Application made by Holders of a Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao

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How to apply

Time of Application
After completing the entry clearance formalities and making an application for Residence Authorization at the Border Gate Checkpoint, the interested person will be issued an ‘application acceptance receipt’. He or she is required to complete the administrative procedures at the Residence Subdivision on the date specified on the receipt.

Persons who are preliminarily eligible to be a Macao permanent resident (there is an “R” symbol indicated at the right side of the photo on their Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao) after verification by the Identification Services Bureau may proceed directly to the Bureau to apply for a Macao Resident Identity Card with the Notification issued upon their first entry at the Border Gate Checkpoint and the Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao. They do not need to go to the Residence Subdivision to submit the necessary documents and go through the following procedures.

 

Application Procedures and Documents Required

1. A completed Application Form for Residence Authorization (format 4), Personal Information of Kindred of Applicant (format 8) is also required if the application includes family members (persons below 18 years old should have their parent or guardian make the application on their behalf and sign the application form);
2. 2 copies of the Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao, and present the Slip of Authorization to Stay issued in this entry to Macao;
3. 1 photo of the interested person showing full frontal face;
   [Note: The interested person can choose to submit a colour photo (without head coverings taken against plain white background) or have the subdivision concerned take an electronic photo for him or her.]
4. A copy of the birth certificate of the interested person or a document of similar effect. Please see Acceptance Standard for Documents of Residence Authorization for details;
5. Declaration under oath of the interest person attesting that he or she will obey the laws of the Macao Special Administrative Region (DARP/SR M-1) (if the interested person has reached the age of 18 on the date of submission of the application);
6. Macao Certificate of Criminal Record not exceeding 90 days from the date of issue (if the interested person has reached the age of 16 on the date of submission of the application);
   [Note: The interested person may apply to the Identification Services Bureau for this Certificate with the “application acceptance receipt” issued upon entry and his or her Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao. To make the application procedure more convenient, the interested person can apply to the Bureau for the Certificate first and authorize the Bureau to send it directly to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department of the Public Security Police Force. Then he or she may proceed to the Residence Subdivision for the administrative procedure.]
7. Copy of the national Notarial Certificate of Criminal Record of Mainland China not exceeding 6 months from the date of issue (if the interested person has reached the age of 16 on the date of issue of the Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao);
   [Note: (1) The Notarial Certificate of Criminal Record of Mainland China should be issued by a notary office in the Mainland, listing nationwide criminal conditions sequentially from the date the interested person turns 16 until a date within 6 months before the date of submission and not exceeding 6 months from the date of issue; (2) The relevant written judgment should be submitted if the interested person has been sentenced for violating the law.]
8. Copy of proof of means of subsistence (e.g.: proof of employment in Macao, bank deposit in Macao, proof of paying Macao employment/sales tax of interested person or his/her reuniting Macao resident family member);
9. Guarantee document, bank guarantee or guarantee insurance attesting the sponsor’s guarantee to cover the interested person’s repatriation expenses;
   [Note: (1) Guarantee document can be provided in the form of a Guarantee Form (DARP/SR M-2) by the sponsor. The Form is available at the subdivision concerned and the website of the Public Security Police Force; (2) The sponsor should be the major payer and express renunciation of retrieval of defense right; he or she should also be a permanent resident habitually residing in the Macao Special Administrative Region or a legal person with the headquarter established in the Macao Special Administrative Region.]
10. Copy of document of kinship with reuniting Macao resident family members (e.g.: original marriage certificate, notarial marriage certificate, notarial birth certificate, medical birth certificate, notarial kinship certificate, etc.);
    [Note: In cases of spouse reunion, the interested person and his/her Macao resident spouse should make a written joint declaration of maintaining marital relation and living together (Declaration Form DARP/DARP M-4). Please see Acceptance Standard for Documents of Residence Authorization for details.]
11. Copy of Macao Resident Identity Card of reuniting Macao resident family members (ID card holders are required to be present for the application);
12. Document indicating the address of the interested person in Macao (e.g.: copy of water bill, electricity bill, phone bill, etc. of the last 3 months);
13. Other information requested by the authorities under special circumstances;
14. Other points to note
    1. The original should be exhibited for authentication if a copy is submitted;
    2. Acceptance Standard for Documents of Residence Authorization;
    3. If there is any discrepancy in the personal information declared by the interested person before and in this application, depending on the situation, it is necessary to submit a notarial birth certificate and/or notarial marriage certificate or other certificates for verification.
15. Forms
    1. Application Form for Residence Authorization (format 4)
    2. Personal Information of Kindred of Applicant (format 8)
    3. Declaration under oath of the interest person attesting that he or she will obey the laws of the Macao Special Administrative Region (DARP/SR M-1)
    4. Guarantee Form (DARP/SR M-2)
    5. Declaration of conjugal relation / de facto marital relation (DARP/DARP M-4)
16. Relevant documents/Certificates/Document Samples
    1. Sample of “application acceptance receipt”
    2. Sample of Residence Authorization Certificate
    3. Sample of Macao Resident Identity Card

