Entry and exit of non Macao residents

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Entry and exit control

The Department of Exit and Entry Control of the Macao Public Security Police makes computer records of the entry and exit of non local residents, and records on their passports or travel documents, or other documents deemed appropriate, indicating the duration of their permitted stay; And, if necessary, collect biometric information to determine or confirm identity.

The Public Security Police Department is the exit and entry control department of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

For non local residents entering Macao, the Public Security Police will collect biometric data to verify their personal identity in addition to checking their certificates. Relevant biometric data refer to: fingerprint or palm print; Morphology of iris or retina; Facial features.

When applying for visas, entry and stay permits, residence permits in the Macao Special Administrative Region and their renewals and extensions, stakeholders agree with the Public Security Police to process their personal data, including biometric data.

If non local residents object to the processing of their personal data by the Public Security Police, they may be refused entry into the Macao Special Administrative Region, and applications for visas and permits may also be refused.

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transfer

For the purpose of going to other countries or regions, go through the boarding and disembarkation control area, the boarding and disembarkation control area or any immigration service station, or go from one immigration service station to another under the control and supervision of the authorities; As long as no entry and exit records are made and no entry and stay permits are issued, transit will not be considered as entry and exit from the Macao Special Administrative Region.

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Macao's entry and exit ports

• Department of Entry Exit Control - Gate Closing Exit and Entry Affairs Station
• Department of Exit and Entry Control - Qingmao Exit and Entry Affairs Station
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Entry Exit Affairs Station of Zhuhai Macao Cross border Industrial Zone
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Entry Exit Affairs Station
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Entry Exit Affairs Station of Macao Port Area, Hengqin Port
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Exit Entry Affairs Station of Waigang Wharf
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Taipa Wharf Entry Exit Affairs Station
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Inbound and Yacht Pier Entry Exit Affairs Station
• Department of Entry Exit Control - Airport Entry Exit Affairs Station

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Permits for entering and leaving the Macao Special Administrative Region

1. Passes to Hong Kong and Macao issued by the competent entities of the People's Republic of China;
2. Passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao or other travel documents issued by the competent entities of the People's Republic of China (for example, Taiwan residents' passes to and from the mainland, commonly known as "Taiwan compatriots' cards");
3. Hong Kong permanent identity card, Hong Kong return permit or other documents issued by the competent entity of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and accepted by the Macao Special Administrative Region;
4. Seafarers' identity cards referred to in ILO Convention No. 108 of May 13, 1958;
5. The flight license referred to in Annex I and the crew certificate referred to in Annex IX of the Convention on International Civil Aviation of December 7, 1944, but only when the holder is performing his work;
6. Other documents required by law or international treaties applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

• remarks

1. Persons who hold valid Identification Card for Foreign Employees or Special Stay Card issued by Macao shall present the card at the time of entry and exit;
2. The holders of the above-mentioned certificates are only allowed to enter the Macao Special Administrative Region if they are guaranteed to return to or enter any other country or region by the above-mentioned certificates, except those holding the certificates mentioned in the first paragraph above;
3. In exceptional cases with appropriate reasons, the conditions in point 2 can also be exempted.

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Conditions for entry into the Macao Special Administrative Region

