Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Compatriot Students in Taiwan Article 6
Overseas compatriot students shall submit the forms and documents listed below to apply to study in Taiwan to a Republic of China overseas mission, an office designated by the OCAC, or to a university authorized to independently recruit overseas compatriot students, during the annual recruitment period:1. Student application form.2. Documentary evidence of academic credentials and transcripts:(1)Academic credentials issued by a foreign educational institution: Proof of the highest level of education at an overseas educational institution or documentary evidence of having equivalent academic ability, and transcripts (documents in languages other than Chinese or English shall have a Chinese or English translation attached) shall be authenticated by an overseas mission or an office designated by the OCAC. However, academic credentials issued by a campus or branch of a foreign educational institution it has established in the Mainland Area shall be notarized by a notary public there and authenticated by an authority established or designated by the Executive Yuan, or by a private organization commissioned by the Executive Yuan.(2)Academic credentials from the Mainland Area: shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Mainland Area Academic Records.(3)Academic credentials from Hong Kong and Macao: shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Records from Hong Kong and Macao.(4)Academic credentials issued by Overseas Taiwan Schools and schools for Taiwan business people in the Mainland Area are equivalent to academic credentials issued by an educational institution of the same-level in Taiwan.3. Documentary evidence of permanent or long-term residency overseas.4. Statement of purpose. This is not required for applications to universities authorized to independently recruit overseas compatriot students.5. Any other documents which are required by the educational institution that is being applied to.The documentary evidence of academic credentials and transcripts referred to in Subparagraph 2 of the previous paragraph are not required for an application for admission to the first semester of the first-grade at an elementary school.Application documents submitted for an overseas compatriot student to study at an elementary school, a junior high school, senior secondary school, or junior college shall include a document of agreement to being the student’s guardian in Taiwan, notarized by a notary public in Taiwan, as well as the documents listed in each subparagraph of Paragraph 1. This is not required, however, for an applicant who has reached their age of majority or if an exemption has been approved by the OCAC.The guardian in Taiwan referred to in the previous paragraph shall possess a valid Republic of China passport and submit a criminal clearance certificate issued by the police authority, and an income tax inventory for the most recent year, checked and issued by a taxation organization, itemizing personal taxable income from all sources of at least NTD $500, 000.A person who meets the criteria set out in the previous paragraph is restricted to being the guardian of just one overseas compatriot student. However, any person who is also the chair of the board of directors of an incorporated school or a board member is restricted to being the guardian of up to five overseas compatriot students.An overseas compatriot student who submits any certificate or document that is found to be counterfeit, or contain false or misleading information, or that has been altered in some way shall have their enrollment eligibility revoked. If the student has already registered and begun classes, their registration as a current student shall be cancelled and they will not be awarded any certification whatsoever regarding their related academic undertakings. If any such forgery is first discovered after a student has already graduated, the educational institution shall revoke the former student’s eligibility to graduate and shall require any degree already awarded to be returned and shall rescind it.
中文原文 僑生回國就學及輔導辦法第6條
僑生於每年招生期間，應檢具下列表件，向我國駐外機構、僑務主管機關指定之單位或經核准單獨招收僑生之大學，申請回國就學：
一、入學申請表。
二、學歷證明文件及成績單：
（一）外國學校學歷：外國學校最高學歷或同等學力證明文件及成績單（中、英文以外之語文，應加附中文或英文譯本），應經駐外機構驗證或由僑務主管機關指定之單位核驗。
但設校或分校於大陸地區之外國學校學歷，應經大陸地區公證處公證，並經行政院設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體驗證。
（二）大陸地區學歷：應依大陸地區學歷採認辦法規定辦理。
（三）香港或澳門學歷：應依香港澳門學歷檢覈及採認辦法規定辦理。
（四）海外臺灣學校及大陸地區臺商學校之學歷同我國同級學校學歷。
三、僑居地永久或長期居留證件。
四、志願序。
但向單獨招收僑生之大學提出申請者，免附。
五、招生學校所規定之其他文件。
前項第二款學歷證明文件及成績單，於申請入學國民小學一年級上學期者，免附。
僑生申請就讀國民小學、國民中學、高級中等學校、專科學校者，除檢具第一項各款表件，並應檢附經我國公證人認證之在臺監護人同意書。
但已成年或經僑務主管機關同意者，免附。
前項在臺監護人，應具中華民國國籍，並提出無犯罪之警察刑事紀錄證明及稅捐機關核發最新年度個人各類所得總額新臺幣五十萬元以上之資料清單。
符合前項規定者，每人以擔任一位僑生之在臺監護人為限。
但以學校財團法人董事長或董事為監護人者，每人以擔任五位僑生之在臺監護人為限。
僑生所繳證明文件有偽造、冒用或變造等情事，應撤銷錄取資格；已註冊入學者，撤銷其學籍，且不發給任何相關學業證明；畢業後始發現者，應由學校撤銷其畢業資格，並追繳或註銷其學位證書。
一、入學申請表。
二、學歷證明文件及成績單：
（一）外國學校學歷：外國學校最高學歷或同等學力證明文件及成績單（中、英文以外之語文，應加附中文或英文譯本），應經駐外機構驗證或由僑務主管機關指定之單位核驗。
但設校或分校於大陸地區之外國學校學歷，應經大陸地區公證處公證，並經行政院設立或指定之機構或委託之民間團體驗證。
（二）大陸地區學歷：應依大陸地區學歷採認辦法規定辦理。
（三）香港或澳門學歷：應依香港澳門學歷檢覈及採認辦法規定辦理。
（四）海外臺灣學校及大陸地區臺商學校之學歷同我國同級學校學歷。
三、僑居地永久或長期居留證件。
四、志願序。
但向單獨招收僑生之大學提出申請者，免附。
五、招生學校所規定之其他文件。
前項第二款學歷證明文件及成績單，於申請入學國民小學一年級上學期者，免附。
僑生申請就讀國民小學、國民中學、高級中等學校、專科學校者，除檢具第一項各款表件，並應檢附經我國公證人認證之在臺監護人同意書。
但已成年或經僑務主管機關同意者，免附。
前項在臺監護人，應具中華民國國籍，並提出無犯罪之警察刑事紀錄證明及稅捐機關核發最新年度個人各類所得總額新臺幣五十萬元以上之資料清單。
符合前項規定者，每人以擔任一位僑生之在臺監護人為限。
但以學校財團法人董事長或董事為監護人者，每人以擔任五位僑生之在臺監護人為限。
僑生所繳證明文件有偽造、冒用或變造等情事，應撤銷錄取資格；已註冊入學者，撤銷其學籍，且不發給任何相關學業證明；畢業後始發現者，應由學校撤銷其畢業資格，並追繳或註銷其學位證書。