Do I have to return to my country after studying abroad? What will happen if you don't return?

You must return to your country and serve for two years. If you do not comply, you will need to repay all funding fees and pay a 30% penalty.

According to Article 36 of the "Regulations on the Administration of Postgraduate Students Studying Abroad by the National Government (Trial)", postgraduate students sent by the State to study abroad are required to return to the country to serve for two years after completing their studies. If they do not comply, they will need to repay all financial aid. fees and pay a 30% penalty.

The state implements a management method for government-sponsored graduate students: "contract and send, compensation for breach of contract". Before going abroad, publicly-sponsored graduate students should sign an "Agreement on Funding to Study Abroad" with the China Scholarship Council and pay a deposit for studying abroad. The Agreement must be notarized to become effective. In principle, publicly-sponsored graduate students (excluding working personnel) should sign an employment agreement with the selecting unit before being sent.

State-sponsored international students who obtain a degree and return to China in advance are deemed to have completed their study abroad plan in advance and returned to China on time. If an international student changes his nationality while studying abroad, he will be deemed to have given up his status as a government-sponsored student.

Change the country of study and study abroad status without authorization during the study abroad period, voluntarily give up the funding from the National Study Abroad Fund and the state-sponsored study abroad status, unilaterally terminate the agreement, return to the country early without completing the study abroad plan, perform extremely badly, and fail to comply with the regulations. Any violation of the "Agreement" such as returning to the country overdue by 3 months (exclusive) within the stipulated study abroad period shall constitute a total breach of contract.

Extended information:

Government-sponsored graduate students can return to China for vacation within the prescribed study abroad period: if the study abroad period is between 12 months and 24 months (inclusive), the return time shall not exceed 1 month, the scholarship will be issued as usual; if the period of study abroad is more than 24 months (not included), the scholarship will be issued as usual if the return time does not exceed 2 months or no more than 1 month once a year, and the travel expenses back to the country will be borne by the student; if the return time exceeds the above number and time , the scholarship will be suspended from the date of exceeding the limit.

If you go on vacation or study abroad in a country other than the country where you are studying within the prescribed study period, you will be responsible for your own expenses. In the same year, you can only choose one of the government-sponsored graduate students to return to your country for vacation or go on vacation or study abroad in a country other than the country where you are studying. cannot be enjoyed at the same time. If a publicly-sponsored graduate student takes a leave of absence from school due to illness and returns to China for more than one year in total, his or her qualifications for state-sponsored study abroad will be automatically cancelled.

If you go on vacation or inspection in a country other than the country where you study, and the period does not exceed 15 days, the scholarship will be issued; if the number and time exceed the above number, the scholarship will be suspended from the date of exceeding the limit. In addition, if state-sponsored graduate students are unable to persist in their studies due to illness and are unable to return to their country of study midway, they should obtain the consent of the instructor of the overseas school to go through or re-apply the procedures for retaining their student status at the overseas school. The embassy or consulate should promptly report the relevant situation to the China Scholarship Council for approval.

People's Daily Online - Nationally-sponsored overseas students must return to China and serve for two years after completing their studies

Baidu Encyclopedia - "Regulations on the Management of Nationally-sponsored Postgraduate Students Studying Abroad (Trial)"