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Location of Application and Service Hours

1. Border Gate Checkpoint of the Border Control Department

(service of accepting preliminary submission of application for Residence Authorization is provided, applicant should proceed to Residence Subdivision of Residence and Stay Affairs Department subsequently and complete the follow-up procedures)

Address: Praça das Portas do Cerco, Macao

Office Hours: 6:00 – 1:00 (next day)

 

2. Residence Subdivision of the Residence and Stay Affairs Department

(services such as accepting application for Residence Authorization and collection of Residence Authorization Certificate are provided)

Address: Immigration Building of Public Security Police Force, Travessa Um do Cais de Pac On, Taipa, Macao

Office Hours	Mon to Thu	9:00 – 17:45
	Fri	9:00 – 17:30
	Closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays
Tags dispensed until	Making applications: 17:00
	Collecting result or supplementing documents 17:15

 

3. Macao Government Services Centre

(only service of collection of Residence Authorization Certificate is provided)

Address: Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, n.º 222, r/c, Macau

Office Hours	Mon to Fri	9:00 – 18:00
	Closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays

 

4. Macao Government Services Center in Islands

(only service of collection of Residence Authorization Certificate is provided)

Address: Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.º andar, Taipa

Office Hours	Mon to Fri	9:00 – 18:00
	Closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays

Contact Information: Please click here for details

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Charge

First issue of Residence Authorization Certificate: MOP200

Reissue of Residence Authorization Certificate: MOP400 (If reasonable explanation such as reason of loss or damage that is not imputable to the holder is given in the application for reissue of the Certificate, the charge will be half of the standard fee)

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Processing Time (excluding time of waiting in a queue and postage time for documents sent by mail)

Normal service: 5 working days  <Performance Pledge>
(It is timed from the next working day the service unit receives and confirms that all the required documents are correctly prepared. For example, if the required documents are confirmed to be correctly prepared on 15 October 2024, generally, the result can be collected on 23 October 2024.)

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Remarks / Points to Note

1. According to Term 1, Article 66 of Law No. 16/2021, to apply for a visa, Authorization to Enter and Stay, Macao SAR Residence Authorization, Renewal or Extension of Residence Authorization means the interested person consents to have his or her personal information, which includes his or her biodata, treated by the Public Security Police Force.
2. After receiving an application for residence, the authorities will issue an “application acceptance receipt”. Any documents that are not submitted will be listed on the “receipt”. If there are any rectifiable omissions or inappropriateness in the documents applied or submitted, the authorities will notify the interested person to provide supplements and make corrections. If no supplements or corrections are made within 60 days from the date the interested person is notified, the application will be archived.
3. After the necessary documents are submitted, the interested person should complete the follow-up procedures in person (or through a legal representative) according to the designated date or instructions (such as to wait for the notification letter from the authorities) indicated on the “application acceptance receipt”:
   1. When the application is approved,
      1. If the interested person does not provide the guarantee document, bank guarantee or guarantee insurance proactively, he/she should submit the relevant document within 20 non-extendable days from the date he/she receives the notification from the authorities. Otherwise, the act of granting Residence Authorization does not produce effects;
      2. If the interested person has already submitted the guarantee document mentioned in 3.1.1, he/she will be notified to collect the Residence Authorization Certificate. He/she should collect the Certificate before its expiry. Otherwise, it will be equivalent to renunciation of the Residence Authorization and the interested person will not be allowed to reapply for Residence Authorization within two years;
      3. When collecting the Residence Authorization Certificate,
         (1) The “application acceptance receipt” should be presented;
         (2) The Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao used in the application for Residence Authorization should be presented;
         (3) If a parent or guardian goes through the formality on behalf of a minor, his/her valid identification document and a document certifying their relationship should be presented. If it is a representative, a certified letter of authorization and his/her valid identification document should be presented;
         (4) For holders of a Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card, the Card should be submitted for cancellation procedure;
         (5) After collecting the Residence Authorization Certificate, the interested person should apply to the Identification Services Bureau for an identity card within 90 days from the date of issue of the Certificate. Persons who do not comply with the provision will be fined MOP300-500 and an additional MOP50 per overdue day. However, the maximum penalty will not exceed MOP15,000.
   2. If the application is not approved, the interested person will be notified of the content of the written instructions and the ways to appeal in written form.
4. If a representative is going to go through the application formality on behalf of the interested person,
   1. A certified letter of authorization and the valid identification document of the representative should be presented, or
   2. Upon receiving the “application acceptance receipt”, the interested person fills in the authorization information on the back page and signs the authorization document in the presence of the staff accepting the residence application. The original of the identification document of the interested person should be presented for verification.

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Enquiry about Progress and Collection of Application Result

Enquiry about the application progress: Inquiry System of Progress of Application for Residence Authorization

Method of result collection: Collect in person or by a legal representative

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