Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Compatriot Students in Taiwan Article 23-1

If an overseas compatriot student of foreign nationality who is eligible for permanent residence in Hong Kong or Macao, who has never had household registration in Taiwan, and who has been living in Hong Kong, Macao, or elsewhere overseas for six or more consecutive years in the immediate past is applying for admission to a university, their study and counseling assistance matters may be handled, mutatis mutandis, in accordance with the provisions of these regulations until any amendment to any law(s) pertaining to these matters comes into effect. Please note that a minimum of eight consecutive years of overseas residency is required if the person is applying to study in a university department of medicine, dentistry, or Chinese medicine in Taiwan.