The amendments also relax the rules for granting permanent residency to the foreign spouses and children of Taiwan-resident ROC citizens. The basic requirement of five years 'continuous residency is unchanged, but the alternative requirement of being resident in Taiwan for 183 days in eight of the last 15 years is reduced to 183 days in five of the last ten years.
同時，修正案也放寬在台灣設有戶籍之國民，其外國籍的配偶、子女取得永久居留權的限制，從現行的十五年，其中八年居住一百八十三天以上，放寬為十年、其中五年每年居住超過一百八十三天。