Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, above the age of 18 and under the age of 25, have attained a senior high school diploma. Residents of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who have emigrated to other countries and are applying to Peking University as international students must present valid passport or citizenship documents dating from before April 30th 2013, along with proof of residence abroad of at least 2 years between April 30th 2013 to the application deadline (9 months of residence abroad per year may be considered as one year).