Fake Documents Exposed: NIA Launches the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition
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- Source：Border Affairs Corps
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- Updated date：2026-01-27
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) of the Ministry of the Interior held the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition on January 22, 2026, at Taoyuan International Airport. A total of 25 outstanding immigration officers, carefully selected from airports and seaports across Taiwan, gathered to compete and exchange hands-on experience in travel document examination, demonstrating the professionalism and expertise of immigration officers in safeguarding Taiwan’s borders.Michael Lin, Acting Chief Commander of the Border Affairs Corps, NIA, noted that with increasingly frequent international travel and rapid technological advancement, criminal groups have developed more diverse and sophisticated methods of forging and altering passports and travel documents. To effectively prevent illegal entry or exit using fraudulent documents, the NIA continues to organize the Document Examination Expert Competition as a core professional training initiative, strengthening frontline officers’ capabilities in detecting counterfeit and altered documents and further enhancing overall border security.
The competition featured examination items drawn from counterfeit and altered passports and travel documents actually seized in recent years. These cases originated from a wide range of countries and reflected constantly evolving forgery techniques. Through scenario-based exercises using real cases, participating officers gained deeper insight into emerging trends in document fraud and sharpened their ability to identify key security features of various forged documents. In addition, the NIA continues to maintain close cooperation and intelligence exchange with international partner agencies to collectively enhance Taiwan’s border control and enforcement capabilities.
Lin further pointed out that in 2025, the Border Affairs Corps detected a total of 189 cases involving forged or altered travel documents, indicating that attempts to exploit fraudulent documents at border checkpoints persist. Looking ahead, the NIA will continue to strengthen education, training, and professional development for immigration officers to address increasingly complex transnational crime challenges and to ensure the security of Taiwan’s borders.
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The National Immigration Agency hosts the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition, with immigration officers carefully examining passports to determine their authenticity.
The National Immigration Agency hosts the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition, with immigration officers carefully examining passports to determine their authenticity.
The National Immigration Agency hosts the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition, with immigration officers carefully examining passports to determine their authenticity.
The National Immigration Agency hosts the 15th Document Examination Expert Competition, with immigration officers carefully examining passports to determine their authenticity.