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Foreign student(s) referred to in Subparagraph 1, Article 50 of the Act, are required to meet the qualifications set forth in the Regulations Regarding International Students Un-dertaking Studies in Taiwan.

When foreign students in the Republic of China detailed in the previous Article work they must observe the following regulations:
1. Must be officially enrolled on a course at a junior college, university or graduate school, or have attended a language program for six months or longer.
2. The attended school is required to confirm the following:
(1) A student does not have the financial resources to continue his/her studies or cover living expenses and provide concrete evidence of the aforementioned.
(2) A teaching or research department at the attended school requires foreign student to undertake work.
The aforementioned regulations do not apply to foreign students with the following qualifications:
1. Students who specialize in languages and to whom one of the following conditions pertains, who receive approval from the Ministry of Education:
(1) Students who after enrolling work part time as foreign language teachers at a college affiliated language center or at a foreign cultural and educational foundation affiliated language center in Taiwan.
(2) Students who after enrolling assist with school-based language expertise related teaching activities.
2. Students who attend graduate school and with the agreement of the school engage in study-related research work.

Overseas Chinese students referred to in Subparagraph 2, Article 50 of the Act are those students defined in the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Over-seas Chinese Students in Taiwan.
Students with Chinese ancestry referred to in Subparagraph 2, Article 50 of the Act must possess one of the following statuses:
1. Be a student as defined in the Regulations Governing Study by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Republic of China.
2. Be a student enrolled at a technical training class organized by the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC).

In order to apply for a work permit, a type D foreign worker is required to submit the fol-lowing documents:
1. Application form.
2. Original copy of review fee receipt.
3. Other documents required by the Central Competent Authority.

The validity of the work permit issued to a type D foreign worker shall not exceed six months.
Except during summer and winter vacations, a type D foreign worker with the aforemen-tioned permission to work must not work more than 20 hours a week.

An application by a type D foreign worker for a work permit will be denied by the Central Competent Authority if any of the following situations pertain:
1. False information is found in the application.
2. The application is not made in conformity with the relevant requirements, and the appli-cant fails to provide the required supplementary material and/or corrections within the set time period.