Due to limitations imposed by the P.R. China's Ministry of Education, P.R. China passport holders will only be recruited directly by Peking University and cannot apply to this program through one of Guanghua's partner universities. Individuals who previously held a Chinese passport and now hold a passport from a different country or who have switched to a Hong Kong passport must have held their new passport for a minimum of six years and have lived outside of mainland China for a minimum of four years over the latest six years before they qualify to apply to this program through a partner university. Please reference the Admissions Brochure in the “Admissions” section for more details.