Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Compatriot Students in Taiwan Article 3
The term "overseas” used in Paragraph 1 of the previous article refers to countries or regions other than Taiwan, the Mainland Area, Macao, and Hong Kong.The consecutive years of overseas residency referred to in Paragraph 1 of the previous article means calendar years in each of which an overseas compatriot student has not spent more than 120 days in Taiwan. When calculating the number of consecutive years spent overseas, if the initial or final year of the period is not a complete calendar year, any time spent in Taiwan in the initial or final year must not exceed 120 days. However, a person to whom any of the circumstances listed below apply is not subject to this restriction, and the time that they spent in Taiwan is not included when calculating the period of time they spent overseas if they:1. were attending an overseas youth technical training course conducted by the OCAC or a technical professional training program accredited by the central competent education administration authority;2. were attending an activity held by the OCAC or by a government agency and recognized by the OCAC, or taken a Chinese language course provided by a Chinese language education institute which has been approved by the governing authority to recruit students overseas, and spent a total period of less than two years undertaking such activities or courses;3. spent a total period of less than two years in Taiwan as an exchange student;4. spent a total period of less than two years undertaking an internship that they came to Taiwan to undertake with the approval of the designated central competent authority;5. returned to Taiwan to do military service and were enlisted and served;6. stayed in Taiwan because they were unable to return to their country of residence because of war, some natural disaster, or a major outbreak of some infectious disease; or7. stayed in Taiwan because they were unable to return to their country of residence because of some other matter that the student was not responsible for and they have documentary evidence of this.Documentary evidence of the having obtained permanent or long-term residency status overseas referred to in the first paragraph of the previous article may include proof of having citizenship or permanent residency in the applicant’s country of residence, or having a Republic of China passport which officially records the person’s overseas compatriot status.
中文原文 僑生回國就學及輔導辦法第3條
前條第一項所稱海外，指大陸地區、香港及澳門以外之國家或地區。
前條第一項所稱連續居留，指華裔學生每曆年在國內停留期間未逾一百二十日。
連續居留海外採計期間之起迄年度非屬完整曆年者，以各該年度之採計期間內在國內停留期間未逾一百二十日予以認定。
但符合下列情形之一者，不在此限；其在國內停留期間不併入海外居留期間計算：
一、就讀僑務主管機關舉辦之海外青年技術訓練班或中央主管教育行政機關認定之技術訓練專班。
二、參加僑務主管機關主辦或其認定屬政府機關舉辦之活動，或就讀主管機關核准境外招生之華語教育機構開設之華語文研習課程，其活動或研習期間合計未滿二年。
三、交換學生，其交換期間合計未滿二年。
四、經中央目的事業主管機關許可來臺實習，實習期間合計未滿二年。
五、回國接受兵役徵召及服役。
六、因戰亂、天災或大規模傳染病，致無法返回僑居地。
七、因其他不可歸責於僑生之事由，致無法返回僑居地，有證明文件。
前條第一項所定取得僑居地永久或長期居留證件，得以取得僑居地公民權、永久居留權或以其所持中華民國護照已加簽僑居身分認定之。
前條第一項所稱連續居留，指華裔學生每曆年在國內停留期間未逾一百二十日。
連續居留海外採計期間之起迄年度非屬完整曆年者，以各該年度之採計期間內在國內停留期間未逾一百二十日予以認定。
但符合下列情形之一者，不在此限；其在國內停留期間不併入海外居留期間計算：
一、就讀僑務主管機關舉辦之海外青年技術訓練班或中央主管教育行政機關認定之技術訓練專班。
二、參加僑務主管機關主辦或其認定屬政府機關舉辦之活動，或就讀主管機關核准境外招生之華語教育機構開設之華語文研習課程，其活動或研習期間合計未滿二年。
三、交換學生，其交換期間合計未滿二年。
四、經中央目的事業主管機關許可來臺實習，實習期間合計未滿二年。
五、回國接受兵役徵召及服役。
六、因戰亂、天災或大規模傳染病，致無法返回僑居地。
七、因其他不可歸責於僑生之事由，致無法返回僑居地，有證明文件。
前條第一項所定取得僑居地永久或長期居留證件，得以取得僑居地公民權、永久居留權或以其所持中華民國護照已加簽僑居身分認定之。