▁as ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁individual ▁t ours ; ▁They ▁res ide ▁outside ▁Main land ▁China ▁and ▁hold ▁temporary ▁or ▁permanent ▁residence ▁status ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac au ▁or ▁a ▁third ▁country ▁( p rior ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁is ▁not ▁required ▁when ▁depart ing ▁from ▁a ▁place ▁other ▁than ▁Main land ▁China ); ▁or , ▁ ▁They ▁only ▁visit ▁Qu em oy , ▁M ats u ▁Islands ▁and ▁P eng hu ▁Islands ▁( in ▁which ▁case ▁a ▁ 1 5 - day ▁Exit ▁and ▁Entry ▁Perm it ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁on ▁arrival ▁provided ▁holding ▁certain ▁travel ▁documents ) ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁proceed ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁All ▁Main land ▁China ▁residents ▁cannot ▁travel ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁their ▁pass ports ▁when ▁depart ing ▁from ▁Main land ▁China ▁and ▁must ▁hold ▁a ▁Tra vel ▁Perm it ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Taiwan ▁( ), ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁Main land ▁Res ident ▁Tra vel ▁Perm it ▁( ), ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities . ▁Before ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁p ink , ▁pass port - like ▁travel ▁document , ▁the ▁current ▁permit ▁is ▁an ▁I CA O ▁Doc ▁ 9 3 0 3 ▁T D 1 ▁card ▁with ▁an ▁embedded ▁bi ometric ▁chip , ▁and ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁appropriate ▁exit ▁end ors ements ▁( similar ▁to ▁exit ▁vis as ). ▁Although ▁trav elling ▁with ▁the ▁Main land ▁Res ident ▁Tra vel ▁Perm it ▁is ▁not ▁mand atory ▁when