Definition of International Students

International students are defined as follows:

1. Those who have foreign nationality and have never held R.O.C. nationality and also who do not possess overseas Chinese student status at the time of their applications.

2. Those who have foreign nationality and have resided overseas (excluding Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) for more than 6 consecutive years prior to August 1, 2021, and whose stays in Taiwan per calendar year do not exceed a total of 120 days, must fulfill the following requirements:

   1. In possession of R.O.C. nationality at the time of application, but have never held household registration in Taiwan since birth.

   2. In possession of R.O.C. nationality prior to application, but ceased to possess the nationality for at least 8 years since the date on which a revocation was issued from the Ministry of the Interior, up to August 1, 2021.

   3. In either of the cases as described in the preceding two paragraphs, those who have studied in Taiwan under the status of overseas Chinese students and those who have been admitted through admission placement by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese students in 2021 should be excluded.

3. Those who once had R.O.C. nationality and applied to renounce R.O.C. nationality (prior to February 1, 2011) for at least 8 years since the date, on which a revocation was issued from the Ministry of the Interior, up to September 15, 2021.

4. Those who have foreign nationality, concurrently holding a permanent residence status in Hong Kong or Macao, but have never held household registration in Taiwan since birth at the time of application, have resided in Hong Kong, Macau, or overseas (excluding Mainland China) for more than 6 consecutive years prior to August 1, 2021, and whose stays in Taiwan per calendar year do not exceed a total of 120 days.

5. Those who were the former citizens of Mainland China and currently have foreign nationality, but have never held household registration in Taiwan since birth at the time of application, have resided overseas (excluding Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) for more than 6 consecutive years prior to August 1, 2021, and whose stays in Taiwan per calendar year do not exceed a total of 120 days.

6. Those who have been selected by a foreign government, organization, school or educational/cultural groups according to the Education Cooperation Framework Agreement and do not hold the household registration since birth as well as receive the approval from the authorized educational government institutions.