u/Lergenmon

Has anyone had any luck getting one of these off one of the long-term scholarship awards, and if so, what did you need to do? I'm a 12 month scholarship recipient but my local TECO office is insistent that huayu recipients are only eligible for the visitor visa regardless of the duration awarded.

While it's not the end of the world, it would seem rather silly that you're expected to go 1/3rd of the entire scholarship year living in the country without an ARC, since 4 months would be the amount of time you need to stay to transition off the visitor visa to an ARC from what I've read.