Returning Students Wishing to Take Civil Service Examinations May First Register, Then Undergo Screening
Students returning from studies abroad who wish to take the National Higher or Ordinary Civil Examinations may first register at the Ministry of Examination and thereafter a representative of the Ministry of Education will proceed to the Ministry of Examination in order to conduct screening processes. Legislators, during periods of interpellation with members of the Ministry of Education, have said that returning students who have applied for sanction from the Ministry of Education on the basis of their foreign diplomas have all met with the refusal of the Ministry.
The Ministry of Education explained the problem, saying that potential examinees are not aware of the fact that they may use documentation of their educational background in foreign countries in first registering at the Ministry of Examination. Instead, they persist in following the principle of first going through screening and then registering, insisting that the Ministry of Education first consider their case on an individual basis. It is this approach that will lead them to meet with refusal.
After investigating the problem, the Ministry of Education, along with the Ministry of Examination, have decided that any students who wish to register for these tests and hold documentation of foreign education may first have their registration accepted at the Ministry of Examination, and then undergo the screening of the higher authorities at the Ministry of Education, thereby avoiding any unnecessary waste of time on the part of the potential examinees.
ROC Citizens Wishing to Visit Holland May Arrange visas in Taipei
In the interests of reciprocal favored treatment, the government of the Netherlands has given the Taipei office of the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion the rights to handle matters concerning the visas of ROC citizens who wish to visit Holland. At present ROC citizens must apply to the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Hong Kong for visas, a process which normally takes several weeks and requires the assistance of either a travel agency or an airline company, and is also quite expensive.
The ROC-established Far East Trade Service in the Hague has provided visa facilities for Dutch citizens wishing to visit Taiwan. Dutch citizens may submit their applications at the said offices, thereby obtaining a letter of recommendation. Upon arrival at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, they may exchange the letter with the proper authorities for a formal visa, a very convenient process. Following the principle of reciprocal favored treatment, the Netherlands is preparing to adopt a similar procedure. Hence ROC citizens will be able to submit their applications at the Taipei office of the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion and receive a letter of recommendation. When they arrive at the Schiphol international Airport, they will be permitted to exchange the letter for an official visa. The Netherlands government is the first European country to take the initiative in offering this type of equal treatment to the ROC