How to Process
Deadline for application: Not applicable
Processing procedure and required documents
1. Application form for licensing service for food & beverage establishments (MOD.028/DHAL). The form can be obtained free of charge from IAM or downloaded from the IAM website www.iam.gov.mo; (not required for online applications)
2. If the license or registration certificate holder is a legal person, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate is required to be submitted (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao; not required for online applications).
Note: If the identification document of the applicant (including individual and legal person) has been updated, a clear photocopy is required to be submitted upon application.
Documents required to be produced: The original or notarised copy of the identification document which bears the signature of the applicant or the legitimate representative is required to be produced.
Locations and office hours for processing the service
Application by in-person visit
Location
IAM – Department of Environmental Hygiene and Licensing: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 2.º andar, Macau (One-stop Licensing Service for Food and Beverage Establishments)
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)
Online application: Log in to “Business & Associations Platform” for processing (Applicants must have an individual or entity account of “Macao One Account”)
Application by mail: Not applicable
Fees
Not applicable
Time required for approval
Online application: 10 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. If consultation with other entities is needed, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Application by in-person visit: 10 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. If consultation with other entities is needed, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Remarks / Important notes on application
1. Applications are subject to the regulations of Law no. 5/2026, Administrative Regulation no. 12/2026, Secretary for Administration and Justice Writ of Instruction no. 13/2026;
2. In accordance with the stipulation of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2026, the name of the establishment should comply with the following rules:
3. The person concerned can make the application in person or authorise a representative to make the application;
4. If the applicant is an individual, the original identification document is required to be produced for verification upon application;
5. If the applicant is a legal person, the application form is required to be signed by the legitimate representative and the original identification document is required to be produced for verification. Moreover, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao) and a clear photocopy of the identification document of the legitimate representative of the company are required to be submitted;
6. For an establishment granted a License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards, application for change of the advertising content should be made to IAM after the application for change of establishment name is approved. (For details, please refer to the administrative formality of License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards at https://www.iam.gov.mo/e/businessplace/adminDefault/45,5.)
Relevant standards or requirements
Not applicable
Progress enquiry and collection of result of service
Enquiry about application progress
Online application: Log in to “Business & Associations Platform” for enquiries
Application by in-person visit: www.iam.gov.mo/p/licenseQuery/frame
Method for collecting result of service
1. In person
If the license holder or registration certificate/authoriser collects the license or registration certificate in person, he or she (individual) is required to produce his or her original identification document; a legal person (establishment) is required to produce the original identification document of the person concerned in accordance with the signature on the Business Registration Certificate for collection;
If the license or registration certificate is to be collected by a representative, bring the receipt or produce the original identification document of the license or registration certificate holder.
2. Downloading license or registration certificate from Internet
License or registration certificate holders can download the registration certificate of food and beverage establishments by themselves via the “Business & Associations Platform” within the valid period of the certificate. (License or registration certificate holders must have an individual or entity account of Macao One Account.)