The Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination has always been a hot topic for parents concerned about their children's education. Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Education Examination Authority announced the minimum admission scores for the 2024 Joint Enrollment of Overseas Chinese Students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as the National Joint Enrollment). The details are as follows:
Undergraduate Batch
(1) General universities (majors): 365 points for liberal arts, 390 points for science and engineering (some universities implement higher score lines, 465 points for liberal arts, 510 points for science and engineering; the list of universities can be found in the National Joint Enrollment Management System).
(2) Art universities (majors): 265 points for liberal arts, 290 points for science and engineering.
(3) Sports universities (majors): 265 points for liberal arts, 290 points for science and engineering.
Preparatory Batch
Preparatory universities: 345 points for liberal arts, 370 points for science and engineering (among them, Jinan University and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine: 445 points for liberal arts, 490 points for science and engineering).
It can be seen that compared to 2023, the overall minimum score line for the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination has risen. However, compared to the highly competitive landscape of the college entrance examination, it still represents a quality path for many families to overtake on the curve.
In recent years, more and more parents have realized that there are not only ordinary college entrance examinations for their children to enter excellent domestic universities. They choose to provide their children with Overseas Chinese Student status, allowing them to take the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination pathway to apply for well-known domestic universities more easily.
According to previously published enrollment data, a total of 10,320 people registered for the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination in 2024, marking the first time the number has exceeded 10,000. However, despite this, the number of candidates participating in the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination is still far less than that of the ordinary college entrance examination candidates, and the difficulty of the exam and the admission score lines are lower than those of the ordinary college entrance examination!
So, when is it appropriate to start planning for status? According to the current policy of the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination, candidates and one of their parents must have obtained long-term or permanent residency in the country of residence and have resided there continuously for 2 years, with a total of no less than 18 months of residence within those 2 years. The candidate must have resided in the country of residence for no less than 18 months within the 2 years prior to registration; if the candidate or one of their parents has not obtained long-term or permanent residency in the country of residence but has held legal residency for 5 years or more (including 5 years) and has resided in the country for no less than 30 months within those 5 years, and the candidate has resided in the country for no less than 30 months within the 5 years prior to registration, they can also register for the Overseas Chinese Student Joint Examination.
In other words, if you want your child to participate in the Overseas Chinese Student Examination in 2027, registration must be completed by March 2027, and the exam will be held in May. Based on the earliest possible time to take the exam, you need to have completed the 18-month residency requirement in the country of residence by April 2027; counting backward, you need to obtain permanent residency in a third country by March 2025! This means that the candidate must complete the status approval process by December 2024, assuming the approval takes 3-6 months at the fastest, you need to start the status application process immediately.
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