英文摘要 |
For more than 20 years, most Tibetan Buddhist monks who come to Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as Tibetan monks according to the regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website) can only obtain a two-month entry visa, and it is marked as non-extendable. This article will not discuss the history of visas for Tibetan monks who come to Taiwan. However, the past two decades are the deep memories and feelings of the Taiwan Tibetan Buddhist Center taking the example, when we were at the symposium held by the Alliance on June 30, Ms Xu Yufang, a representative of one of the Buddhist Centers, recalled that in her father’s generation, Tibetan monks were respected officially. One officer from the Consulate Bureau also responded at the same symposium:“Why was it not so strict more than 20 years ago, and suddenly the whole door was closed? It was because of a legal incident (in which Tibetan monks were involved) on the spot”, indirectly proves the fact that visa austerity has become more stringent in the past 20 years. For over 20 years, many people who care about this issue have continuously expressed their opinions through various methods and channels. The best result is“If a Tibetan monk is a resident master, he can extend his visa to obtain a six-month stay, but only for one person. Other monks can only obtain a 60-day stay visa. This year, things have been changed. The Alliance of Tibetan Monk Visa Reform has worked hard in different ways and finally succeeded in changing the policy. Most Tibetan monks have obtained stay visas that can be extended to six months (180 days) in the country. This article describes the origin, process, discussion and results. |