People from the two countries will enjoy facilitated immigration clearance
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/06/27
By: Taiwan News
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan and South Korea co-launched the “Taiwan-South
Taiwan-South Korea Automatic Immigration Clearance Program inaugurated (Photo by National Immigration Agency)
Korea Automatic Immigration Clearance Program” and signed a MOU at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on June 27.
The Taiwan-South Korea Automatic Immigration Clearance Program will allow Taiwanese visitors to register for the Smart Entry System (SES) —South Korea’s automatic immigration clearance system— and use it when entering the country. With this Program, the people of Taiwan and South Korea can enjoy improved convenience when visiting each other’s country.
According to Minister Yeh Chun-Jung of Ministry of the Interior, the MOI began establishing the Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) after the Official Launch of e-Gate for the United States and Global Entry for Taiwan on November 1, 2017. The Taiwan-South Korea Automatic Immigration Clearance Program will be the first success story of the TTP, demonstrating that Taiwan’s border security and e-Gate system are up to international standards.
Yeh said that during the trial operation in 2011, Taiwan’s e-Gate saw a usage rate of 3 percent by Taiwanese citizens. After the trial, 66 e-Gates were installed in Taiwan’s international airports and seaports, and the usage rate by Taiwanese citizens rose to 51 percent. [FULL STORY]