More than 30,000 foreigners who have overstayed their visas have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday.
That represents almost 40 percent of those who have remained in Taiwan after their visas or visa exemptions expired amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said in a news release.
As of October, there were about 83,700 foreigners whose legal documents had expired, including Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) holders and visitors with tourist visas, as well as undocumented migrant workers, it said
The number of people with expired documents who seek to get vaccinated continues to increase, the agency said.
On Dec. 3,