Numerous new regulations to begin in January
By Wu Cheng-feng,
Wang Kuan-jen
and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer
A slew of new regulations and policies are to take effect next month.
Immigration officers are on Friday to begin using new stamps at border checks of passports of people leaving and entering Taiwan.
The Ministry of the Interior on Saturday said in a statement that the replacement of the current stamps, which have been in use for eight years, aims to prevent counterfeiting and highlight Taiwan’s image with a new design.
The main changes to the new design are the removal of a plum blossom and the addition of the image of Taiwan proper, on which the letters “TWN” are printed to form the Central Mountain Range, the ministry said.
Immigration agency specifies ARC, APRC application details
Staff writer, with CNA
Starting on Jan. 2, Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) and Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (APRC) numbers, which consist of two letters and eight digits, are to be changed to one letter and nine digits, according to the National Immigration Agency.
The letter would specify the area of residence of the cardholder and the digits correspond to the format of Taiwanese ID cards, the agency said, adding that the second digit would indicate the person’s sex, 8 for male and 9 for female.
However, cards with numbers in the old format would still be accepted for the coming 10 years, the agency said.
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