Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan Article 12

An international student who with Ministry of Education approval is undertaking an internship after graduating from a university in Taiwan may have their international student status extended for up to one year after their graduation.An international student who after coming to Taiwan to study has been permitted to undertake initial household registration, resident registration, naturalization, or restoration of R.O.C. nationality procedures during the course of their studies in Taiwan will forfeit their international student status and shall be dismissed by their educational institution. However, this does not apply to a person in any of the following circumstances:1. The student's admission to their educational institution was handled in the same manner as for the admission of domestic students.2. The student applies for naturalization to acquire R.O.C. nationality in accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph 1 to Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Nationality Act.3. The student meets the criteria set out in the provisions of Article 2, Paragraph 1 and applies for naturalization to acquire R.O.C. nationality in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 to Article 7 of the Nationality Act.Each university or tertiary college shall formulate its own regulations governing transfers of international students who are studying at a university or tertiary college in Taiwan, incorporate these into its admission regulations, and submit these to the Ministry of Education for approval. However, an international student who has been dismissed by the educational institution that admitted that student as a result of unsatisfactory conduct or of a conviction in criminal case proceedings is not permitted to transfer to another university or tertiary college.