This year, the number of applicants has rocketed. Those who applied at the end of October will have to wait until May or June of the year 2001 before they can gain resident status. In other words, no matter how much time and money they spend travelling back and forth on visits, these couples will have to wait at least another six-and-a-half long years before they can be together permanently!
今年申請人數暴漲，十月底申請的，竟然要排到民國九十年五、六月份才能入境居留；換句話說，即使每年花大把的時間金錢往來探親，但牛郎織女要想長相聚首，起碼還要等上遙遙的六年半！