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3. Promotion of "Advance Passenger Processing (APP) System" and "Advance
Passenger Information System (APIS)"

The NIA continued to promote its "Advance Passenger Processing (APP) System", which prevents

people with security alerts and illegal passengers from entering borders through instant data exchange
before boarding and takeoff. By the end of 2017, a total of 70 domestic and foreign airlines were in
cooperation; at the same time, the NIA also continued to promote the "Advanced Passenger Information
System (APIS)", which allows advance screening of arriving, departing and transiting passengers. In addition,
the NIA also started the"Advance Passenger Processing-IN (APP-IN) System" on August 5, 2017, which
extends our border security and enhences flight safety.

4. Promotion of the " Foreign Visitor Speedy e-Gate " service

The NIA officially started two " Foreign Visitor Speedy e-Gate
" at Kaohsiung airport. Using automatic processes to speed up the
immigration inspection, Speedy e-Gate offers foreign visitors with
friendly and convenient immigration clearance services. By the end
of 2017, the "Foreign Visitor Speedy e-Gate"has been used for a

total of 481,069 times.

5. Continuing the promotion of "Biometrics
Verification System for Foreign Visitors "

The "Biometrics Verification System for Foreign Visitors" has
been fully deployed in all main airports and seaports in Taiwan. By
the end of 2017, 395 biometric verification stations were constructed ▲ Foreign Visitor Speedy e-Gate
and 22,497,789 identities and 31,573,962 verifications were filled,

showing excellent results and the effectiveness of preventing imposters and identity fraud.

6. Promotion of the "Suspicious Passport Comparison System"

To enhance border security and improve the efficacy of passport inspection, the NIA Immigration
Inspection System has incorporated a database of authentic passport samples and digital magnifiers.
The new system is effective on countering fraudulent passports and visas. By the end of 2017, the
NIA has established passport database from 203 nations, areas, and organizations and collected 1,039

travel document samples.

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