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icies, and assigned personnel to station at the CECC or to be on call during week days and hol-
idays, helping answer pandemic prevention related matters from the 1922 hotline, coordinating
with other ministries, and handling official documents regarding applications for special entry per-
mits during the pandemic. By the end of 2021,2,790 cases were handled.
(2) In order to take into account both pandemic prevention and the rights and interests of foreigners,
the entry restrictions for foreigners will be adjusted on a rolling basis to help those who need to
enter the country under special circumstances, meeting the necessity, urgency or humanitarian
criteria. By the end of 2021, 33,498 foreigners entered the country under special circumstances.
X. Cultivation and Training of Immigration Officers
In order to cultivate capable immigration officers and recruit talents from various channels, the
Civil Service Special Examination for Immigration Officers was held in 2021 to recruit 2 grade two, 34
grade three, and 1 grade four officers, totaling 37 officers. They will be distributed to their assigned
positions after training.
As for the current personnel, the NIA hosted various on-the-job training courses to enhance their
abilities in 2021.
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