Taiwan deports Sri Lankan man to S'pore, he used fake Canadian passport while transiting in Taiwan
ICA confirmed that the man presented his Sri Lankan passport for immigration clearance in Singapore.
A Sri Lankan man attempting to transit through Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport on a flight from Singapore to Toronto was apprehended using a fake Canadian passport in mid-August 2026. Taiwanese officials at EVA Air noticed inconsistencies with the passport and flagged the individual for questioning. Immigration officers authenticated the passport as fraudulent and deported the man back to Singapore, following standard international procedures.
When contacted about the deportation, Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) confirmed the incident on Aug. 21, stating the Sri Lankan national was initially caught at Taiwan's airport and subsequently repatriated. The man, when questioned by Taiwanese authorities, falsely claimed ignorance about his documents and questioned the officers.
He was finally forced to admit to being a Sri Lankan citizen and confessed to paying $10,000 (S$12,762) to a smuggling ring to obtain the forged passport. The ring also organized his travel plans to illegally enter Canada for work. The man pleaded to be allowed back on the plane, stating he borrowed the funds from relatives and friends and urgently needed to work to repay the loans.
However, he was eventually deported to Singapore from Taiwan on Aug. 14 and subsequently sent back to Colombo, Sri Lanka on the same day.
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