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Student Status Eligibility Check

Please select the item that describes you :

1. I hold both foreign nationality and the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality

  • I have never held household registration in Taiwan
  1. Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in any single calendar year.
  2. Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan for more than a total of 120 days for one or more reasons listed under ** or ***. In addition, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days for any other reason(s).
  3. Within the six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in one calendar year.
  • I have/had a household registration in Taiwan

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions

  1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
  2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
  3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year

2. I hold foreign nationality, and once held the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality

  • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for more than eight years when NTUT classes begin****
    • Please submit your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss
      (to prove that you have renounced your ROC nationality before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for more than eight years when NTUT classes begin****)
  • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin****

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions

  1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
  2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
  3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
  • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued after February 01, 2011, and it will have been issued for less than eight years when theT semester starts*
  • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued after February 01, 2011, and it will have been issued for less than eight years when the semester starts*

3. I once held the People's Republic of China (PRC) nationality but hold foreign nationality now

  • I have never held household registration in Taiwan
    • Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in any single calendar year
      • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student, but you need to provide supported proof :
        (1)Certificate of Entry and Exit dates
        (2)Non-household registration declaration form 
        We need to verify that you do not currently hold nor have held household registration in Taiwan and that you have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days.
    • Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan for more than a total of 120 days for one or more reasons listed under ** or ***. In addition, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days for any other reason(s).
      • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student, but you need to provide supported proof :
        (1)Certificate of Entry and Exit dates
        (2)Non-household registration declaration form
         
        In order to verify that you do not hold nor have held household registration in Taiwan and that you have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days for any of the above reasons please provide a certificate for one of the following items:
         
        (1)Overseas youth training courses organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or technique training classes accredited by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan
        (2)Overseas youth training courses organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or technique training classes accredited by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan
        (3)Exchange students in Taiwan, whose length of total exchange is less than 2 years
        (4)An internship in Taiwan which has been approved by an authorized central government agency, of which the total length of stay is less than 2 years.
        (5)Permanent residency in either Hong Kong or Macau (time spent in Hong Kong or Macau is not counted towards the 120 days)
    • Within the six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in one calendar year
      • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
        1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
        2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
        3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
  • I have/had a household registration in Taiwan
    • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
      1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
      2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
      3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year

4. I only hold foreign nationality

  • I was born before February 9, 1980
    • My father only holds foreign nationality
      • My father has never held Taiwan nationality before
        • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student as per the regulations
      • My father once held Taiwan nationality
        • The issue date of my father’s (or mother’s) ROC Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss is after my birth
          • I have renounced Taiwan nationality before and have the Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss issued by the Ministry of the Interior
            • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for more than eight years when NTUT classes begin****
              • Please submit your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss
                (to prove that you have renounced your ROC nationality before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for more than eight years when NTUT classes begin****)
            • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued before January 31, 2011, and it will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin****
              • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
                1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
                2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
                3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
            • My Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss was issued after February 01, 2011, and it will have been issued for less than eight years when the semester starts*
              • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
                1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
                2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
                3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
          • I never renounced Taiwan nationality before
            • I have never held household registration in Taiwan
              • Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in any single calendar year
                • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student, but you need to provide supported proof :
                  (1)Certificate of Entry and Exit dates
                  (2)Non-household registration declaration form
                   
                  We need to verify that you do not currently hold nor have held household registration in Taiwan and that you have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days.
              • Within the last six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan for more than a total of 120 days for one or more reasons listed under ** or ***. In addition, I have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days for any other reason(s).
                • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student, but you need to provide supported proof :
                  (1)Certificate of Entry and Exit dates
                  (2)Non-household registration declaration form
                   
                  In order to verify that you do not hold nor have held household registration in Taiwan and that you have never stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days for any of the above reasons please provide a certificate for one of the following items:
                   
                  (1)Overseas youth training courses organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or technique training classes accredited by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan
                  (2)Overseas youth training courses organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or technique training classes accredited by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan
                  (3)Exchange students in Taiwan, whose length of total exchange is less than 2 years
                  (4)An internship in Taiwan which has been approved by an authorized central government agency, of which the total length of stay is less than 2 years.
                  (5)Permanent residency in either Hong Kong or Macau (time spent in Hong Kong or Macau is not counted towards the 120 days)
              • Within the six years before the semester starting date*, I have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China for more than a total of 120 days in one calendar year
                • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
                  1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
                  2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
                  3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
            • I have/had a household registration in Taiwan
              • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
                1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
                2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
                3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year
        • 我The issue date of my father’s (or mother’s) ROC Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss is before my birth
          • You are eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student, but you need to provide supported proof. Please submit :
            Please submit your father’s (or mother’s) Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss
             
            (to prove that neither your father nor mother had Taiwan nationality at the time of your birth)
    • My father holds Taiwan nationality
  • I was born after February 10, 1980
    • Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply to NTUT as an International Student. As per the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan, you meet one of the following conditions
      1. Your Permit Certificate of Nationality Loss will have been issued for less than eight years when NTUT classes begin/the semester starts*
      2. You have a household registration record in Taiwan
      3. Within the last six years before the semester starting date, you have stayed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao or Mainland China** for more than a total of 120 days*** in one calendar year

5. I only hold the People's Republic of China passport

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply as an International Student as per the Nationality Act and the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. You can only apply as a Mainland Chinese Student. Please consult the University Entrance Committee for Mainland Chinese Students.

6. I only have Hong Kong, Macau passport (or also hold a British National (Overseas) passport)

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply as an International Student as per the Nationality Act and the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. You can only apply as an Overseas Chinese Student. Please consult the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students.

7. I only have Taiwan nationality or household registration in Taiwan

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply as an International Student as per the Nationality Act and the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. You can only apply as a Local Student or as an Overseas Chinese Student. If you have further inquiries, please consult University Entrance for Bachelors Degrees, University Entrance for Masters/Doctorate Degrees or the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students.

 

Explanatory Notes:

* As defined by the Ministry of Education, the first semester starting date is August 1st and February 1st for the second semester

** The only exception to this rule applies to those who fulfill one of the following requirements in Taiwan and can provide documented proof :

  1. (1) Overseas youth training courses organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or technique training classes accredited by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan
  2. (2) A Mandarin Chinese language center at a university/college in Taiwan of which foreign student recruitment is approved by the Ministry of Education, and to which the total length of stay is less than 2 years
  3. (3) Exchange students in Taiwan, whose length of total exchange is less than 2 years
  4. (4) An internship in Taiwan that has been approved by an authorized central government agency and is less than 2 years

*** The stay in Hong Kong/Macao will not be calculated for those who hold a permanent residence status in Hong Kong or Macao.

**** As defined by the University, the first semester classes start in September and second semester classes start in February.

The results of this qualification check is for reference only. The applicant's actual qualifications need to be confirmed in accordance with the Nationality Act of the Republic of China and MOE "Regulations regarding International student undertaking studies in Taiwan."