To combat the "fake overseas Chinese" problem, new regulations were issued in 2007. Those with residency status abroad would have to show that they'd spent two of the last four years outside China and that nine months of each year were spent living in their place of residency to be eligible for overseas Chinese student status.
為打擊「假華僑」，2007 年推出新規定，取得國外長期或永久居留權的僑生，最近 4 年必須在國外居住 2 年以上，而每年的居住時間也要在 9 個月以上，才能參加僑港澳台招生管道。