Macau Visa Free Policy

Albania

Indonesia

Philippines

Andorra

Ireland

Poland

Australia

Israel

Portugal

Austria

Italy

Republic of Argentina

Belgium

Japan

Republic of Armenia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kingdom of Morocco

Republic of Belarus

Brazil

Kiribati

Republic of Ecuador

Brunei

Korea (Republic of)

Romania

Bulgaria

Latvia

Russia

Canada

Lebanon

Samoa

Cape Verde

Liechtenstein

San Marino

Chile

Lithuania

Serbia

Croatia

Luxembourg

Seychelles

Cyprus

Macedonia

Singapore

Czech

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

United Arab Emirates

Iceland

New Zealand

United Kingdom

India

Norway

Uruguay

A.

General Regulation

1.

The maximum limit of stay in the Macao Special Administrative Region is restricted to 30 days before the expiry date of the passport or travel document and the entry or re-entry permit.

2.

The above regulation is not applicable to mainland residents who possess permits issued by the authorities of the People’s Republic of China, and exceptionally not applicable to individuals who intend to stay temporarily in Macao for proceeding to another destination and guarantee to have be admissible or re-admissible to any country or region.

B.

Limit of Stay

1.

Individuals who are not exempted from a "Visa" or "Entry Permit" will be granted Authorization to Stay for a maximum of 30 days upon arrival with a "Visa", "Entry Permit" or "Authorization to Enter and Stay". They can enjoy multiple entries within the 30 days without applying for another "Visa", "Entry Permit" or "Authorization to Enter and Stay".

2.

Individuals exempted from a "Visa" or "Entry Permit":

1.

Holders of a valid passport or travel document

2.

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Holders of a passport issued by a European Union or Schengen Agreement member state (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, 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)

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Holders of a passport issued by Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Croatia, Dominica, Egypt, Grenada, Japan, Kingdom of Morocco, Korea (Republic of), Macedonia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Republic of Armenia, Serbia, Tanzania, Uruguay.

3.

Holders of a passport issued by Brunei.

4.

Holders of a passport issued by Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand.

5.

British citizens holding a British passport

6.

Holders of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or a Re-entry Permit

7.

Holders of a diplomatic passport, "Laissez Passer" issued by the United Nations, "diplomatic or consular identity card" issued by the Macao Special Administrative Region

8.

Holders of a Seaman’s Identity Book issued by countries having ratified in the International Labour Organization Convention 108 of 13 May 1958

9.

Holders of a License or Crew Certificate issued under Annex 1 and 9 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 7 December 1944

10.

Nationals and residents holding a passport issued by countries and regions which have reached a mutual visa-free agreement with the Macao Special Administrative Region

11.

Holders of a "Two-way Exit Permit" issued by the authorities of the People’s Republic of China with a valid "Exit Endorsement to Macao"⁽¹⁾

12.

Mainlanders holding a "Permit for Travelling to and from Taiwan" with an "Exit Endorsement to Taiwan"

13.

Holders of a passport or travel document issued by the authorities of the People’s Republic of China (with a flight ticket to and entry visa of a third country)

14.

Holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport
(with a flight ticket to and entry visa of a third country or region)

15.

Holders of a Macao "Non-resident Worker’s Permit"(2)

16.

Individuals granted "Special Authorization to Stay" for study purpose or as reuniting family of a non-resident worker
(in accordance with Article 8 of Law No. 4/2003)⁽²⁾

17.

Individuals granted Extension of Stay in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Administrative Regulation No. 5/2003 ⁽²⁾

18.

Holders of a "Special Stay Permit"(2)

19.

Individuals granted "Special Authorization to Stay" in accordance with Term 6, Article 8 of Law No. 4/2003 for the purpose of residence application.

1.

Holders of an endorsement with a comparatively longer limit of stay in Macao for work or study purpose should go to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department in person and apply for an extension of stay before their endorsement expires if they intend to stay for more than 90 days. They will be regarded as overstayers if they do not apply for an extension while the "Authorization to Stay" granted upon arrival expires. In addition, if they renew their endorsement and are granted a new endorsement during their legal stay in Macao and before the expiry date of their current endorsement, they are required to go to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department to extend their "Authorization to Stay" accordingly. Otherwise, they will also be regarded as overstayers.

2.

In cases where the limit of stay granted upon re-entry extends beyond the expiry date of the "Non-Resident Worker’s Permit", "Special Stay Permit", "Special Authorization to Stay" or "Extension of Stay", the Residence and Stay Affairs Department will make the following arrangements:

(1)

For individuals who do not enjoy the exemption specified in VII and choose to apply for an "Entry Permit", they are required to pay the fee for the "Entry Permit". When their relevant document/Authorization to Stay expires, they can then remain in Macao until the expiry date of the "Authorization to Stay" which is granted to visitors upon their arrival;

(2)

For individuals who choose not to apply for an "Entry Permit", they can remain in Macao until the expiry date of their "Non-Resident Worker’s Permit", "Special Stay Permit", "Special Authorization to Stay" or "Extension of Stay".】

A.

Legal Reason

1.

Non-residents are refused entry to the Macao Special Administrative Region for the following reasons:

2.

Non-residents will be refused entry to the Macao Special Administrative Region for the following reasons:

3.

The power of entry refusal remains the competence of the Chief Executive; this power can be authorized to another person.

B.

Transporter’s Responsibility

1.

If a sea or air transporter carries a passenger, seaman or crew member to the Macao Special Administrative Region who is refused entry, the transporter should immediately carry the person back to the first location where he or she boards a means of transport of the transport corporation. If it is not possible to carry the person back to the location, the transporter should carry him or her to the country or region where his or her travel document was issued.

2.

If the transporter fails to remove the passenger, seaman or crew member who is refused entry in accordance with the above stipulation, it will be liable for all costs incurred by the person during his or her stay in the Macao Special Administrative Region, particularly accommodation expenses, costs of meals and health care expenses.

3.

Airlines which carry inadmissible passengers and crew members to the Macao Special Administrative Region will be fined MOP10,000.00 per head, no matter whether the passengers and crew members are admissible afterwards, except if there is an indication under concrete circumstances that it is impossible to reasonably require the airlines to know the status of the passengers and crew members.

4.

Payment for the above fine should be made within 10 days from the date of notification.

5.

If the violator fails to voluntarily pay the fine in accordance with the above stipulation, the Border Control Department will send the notes of executory effect to the jurisdictional court for mandatory collection of the fine.

1.

According to Administrative Regulation No. 14/2014 'Amendments to the Provision on Overstay in the 《Regulations of the Entry, Stay and Residence Authorization》', persons who still stay in the Macao SAR but not over 30 days after the expiry of the authorization granted is fined MOP500 per overdue day from 9/7/2014. The violators are required to pay the fine immediately after they are arrested or report themselves to the police. The above-mentioned penalty regulation is not applicable to those who have overstayed in Macao within one year. Those will be considered to be illegal immigrants if they do not pay the fine and the penalty regulation is not applicable to them. Moreover, they cannot make any application for Residence Authorization, extension of Authorization to Stay and Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers within two years to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department.

2.

According to Law No. 6/2004, persons who are considered to be illegal immigrants will be deported and interdicted from entry to the Macao SAR for the period indicated in the deportation order.