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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991
EARLY RENEWAL OF MULTIPLE VISIT PERMIT FOR TAIWAN RESIDENTS URGED
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT TAIWAN TRAVELLERS HOLDING MULTIPLE VISIT PERMITS (MTPS) ISSUED DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST 1990 MAY APPLY ΤΟ RENEW THEIR PERMITS THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
THE MULTIPLE VISIT PERMIT SCHEME
WAS
INTRODUCED ON JUNE 1,
1990.
DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF ITS 236,000 WAS ISSUED.
INCEPTION, A TOTAL OF
DEPARTMENT IS EXPECTED то FACE A
BY JUNE, THE IMMIGRATION LARGE NUMBER OF RENEWAL APPLICATIONS.
"TO HELP SPREAD THE WORKLOAD AND то MAINTAIN A SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, THE DEPARTMENT INVITES APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT THEIR RENEWAL APPLICATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT URGED.
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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AN EARLY RENEWAL OF PERMITS DORS
NOT BRING TO AN EARLY END OF THEIR FIRST ONES.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PERMITS WILL BE VALID FROM THE DATE OF EXPIRY OF THE FIRST ONE AND THEY MAY USE THEIR CURRENT PERMITS UNTIL EXPIRY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO TYPES OF MULTIPLE SOCIAL VISITS AND BUSINESS VISITS.
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WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1 THE TWO TYPES
MERGED INTO ONE.
VISIT PERMITS: FOR
OF PERMITS WILL BE
SOCIAL OR BUSINESS
APPLICANTS CURRENTLY HOLDING A PERMIT FOR VISIT MAY APPLY FOR RENEWAL AND WILL BE ISSUED WITH A REPLACEMENT PERMIT.
THIS NEW PERMIT WILL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND GOOD FOR A STAY OF NOT MORE THAN 14 DAYS ON BACH OCCASION, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF VISITS.
HOLDERS OF MULTIPLE PERMITS FOR SOCIAL VISIT UNDER THE EXISTING SCHEME WILL ALSO BE GRANTED A STAY OF NOT MORE THAN 14 DAYS WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1.
TO FACILITATE TAIWAN
TRAVELLERS, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE A JUMBO MULTIPLE VISIT PERMIT VALID FOR TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE
1.
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**THE JUMBO PERMIT, A 32-PAGE DOCUMENT, WILL BE ISSUED AT A FEE OF $460. THIS, WE BELIEVE, WILL BE WELCOMED BY FREQUENT TRAVELLERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
/THE EXISTING