The phrase “People of the Mainland Area who reside outside the Mainland Area” as used in Article 3 of the Act shall include people who were born in foreign countries and hold passports issued by the Mainland Area, but exclude the following persons who have resided abroad for over four years and who:
1. have obtained citizenship of the country where they reside; or
2. have obtained permanent residency status of the country where they reside and hold valid passports issued by the R.O.C.
The four-year period of overseas residency referred to in the preceding Paragraph means a period of four years calculated from the day following the date of arrival in the foreign country concerned, provided that during such four-year period, any single stay in the Mainland Area by such persons does not exceed 30 days. Where any single stay in the Mainland Area exceeds 30 days, the year during which such stay occurred shall not be included in the calculation of the four-year period, unless one of the following situations applies:
1. The returning person is more than seven months pregnant or gives birth or has a miscarriage, and the period following the occurrence of the event does not exceed two months.
2. The returning person falls ill and leaving the Mainland Area may be life-threatening, and the period following the occurrence of the event does not exceed two months.
3. The death in the Mainland Area of a blood relation within the second degree, stepparent, parent-in-law, spouse, son-in-law or daughter-in-law and the period following the occurrence of the event does not exceed two months.
4. The occurrence of natural disasters or other unavoidable events, and the period following the occurrence of the event does not exceed one month.