During the conference, Chiu, Feng-Kuang, Taiwan's NIA director general, said that under the current trends of globalization and internationalization, 'population movement across countries has become increasingly frequent, and Taiwan as well as other countries face a similar problem: an increase of
overstayers.
As of October 2018, the NIA said there are an estimated 88,000
overstayers in Taiwan.
On Wednesday morning, he visited the Amnesty Centre in Al Aweer, from where he was sent back to the Amer Centre since applications for visa
overstayers wishing to stay back in the UAE are accepted only in such centres.
Visa
overstayers who are caught can face deportation, detention and bans from re-entering Australia for at least three years.
Campaigners say their cases show the need for an amnesty of
overstayers who have no criminal records and family ties.
"The entry-exit system will contribute to improving external border controls, better identify
overstayers and strengthen the fight against terrorism," added Anvelt.
In Australia, there are holding facilities for suspected
overstayers, illegals and others who cannot prove that they are legally entitled to be in the country.
In a statement to TAP, the same source added that the 75 Tunisian
overstayers in the Holy places have an average age of 60 years.
RIYADH: With the end of the Umrah season, the Passport Department has advised pilgrims to return home on schedule and warned that all those who give shelter to the
overstayers will be subject to a fine up to SR100,000, jail for two years and will be deported if they are expats.
"Those who extend any help to the
overstayers in terms of providing shelter, employment, cover up, and transportation shall also face similar penalties," the statement said.
Third-time
overstayers, meanwhile, will incur a SR50,000 fine, a six-month jail term and deportation, the report said.