Foreigners get bigger fines in exit-entry law
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 10, 534 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="overstayed">overstayed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 380 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 150 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="for">for</span> 33 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> 10,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1,630) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 2, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extensions">extensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fined">fined</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Xiajie">Xiajie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Exit">Exit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Entry">Entry</span> <span word="Frontier">Frontier</span> <span word="Inspection">Inspection</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="stipulates">stipulates</span> <span word="stiffer">stiffer</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="enter">enter</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="overstay">overstay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> 10,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> 5,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="is">is</span> 90 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="from">from</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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