▁the ▁daily ▁qu ota ▁is ▁met , ▁then ▁subsequent ▁applications ▁will ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁processed ▁until ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁sufficient ▁spaces ▁is ▁reached . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Chinese ▁residents ▁who ▁hold ▁permanent ▁or ▁non - per man ent ▁residence ▁status ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁country ▁or ▁region ▁( including ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au ) ▁are ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁qu ota . ▁ ▁Although ▁Chinese ▁residents ▁automatically ▁lose ▁their ▁Chinese ▁national ity ▁when ▁they ▁ac quire ▁national ity ▁or ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁another ▁country ▁( un like ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au , ▁which ▁have ▁special ▁exem ptions ▁to ▁this ▁rule ), ▁Chinese ▁residents ▁who ▁res ide ▁outside ▁China ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁four ▁years ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁permit ▁to ▁visit ▁Taiwan ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁vis a ▁requirements ▁of ▁their ▁country ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁those ▁who ▁acquired ▁citizens hip ▁or ▁national ity ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Im migr ant ▁invest or ▁programs , ▁as ▁these ▁programs ▁normally ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁length y ▁physical ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁before ▁grant ing ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Application ▁ ▁Online ▁application ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au ▁residents ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁persons ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au ▁and ▁are ▁visit ing ▁Taiwan ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁they ▁became ▁residents ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁or ▁Mac au ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁permit ▁online . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer