International students are defined as follows:

1. Individuals of foreign citizenship, who have never held Republic of China nationality and do not possess an overseas Chinese student status at the time of application, are qualified to apply for admission under this regulation.
2. Individuals of foreign citizenship, pursuant to the following regulations and who has resided overseas continuously for at least six years, are also qualified to apply for admission under this regulation. a. A person who at the time of their application also holds dual R.O.C. nationality shall have never had household registration in Taiwan. b. A person who before the time of their application also held dual R.O.C. nationality but no longer does at the time of their application shall have renounced their R.O.C. nationality with the approval of the Ministry of the Interior on a date at least eight full years before making their application. c. Regarding individuals mentioned in both of the above articles, they must not have studied in Taiwan as overseas Chinese students nor received placement permission during the same year of the application by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students.
3. According to the Education Cooperation Framework Agreement, a foreign citizen who was selected by a foreign government, organization, or school and has not held an R.O.C. household registration from the time of his/her birth is not subject to the limitations as prescribed in Paragraph 2 and is eligible to apply with approval from the Ministry of Education.
4. An applicant of foreign citizenship, concurrently holding a permanent residence status in Hong Kong or Macao, having no history of a household registration record in Taiwan and who, at the time of application, has resided in Hong Kong, Macao, or elsewhere overseas continuously for at least six years.
5. An applicant who is a former citizen of Mainland China and holds a foreign citizenship, with no history of household registration record in Taiwan, and who, at the time of application, has resided overseas continuously for no less than 6 years.
6. International students can apply to study in Taiwan only once. Upon completing the course of study at a school in Taiwan, international students may apply for a master's degree or higher levels of graduate studies at the same school under each school's procedures. International students wishing to continue studying at a different school after graduation will apply the same admissions method used by local students.

Applicants must have never been dismissed by other universities in Taiwan. Besides, aplicants are allowed to apply for IPS.

During the course of study in Taiwan, international students who have undertaken initial household registration, resident registration, naturalization or restoration of their R.O.C. nationality procedures will forfeit their international student status and shall be dismissed by the school.

Kindly refer to the following link for additional information: https://oia.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1308-20731.php?Lang=en

The program duration for master students is 1–4 years, and for Ph.D. students is 2–7 years.

Applicants must upload the following documents to the online application system before the application due date.

1. Certificate of highest-level official degree certificate and official transcript:
   1. One photocopy of the official degree certificate in Chinese or English issued by the institution.
      • For master’s programs, please provide a bachelor’s official degree certificate; for Ph.D. programs, please provide a master’s official degree certificate.
      • If you are currently studying at an institution, please submit proof of enrollment with the institution's anticipated graduation time.
      • For Taiwanese university graduates, please submit the official degree certificate in CHINESE.
   2. One photocopy of the official transcript in Chinese or English issued by the institution.
      • Applicants for Ph.D. programs should provide both bachelor’s and master’s official transcripts.
2. One photocopy of proof of funds / proof of financial support in Chinese or English.
   1. All applicants must provide a proof of funds / proof of financial support within 3 months of the application time frame of at least USD4,000 or NTD120,000.
   2. Full scholarship recipients can provide their scholarship certificate instead (scholarship application form not accepted).
   3. If the proof of funds / proof of financial support is not in the applicant’s name, a declaration with a sponsor's signature must be included, stating the relationship with the applicant and guaranteeing responsibility for all of applicant's expenses in Taiwan.
3. One photocopy of the nationality (or citizenship) certificate: i.e., passport, residence certificate or birth certificate.
4. Certificate of ROC citizenship renouncement (if applicable): Required for applicants who once held citizenship of the Republic of China. Applicants must have renounced their citizenship for at least 8 years (from the date of the certificate to the first day of the Fall Semester, August 1st, 2023. For the Spring Semester, it should be February 1 st, 2024).
5. Other materials required for the NSYSU Scholarship for International Students (if applicable): Please refer to https://oia.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1308-20732.php?Lang=en for more details.

Please note that the above documents (1) – (4) need to be uploaded successfully and accepted after review to be passed to the departments/institutes for final assessment.

The admission application form can ONLY be completed online. Please visit https://admission.nsysu.edu.tw/eoiaform/passportMember/login. All documents can only be submitted through the online platform.

Each applicant may apply for two undergraduate/graduate programs at most and one group within each undergraduate/graduate program at most; when applying for two undergraduate/graduate programs, please submit required documents individually for each program. Applicants accepted for both programs can only choose to enroll in one program.

No documents submitted with the application will be returned regardless of the applicant’s admission status. Please keep personal copies for future reference.

Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Applicants are solely responsible for the delay in the application process caused by incomplete items. No documents submitted with the application will be returned regardless of the applicant’s admission status. Please keep personal copies for future reference.

Applicants may apply for the “NSYSU Scholarship” when applying for admission. For more details, please visit the website https://oia.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1308-20732.php?Lang=en. Applicants may apply for the "Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship". For more details, please contact your local R.O.C. embassies, consulates, representative offices or their branch offices.

Degree students with student ARCs and student ID cards are eligible to apply for a work permit for both on- and off-campus jobs. International students may work up to 20 hours per week, except for summer and winter vacations. Foreigners working in Taiwan are required to file income taxes in May each year. Details concerning foreigners working in Taiwan are specified in the “Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers” at https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=826B2B8EDB213BC4.