
been established for trial operations in Keelung Harbor (east coast), Taipei Songshan Airport, Taoy-

uan International Airport, and Kaohsiung International Airport in 2021. Such service is available for
both nationals and foreign visitors. A total of 40 languages are available in the 3rd-gen e-Gate inter-
face. With walk-through facial recognition technology, it increases the ease of use and the efficiency
of immigration clearance. As of the end of 2021, 107 e-Gate kiosks have been deployed, the cumu-

lative number of registered users stands at 7,523,222, and the cumulative number of entries/exits via
e-Gates stands at 98,505,301. The NIA has continually promoted the use of automated immigration
clearance services and enhanced immigration clearance efficiency.

2. Launch of New Immigration Stamps
Taiwan launched new immigration stamps on January 1, 2021. Security features are enhanced in
the new design to prevent human smugglers from counterfeiting the stamps.

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