1. Non residents entering the Macao Special Administrative Region must simultaneously meet the following requirements:
   1. Hold passports, travel documents or other documents accepted for the effectiveness of entry and exit control, and the remaining validity period of the documents or documents should exceed the period of planned stay in the Macao Special Administrative Region plus 90 days;
   2. Obtain the corresponding administrative permit when arriving in the Macao Special Administrative Region through visa or other special advance procedures, or when exempted from such procedures;
   3. When actually entering the Macao Special Administrative Region, it is confirmed that there is no legal reason for refusing entry.
2. Holders of the "Travel Permit to Hong Kong and Macao" must hold a valid "Endorsement to Macao";
3. Must have a valid continuation or return ticket; However, persons who can effectively prove that they reside in the Mainland of China or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be exempted. The exemption does not apply to transit passengers who hold passports of the People's Republic of China or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and travel through Macao to other countries or regions;
4. If you plan to stay in Macao for no more than 7 days, you must prove that you have at least MOP 5000; It is planned to stay in Macao for 8 to 14 days, no less than MOP 10000; It is planned to stay in Macao for 15-21 days, not less than MOP 15000; It is planned to stay in Macao for 22 days or more, not less than MOP 20000, as a living resource during the period of stay in Macao;
5. Visitors to Macao who are not exempted from "visa" and "entry permit" shall:
   1. Apply for "entry and stay permits" (commonly known as "port visas") at the immigration stations under the Department of Entry and Exit Control of the Public Security Police when arriving in Macao; or
   2. Apply for the "Pre entry Permit" (see "Pre entry Permit" for details) through its agent through the Department of Residence and Stay of the Macao Public Security Police; Or
   3. Apply in advance for the "visa" (visa format) of the Macao Special Administrative Region through the Chinese embassies, consulates or other foreign representative offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (From July 1, 2010, visitors to Macao from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam must apply for a valid Macao visa in advance through the embassies and consulates of the People's Republic of China abroad before entering Macao. For details, please apply for a Macao visa through the Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.).
6. Application for "Entry and Stay Permit" (commonly known as "Port Visa")
   1. Persons who intend to enter the Macao Special Administrative Region but have not applied for a "visa" in advance to the Chinese embassies, consulates or other overseas representative offices approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, or have applied for a "pre entry permit" by the Department of Residence and Staying Affairs of the Macao Public Security Police Bureau, may, upon arrival in Macao, visit the "visa room" at the relevant exit and entry affairs station Apply for "entry and stay permit" (commonly known as "port visa") in real time. After being approved, they will be granted a "stay permit" for a maximum period of 30 days at the same time.
   2. cost
      

      category	cost
      personal	MOP 200 (one-off) MOP 300 (repeated)
      Family passport	MOP 400 (one-off) MOP 600 (repeated) Note: According to each passport
      Children under 12	MOP 100 (one-off) MOP 150 (repeated)
      A group of at least ten people organized by the same tourism operator with group travel certification documents	MOP 100 per person (one-off) MOP 150 per person (repeated)

      Those who have paid multiple "entry and stay permit" fees may enter and leave the country multiple times within the period of stay permit granted (30 days at most) without paying any additional fees.

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Persons legally exempt from "visa" or "entry permit"

1. Persons holding a permit to Hong Kong and Macao issued by the competent entity of the People's Republic of China;
2. Persons holding travel documents that only allow the holder to enter or return to the Macao Special Administrative Region, provided that they have been confirmed as permanent residents or granted residence permits in advance, and show relevant certificates when entering the Macao Special Administrative Region;
3. Persons who hold a permit to Hong Kong and Macao or other travel documents issued by the competent entity of the People's Republic of China;
4. Persons holding Hong Kong permanent identity cards, return to Hong Kong permits or other documents issued by the competent entities of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and accepted by the Macao Special Administrative Region;
5. A person who holds a seafarer's identity card referred to in ILO Convention No. 108 of May 13, 1958;
6. A person who holds a flight licence referred to in Annex I and a crew certificate referred to in Annex IX to the Convention on International Civil Aviation of December 7, 1944, but only if the holder is performing his work;
7. Holders of passports, Hong Kong resident identity cards, or diplomatic or consular identity documents issued by the competent entities of the People's Republic of China;
8. Persons exempted from the provisions of international law instruments applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region;
9. Persons who use the Macao International Airport to transit through the Macao Special Administrative Region, excluding specific persons or groups, nationals or residents of specific countries or regions who require a visa or a prior entry permit, and who are not allowed to be granted entry and stay permits as decided by the Chief Executive with the instructions of the Chief Executive;
10. Persons who transfer to Macao Special Administrative Region only;
11. Persons re entering the country within the validity period of stay permits, including those who have been granted extended multiple stay permits;
12. Holders of special permission to stay;
13. A person who has been granted a residence permit or a special permit to stay as an employee, but has not yet held an identity card or a foreign employee identity card;
14. Persons on board ships passing through the Macao Special Administrative Region during the voyage;
15. Nationals of the following countries are exempted by the Chief Executive through instructions:

