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Overseas Chinese Student Status Regulations
A person’s overseas Chinese student status must be validated by the Overseas Compatriots Affairs Commission (OCAC). Applicants that wish to apply as an overseas Chinese student must meet the requirements stated in the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan. Any applicant or student found to be in violation of the provisions of said regulations will have their admission offer immediately canceled, enrollment revoked, registration as current student canceled, or any degree already awarded rescinded. No certification whatsoever regarding their related academic undertakings will be issued.
Requirements for Applying as an Overseas Chinese Student
Applicants that wish to apply as an overseas Chinese student must meet all of the following criteria:
- is a person of Chinese descent and has obtained permanent or long-term residency overseas.
- was born and had resided overseas until the present time, or has been residing overseas for six or more consecutive years in the immediate past (eight or more consecutive years if the person is applying to a university department of medicine, dentistry, or Chinese medicine).
The term “overseas” refers to countries or regions other than Taiwan, the Mainland Area, Hong Kong, and Macao.
The term “resided overseas continuously” means that the applicant has stayed in Taiwan for no more than a total of 120 days in each calendar year. This restriction does not apply to applicants that can present documentary proof of any of the circumstances listed in Article 3 of the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan.
The standard way to calculate the period of continuous residency overseas is to start calculating backwards from the final date that overseas students can apply in the current year designated in the admission guidelines for overseas students. This does not apply, however, to applicants whose period of continuous residency overseas must be calculated using August 31 of the year of the application.
Hong Kong & Macao Students
Hong Kong and Macao Student Status Regulations
Applicants that wish to apply as a Hong Kong or Macau student must meet the requirements stated in the Regulations for Hong Kong and Macao Residents Studying in Taiwan (Chinese version only). Any applicant or student found to be in violation of the provisions of said regulations will have their admission offer immediately canceled, enrollment revoked, registration as current student canceled, or any degree already awarded rescinded. No certification whatsoever regarding their related academic undertakings will be issued.
Requirements for Applying as a Hong Kong or Macao Student
Applicants that wish to apply as a Hong Kong or Macau student must meet all of the following criteria:
- is a resident of Hong Kong or Macau, and have obtained permanent residence permits for Hong Kong and Macau
- have resided in Hong Kong, Macau or offshore continuously for more than 6 years (8 years for applicants that wish to apply to a department of medicine, dentistry or Chinese medicine).
The term “offshore” refers to countries or regions other than Taiwan.
The term “resided offshore continuously” means that the applicant has stayed in Taiwan for no more than a total of 120 days in each calendar year. This restriction does not apply to applicants that can present documentary proof of any of the circumstances listed in Article 3 of the Regulations Regarding Hong Kong and Macao Residents Undertaking Studies in Taiwan (Chinese version only).
