For only 250,000 US dollars, you can get an overseas ID card, so that children can avoid the "single bridge" of the college entrance examination, and easily go to Tsinghua University and Peking University-such a story, I suggest you don't believe it.
With the tightening of investment immigration policies in developed countries in Europe and America, in the past two years, some niche and unpopular countries have become regulars on the recommended list of intermediaries. In addition to the low investment threshold, children can often be used as a reason for recommendation by excluding foreigners from taking the domestic college entrance examination. A reporter's investigation found that exemption from testing does not mean that there is no score requirement. The newly issued policy of the Ministry of Education also reiterates that mainland residents who have entered the country as international students after immigration must meet the records of having actually lived in a foreign country for more than two years within the last 4 years.
A Turkish passport for Tsinghua
"With a high school education, adult age, Chinese level 5, plus a passport of foreign nationality, you will be able to walk into the school gate of Tsinghua University." This is the information Ms. Dong saw on an intermediary agency's immigration project. It is recommended The destination is Turkey.
According to intermediaries, Turkey is the place with the lowest investment immigration in the market. Foreigners only need to invest US$250,000 to buy a house, and if they do not sell it within 3 years, they can get a Turkish passport. One of the biggest benefits of obtaining a Turkish passport is that children can be admitted as “international students” without having to go to Tsinghua University or Peking University.
"Your child may be one Turkish passport away from Tsinghua Peking University!" This sentence touched Ms. Dong's heart: "Can a house-buying immigrant help relieve the pressure on the child?"
Exemption does not mean that there is no score requirement
Is everything as easy as the agency says? The reporter inquired about the enrollment guidebook for international students of Peking University in 2020. In the brief, it is clearly listed that in addition to the Chinese level, there are standardized test score requirements. Taking SAT as an example, this is an examination sponsored by the American University Commission. Peking University proposes that applicants need to achieve a total score of 1400 (inclusive) or more in SAT-I, and they are required to participate in writing; they must also provide test scores in three courses, and the subjects must not be similar or the same .
"The so-called exemption test is just not necessary to participate in the written test held by the school, but you need to submit the high school graduation test transcript and SAT, A-Level and other internationally standardized test scores or national college entrance examination scores." Primary school immigrated to Australia with his family, now studying at Tsinghua University Undergraduate Joshua Tam recalled that many results have global rankings or benchmarks. He submitted a lot of award certificates and offers from other universities for reference that year, and also provided other materials and participated in interviews: "We recruited more than 300 people in the world in that session, and it is not easy to apply successfully."
"The outside world said that you can apply by passing a simple Chinese proficiency test, which is definitely a misunderstanding." Joshua said that these additional materials are not the focus of screening students, the key is still cultural achievements. "In fact, Tsinghua's admission method is similar to that of many international universities, such as the Ivy League schools, which admits international undergraduates. The school's background for selecting students will be more diverse and the comprehensive quality will be more comprehensively investigated."
At the same time, Joshua did not agree with the practice of immigration purely to bypass the college entrance examination. "Foreign status will give you a little advantage when you were a student, but if you want to stay and work in China after graduation, this status may become an obstacle, and the choice of employment opportunities is much narrower."
Have to live for more than two years
In fact, obtaining foreign nationality or permanent residence visas through investment and other means to avoid the "international college entrance immigration" phenomenon of domestic college entrance examinations has attracted industry attention. At this year's National People's Congress and the National People's Political Consultative Conference, Yu Minhong, chairman of the New Oriental Education Group, mentioned that it is necessary to prevent "international college entrance immigration" by upgrading the certification conditions for foreign students, improving the enrollment training mechanism for foreign students, and establishing the academic standards for foreign students. The phenomenon is getting worse and worse, harming education equity.
Yu Minhong suggested that colleges and universities entering the “double first-class” construction sequence must formulate higher education quality standards for international students coming to China from the Ministry of Education and admission standards for international students’ academic examinations. The Ministry of Education shall annually publish the supervision and evaluation report of the Chinese government scholarships for foreign students and the scholarships of local universities and colleges to ensure that the foreign students enjoying the scholarship have the same academic ability level as the Chinese students.
Just 4 days ago, the Ministry of Education revised and promulgated the "Notice on Regulating the Relevant Work of International Colleges to Accept International Students", which adjusted the qualifications for international students to enter the colleges and universities at the junior college level. The New Deal made it clear that, since 2021, residents of the mainland (Mainland), Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who applied for entry into the colleges and universities at the tertiary level as international students after immigrating and acquiring foreign nationality, in addition to meeting other school registration qualifications, Must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for more than 4 years (inclusive), and have a record of actually living in a foreign country for more than two years within the last 4 years.
At the same time, the new regulations also clarify that some students still study in China after obtaining foreign status, and some foreign students who are currently studying in domestic high schools with one or both parents who are Chinese citizens do not meet the actual residence time restrictions in foreign countries. , Only foreign nationals can apply for the college entrance examination in the relevant provinces.
The reporter noted that the "Malaysia Second Home Project" recommended by many intermediaries falls into this category. According to the policy, investors can obtain a long-term visa after depositing MYR 300,000 in a Malaysian bank, and their children can take the overseas Chinese student joint examination as an overseas Chinese. But at present, the two universities, Huaqiao University and Jinan University, have made it clear that independent admission does not accept candidates who are Malaysia’s second home.
Experts say that the policy on investment immigration will change from time to time, reminding parents to analyze carefully and not to trust intermediaries.
Our reporter Zhao Yingying