Albania	Indonesia	the Philippines
Andorra	Ireland	poland
Australia	Israel	Portugal
Austria	Italy	Argentine Republic
Belgium	Japan	the Republic of Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kingdom of Morocco	Republic of Belarus
Brazil	Kiribati	Republic of Ecuador
Brunei	the republic of korea	Romania
Bulgaria	Latvia	Russia
Canada	Lebanon	Samoa
Cape Verde	Liechtenstein	San Marino
Chile	Lithuania	Serbia
Croatia	Luxembourg	Seychelles
Cyprus	Macedonia	Singapore
Czech Republic	Malaysia	Slovakia
Denmark	Mali	Slovenia
dominica	Malta	South Africa
Egypt	mauritius	Spain
Estonia	Mexico	Sweden
Finland	Moldova	Switzerland
France	Monaco	Tanzania
Germany	Mongolia	Thailand
Greece	Montenegro	turkey
Grenada	Namibia	U.S.A
Hungary	Netherlands	The United Arab Emirates
Iceland	New Zealand	britain
India	Norway	Uruguay

-(81 countries in total)-

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Duration of stay permit granted upon entry

1. General
   1. Any person may stay in the Macao Special Administrative Region for a maximum period of 90 days before the expiry of his passport, travel document or other documents accepted for the purpose of entry and exit control.
   2. The restrictions in the preceding paragraph shall not be against the holders of passes issued by the authorities of the People's Republic of China or other documents accepted for the effectiveness of entry and exit control, as well as persons who are proved to be intending to enter the Macao Special Administrative Region for transit due to exceptional circumstances of force majeure.
2. term
   1. Those who need to apply for a "visa", "pre entry permit" or "entry and stay permit" will be granted a stay permit of up to 30 days upon entry. If the "visa", "pre entry permit" or "entry and stay permit" applied for is a one-time entry type, it is necessary to re apply for "visa", "pre entry permit" or "entry and stay permit"; If it is a multiple entry type, you can enter and leave Macao multiple times within 30 days without applying for another application.
   2. Persons who are legally exempt from "visa", "pre entry permit" or "entry and stay permit".

Categories of immigrants	Duration of stay
Persons holding generally valid passports or travel documents	Up to 30 days
Holding member states of EU or Schengen Agreement (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) Person issuing passport Persons holding passports issued by Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Croatia, Dominica, Egypt, Grenada, Japan, Macedonia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Tanzania, the Kingdom of Morocco, Uruguay, the Republic of Armenia	Up to 90 days
Persons holding passports issued by Brunei	Up to 14 days
Persons holding passports issued by Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and New Zealand	Up to 3 months
British citizen holding a British passport	Up to 6 months
Persons holding Hong Kong permanent identity cards or return permits	Up to 1 year
Persons holding diplomatic passports, "Laissez Passer" passports issued by the United Nations and "Diplomatic and Consular Personnel Certificates" issued by the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region	No restrictions
Holder of seafarer's identity certificate referred to in ILO Convention No. 108 of May 13, 1958	During the period when the ship is berthed in the port of Macao
Holder of flight license referred to in Annex 1 or crew certificate referred to in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation of December 7, 1944	During the interval between flights of two airlines for which he is responsible
Nationals or residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region who hold passports issued by countries or regions that have concluded visa exemption agreements with the Macao Special Administrative Region	Shall not exceed the time stipulated in the relevant agreement
Persons who hold the People's Republic of China's Travel Permit to Hong Kong and Macao and valid "endorsement to Macao" (Note 1)	Stay in Macao for the period specified in the "Endorsement", but the maximum duration is 90 days
Mainland people holding Mainland Residents' Taiwan Travel Permit and "Taiwan Travel Endorsement"	7 days at most (whether going to Taiwan via Australia or returning to the mainland from Australia)
Persons holding passports or travel documents of the People's Republic of China (Air tickets and entry visas for other countries are required)	Up to 7 days (transit)
Persons holding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports (Air tickets and entry visas for other countries or regions are required)	Up to 7 days (transit)
Holding Macao Identification Card of Foreign Employees Person (Note 2)	Until the expiry of the certificate (Multiple entry and exit allowed during the period)
Persons who have been granted "special permission to stay" because they are studying or are family members of migrant workers (According to Article 32 of Law No. 16/2021) (Note 2)	Until the expiration of the permit (Multiple entry and exit allowed during the period)
Persons who have been approved to extend their stay in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 29 of Law 16/2021 and Article 11 of Administrative Regulation 38/2021 (Note 2)	To the expiration of the extended stay permit (multiple entry and exit allowed during the period)
hold Special Stay Card Person (Note 2)	Until the expiry of the certificate (Multiple entry and exit allowed during the period)
A person who has been granted an extended "stay permit" in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 29 of Law 16/2021 while the application for residence permit is pending	Until the expiration of the permit (Multiple entry and exit allowed during the period)

