AdmissionExchangeNew-StudentsFAQs
「Overseas Chinese Student」:
According to the "Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan" the term "overseas Chinese student" refers to a student of Chinese descent who has come to Taiwan to study, who was born and lived overseas until the present time, or who has been living overseas for six or more consecutive years in the immediate past and obtained permanent or long-term residency status overseas.
However, for applicants seeking admission to undergraduate programs in Medicine, Dentistry, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the required continuous residency period is eight years or more.
Overseas Chinese student status is validated by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC).
「International Student」:
According to the" Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan" A person of foreign nationality who has never held the Republic of China (“R.O.C.”) nationality and who meets the following requirements is permitted to apply for admission:
- Applicants with foreign nationality who have not held the nationality of the Republic of China (R.O.C. Taiwan) and meet the following criteria:
- Never undertaken studies in Taiwan as an overseas Chinese student.
- Never given a placement by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students in accordance with the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan.
- Applicants who hold dual Republic of China (R.O.C. Taiwan) nationality and meet the following requirements
- Never undertaken studies in Taiwan as an overseas Chinese student and never given a placement by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students in accordance with the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan.
- A person who before the time of their application also held dual R.O.C. nationality but no longer does at the time of their application shall have renounced their R.O.C. nationality with the approval of the Ministry of the Interior on a date at least eight full years before making their application.
- Applicants having foreign nationality with Hong Kong or Macau permanent residency:
- Never had a household registration in Taiwan.
- Has resided in Hong Kong, Macau, or other oversea countries continuously for at least six years is permitted to apply for admission. However, a person who plans to apply to study in a university department of medicine, dentistry, or Chinese medicine must have resided overseas continuously for at least eight years.
- Applicants who were formerly citizens of Mainland China, but now hold only foreign nationality
- Never had a household registration in Taiwan.
- Has resided in Hong Kong, Macau, or other oversea countries continuously for at least six years is permitted to apply for admission. However, a person who plans to apply to study in a university department of medicine, dentistry, or Chinese medicine must have resided overseas continuously for at least eight years.