MOI to offer rewards for tip-offs on visa-overstayers

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/04/2020
By: Wang Cheng-chung and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The government will soon offer rewards of up to NT$ 20,000 (US$ 663) for information leading to the arrest of foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) announced Thursday.

The MOI said the new rewards soon to be officially rolled out will include NT$2,000 for information that leads to the arrest of one overstayer; NT$5,000 if it leads to the arrest of 4-6 overstayers.

The reward rises to NT$10,000 for the arrest of 7-9 and is NT$20,000 for 10 or more foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas, the MOI added.

However, employers or employment agency workers who work with overstaying foreign nationals will not be eligible for the rewards, the MOI said.    [FULL  STORY]