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Immigration

be launched so as to boost the use of such service. From 2023, the NIA will gradually upgrade and
replace 1st-gen e-Gate systems. By allowing foreigners to use the e-Gates upon their departure, the
NIA aims to increase the use of e-Gates.

In order to enhance automated immigration clearance experiences, the NIA acquired and deployed

the PIVAS at Songshan, Kaohsiung, and Taichung Airports and Kinmen Shuitou Port, expanding its ser-
vices through four dimensions, including "improving identification efficiency," "strengthening system
availability," "enhancing service mobility," and "extending identification areas." The goal is to increase
the capacity of facial recognition, support the detection of illegal aliens, and activate emergency inspec-

tion system identification services at these four key airports and port, thereby enhancing border security.
Furthermore, the NIA will continue to enable the “Passenger Name Record System” to interface with
passenger data of inbound flights. This measure aims to strengthen border law enforcement and pas-
senger risk assessment, enhancing the interface between internal application systems.

On top of that, international cruise ship services have been reactivated since March 6, 2023. During
the pandemic, the NIA expanded the West Passenger Terminal of Keelung Harbor, Taichung Harbor
Visitor Information Center, and Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal, replacing and upgrading the relevant

systems and equipment, aiming to offer a brand new and comfortable environment, as well as con-
venient immigration clearance services. The
estimated number of cruise ship services at
Keelung, Hualien, Kaohsiung, and Penghu
harbors in 2023 is around 350. The NIA will

provide preclearance services to cruise ship
passengers (mostly in Hong Kong, the Phil-
ippines and Japan) in order to simplify immi-

gration clearance services and facilitate cruise
NIA Officers Examine Passports on a Cruise
tourism.

IV. Human Trafficking Prevention

1. Ranked as a Tier-1 country for 13 consecutive years in the TIP Report
The U.S. Department of State published its 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on July 19,

2022. Taiwan has been consecutively ranked as a Tier-1 country for 13 years, which shows that Taiwan
is internationally recognized for its efforts on human trafficking prevention.

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