The government gave legal permission for veterans to move back to the mainland in 1993. Nevertheless, according to statistics compiled by the Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen, through the end of last year, less than 2,600 old vets have formally changed their place of residence back to their old hometowns.
民國八十二年政府再開放老兵回鄉定居，然而根據行政院退除役官兵輔導委員會的最新統計，合法申請回鄉定居的老兵不過兩千六百多人。