The following is a list of qualifications that any applicants to Crossing 7 Taiwan must demonstrate. Make sure to also read through the Teaching Qualifications and Visa Qualifications pages, which any applicants are also required to accept.

1. Mission minded, born-again Christian. Members of Crossing 7 Taiwan are expected to be flexible, teachable, servants of God. They should be people who are passionate about using their gifts and abilities to reach out to the Taiwanese people with the love of Christ.
   
   
2. One-year term minimum commitment. For one year you commit to serving at Taipei Truth Lutheran Church, in their English ministry program, 3E (Enjoying English through Evangelism).
   - Additionally, you commit to integrating into this church body by attending their Sunday morning service and prayer meeting, which occurs immediately after the morning church service.
   - Attend monthly co-worker meetings where the ministry you are involved in is discussed. (Currently, we run a Spring/Fall Bilingual Alpha course. We try to keep the summer months more open from structured ministry, since many foreigners like to use that time to travel, rest, etc.)
   - Be involved in a cell group that meets once a week (if a foreigner's Chinese is good enough to integrate into a Chinese cell group, we highly encourage them do that. But, we also hold an English cell group every Monday evening for any native English speakers that attend Truth Church.
   
   
3. Visa and flight booking. It will be your responsibility to apply for a visitor visa to Taiwan, as well as purchase your flight tickets. It is important that you book a return-trip ticket, as you will not be allowed to enter Taiwan on a visitor visa without being able to show that you have already booked an exiting flight. We recommend that you spend the extra money to book a ticket that allows you to change the return date for no extra charge. 
   You can use the following websites to help you compare airfare prices: www.kayak.com, www.vayama.com, www.zuji.com.
   
   
4. Travel Insurance. Besides booking your own flights, we also require all our partners to purchase travel insurance prior to departure to Taiwan. This insurance plan should cover you for at least 5 months into your stay in Taiwan, since you will not be eligible for Taiwan's National Health Insurance until 4 months after arrival. Travel insurance is fairly cheap, and can be easily found online, for example at: http://www.worldnomads.com or http://www.otpplan.com. All Crossing 7 Taiwan Partners are required to email us a statement detaling the purchase of this travel insurance before their departure from their home country.
   
   
5. Set-up costs. Upon arrival, it is necessary to have at least $3000 USD per person available for rent and rent deposit, food, cell phones, apartment set-up, etc. It is important to note that you most likely will not receive your first paycheck until 2 months after your arrival. Costs may vary depending on the size of family, apartment sizes, location, etc.
   
   **IMPORTANT**
   The cost of such things as an Apartment  could be considerably decreased by sharing an apartment with another person. However, we do require a minimum of money raised to come. This money does not include your plane ticket, that is separate. This is only money for living once you arrive in Taiwan.
   The absolute minimum amount we will allow any Crossing 7 Taiwan partner to come to Taiwan with is $2,000 for a single person, or $3,500 for a couple. This minimum should be raised by no later than 2 weeks prior to coming to Taiwan. Crossing 7 Taiwan reserves the right to deny any partnership application should the applicant(s) not have prepared the sufficient minimum funds prior to coming.
   We require this because moving your life to a different country is already expensive and, as Crossing 7 Taiwan is a volunteer based organiztion, we do not have the resources to bail you out should you not have enough money upon arrival. There are various costs that could be unforseen and we want you to be prepared for that.