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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

I. National Immigration Agency Organization

The National Immigration Agency (NIA), is comprised of 12 units, including 4 Divisions: the Entry
and Exit Affairs Division, Immigration Affairs Division, International Affairs and Law Enforcement Affairs
Division and Immigration Information Division, 4 Corps: the Northern Affairs Corps, Central Affairs
Corps, Southern Affairs Corps and Border Affairs Corps, and 4 Offices: the Secretariat Office, Personnel
Office, Accounting Office and Civil Service Ethics Office. Currently the NIA has 27 immigration officers

stationed at overseas diplomatic and representative office of the ROC.

II. Care and Service for New Immigrants

1. Continuing to Promote the "Cultivation of Talent for the Second Generation
of New Immigrants Project"

The NIA held a "Workshop for Second Generation Youths of New Immigrants" in July 2017, providing
theoretical and practical classes related to career development and Southeast Asian economy and

trade for the second generation new immigrants, which allows them to understand the advantages
of a multicultural backgrounds and motivates them to learn their mother tongue. A total of 49 young
generation members from new immigrants' families participated in this workshop. The NIA held an
"Empowerment Program for Children of the New Immigrants" (Overseas) in 2017. These children
returned to their grandparent's home and lived with them to learn the hometown language and to

experience cultures in winter/ summer break. Finally, they shared what they learned from this program
after retuning back to Taiwan. A total of 226 members from new immigrants' families participated in this
program, 85 during winter break and 141 during summer break.

2. Promotion of "Social Resources Network for New Immigrants"

The NIA has held regular network meetings with the Department of Civil Affairs, the Department

of Social Welfare, family service centers for new immigrants, learning centers for new immigrants and
NGOs, in order to implement its mission of offering assistance to new immigrants. 22 network meetings
were held in 2017.

3. Enhancing the Effectiveness of "New Immigrants Development Funds"

In 2016, the NIA has re-established the ''Foreign Spouse Care and Assistance Funds", transitioning
it into "New Immigrants Development Funds". The NIA amended subsidy aspects of "New Immigrants

Development Funds" according to the life cycle and needs in Taiwan of new immigrant families. The

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