▁possible ▁to ▁apply ▁by ▁person ▁at ▁the ▁Tai pe i ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Office ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au . ▁After ▁they ▁have ▁entered ▁Taiwan ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁permit , ▁they ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁simplified ▁online ▁Entry ▁Perm it ▁or ▁can ▁altern atively ▁obtain ▁the ▁Exit ▁and ▁Entry ▁Perm it ▁on ▁arrival . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁permit ▁for ▁tour ism ▁purposes . ▁Instead , ▁they ▁are ▁automatically ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁no - fe e ▁Entry ▁Perm it ▁or ▁the ▁permit - on - ar rival ▁service ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁being ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au . ▁ ▁Application ▁procedures ▁for ▁Main land ▁China ▁residents ▁Chinese ▁national s ▁with ▁( h uk ou ) ▁in ▁Main land ▁China ▁( including ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁non - per man ent ▁residents ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au ▁and ▁have ▁rel in qu ished ▁their ▁h uk ou ▁in ▁Main land ▁China ) ▁face ▁restrictions ▁placed ▁by ▁RO C ▁and ▁P RC ▁govern ments ▁when ▁applying ▁for ▁the ▁permit . ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Main land ▁residents ▁can ▁only ▁obtain ▁the ▁permit ▁for ▁pre - appro ved ▁group ▁t ours ▁unless ▁they ▁qual ify ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁exem ptions : ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁h uk ou ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 7 ▁cities ▁that ▁are ▁designated ▁by ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁and ▁Chinese ▁authorities