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What is the punishment for taking in stowaways?

The punishment standards for accommodating stowaways are as follows:

1. Those who shelter or harbor foreigners who have entered or stayed illegally shall be fined more than 2,000 yuan 1 10,000 yuan;

2. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than five days and less than fifteen days, and shall be fined not less than five thousand yuan but not more than twenty thousand yuan. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated. If a unit commits a crime, it shall be fined 1 10,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan. If there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the above provisions.

A stowaway refers to a person who enters or leaves the country illegally by concealing facts or through improper means. Also known as illegal immigrants. According to the law, foreigners should apply for visas from foreign visa authorities when entering the country, unless otherwise stipulated. Visa is divided into diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary visa.

When applying for a visa, foreigners should submit their passports or other international travel documents, as well as relevant materials on the reasons for applying, and go through relevant formalities and be interviewed according to the requirements of foreign visa authorities.

Entry refers to entering the mainland of China from other countries or regions, entering the mainland of China from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region, and entering Chinese mainland from Taiwan Province Province.

A foreigner refers to a person who does not have China nationality.

Article 79 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration, whoever harbors or shields foreigners who have entered or stayed illegally, assists foreigners who have entered or stayed illegally to avoid inspection, or illegally provides exit and entry certificates for foreigners who have stayed illegally, shall be fined from 2,000 yuan to 65,438 yuan+0,000 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 15 days and fined more than 5,000 yuan but less than 20,000 yuan. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated.

Units that commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be fined 10000 yuan to 50000 yuan; If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.