1. Applicant: Those, whose conscription age (commencing from January 1 of the year of his 19th birthday till December 31 of the year of his 40th birthday) had expired, who had filed application to go abroad under the status of overseas Chinese while still eligible for military service and hadn’t stayed for more than 4 consecutive months (born before 1984) in Taiwan and those who had an accumulated stay of more than 183 days (born after 1985) within 1 year. 2. Those who wish to apply for a permit valid for more than 4 months should file his application with the National Immigration Agency or with his service unit upon arrival. "