Note:

1. For those who hold an endorsement for a longer period of stay in Australia, such as working or studying in Australia, and intend to stay for more than 90 days within the validity period of the endorsement, they shall go to the Office of Residence and Stay Affairs to handle the extension of stay permit. If it is found that the period of the "stay permit" granted at the time of entry has expired, but the party concerned has not gone through the extension procedures, it will be deemed as an overdue stay. In addition, until the expiration date of the above endorsement validity period, if the holder applies for an endorsement renewal and obtains a new endorsement during his legal stay in Macao, he/she should also go to the Office of Residence and Stay Affairs to go through the formalities of extending his/her original "stay permit" period according to the period of the new endorsement. Otherwise, he/she will also be deemed to have overstayed his/her stay.
2. In case that the period of "stay permit" to be granted upon re entry is longer than the period of validity of "Identification Card of Foreign Employees", "Special Stay Permit", "Special Stay Permit" or "Extended Stay", the Department will take the following measures:
   1. If the person is not a legally exempted "visa" or "pre entry permit" person and chooses to apply for "entry and stay permit", he must pay the fees required for "entry and stay permit". After the expiry of the validity period of the relevant documents/stay permits, he/she will continue to stay in Macao within the validity period of the "stay permit" granted to him/her at the time of entry as a passenger;
   2. Those who do not choose to apply for an "Entry and Stay Permit" may stay in Australia until the expiry of their "Identification Card for Foreign Employees", "Special Stay Permit", "Special Stay Permit" or "Extended Stay".

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Denial of entry

Legal reasons

1. Non local residents are denied entry to the Macao Special Administrative Region for the following reasons:
   1. Has been deported according to law;
   2. Being prohibited from entering, staying or transiting the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with the provisions of international law instruments applicable to the Region;
   3. They are prohibited from entering the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with the law.
2. Non local residents may be denied entry to the Macao Special Administrative Region for the following reasons:
   1. Attempting to circumvent the provisions on stay and residence and frequently entering and leaving the Macao Special Administrative Region for a short time without properly explaining the reasons;
   2. Having been sentenced to deprivation of liberty in the Macao Special Administrative Region or elsewhere;
   3. There are strong indications that any crime has been committed or is about to be committed;
   4. There is no guarantee of returning to the place from which they came, or there is sufficient reason to doubt the authenticity of their travel documents, or they do not have the necessary living resources during the scheduled stay, or they do not have the transport documents required to return to the place from which they came.
3. The authority to refuse entry is vested in the Chief Executive and may be delegated to others.

Liability of the carrier

1. When passengers, crew members or crew members transported by a maritime or air transport enterprise to the Macao Special Administrative Region are refused entry, they must immediately return them to the place where they originally used the means of transport of the enterprise; If they cannot be returned to the place, they must be returned to the country or region where their travel documents are issued.
2. If a passenger, crew member or crew member who has been refused entry cannot be returned immediately in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, all expenses incurred during his stay in the Macao Special Administrative Region, especially accommodation, meals and health care, shall be borne by the transport enterprise.
3. Transport operators who transport passengers, attendants, crew members or crew members who should not be permitted to enter the Macao Special Administrative Region by any means of transport required by law to have a certificate of registration to enter the Region, whether they are subsequently permitted to enter or not, shall be fined between 10000 and 30000 Macao dollars for each person who should not be permitted to enter the Region. If the transport operator cannot be reasonably required to know the situation of the relevant person under specific circumstances, the act will not be punished.
4. The above fines shall be paid within 10 working days from the date of relevant notice.
5. If the violator fails to pay the relevant fine automatically according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Department of Entry and Exit Control will send the relevant record with the nominal effect of execution to the competent court for compulsory collection.

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Exit procedures for passengers visiting Australia who lose their certificates

See 「 Handling of Loss of Entry Documents by Non Macao Residents "Part

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Place and time of service handling

Office information: Please click the details

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Remarks/Application Instructions

According to the first paragraph of Article 66 of Law No. 16/2021, when applying for visas, entry and stay permits, residence permits in the Macao Special Administrative Region and their renewal and extension, stakeholders agree with the Public Security Police to process their personal data, including biometric data.

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