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License for Outdoor Cafes

New Application


How to process

Deadline for application: Not applicable

Processing procedure and required documents

1. Application letter;

2. Location plan of the proposed construction work;

3. Floor plan of the occupied area (Scale 1:100);

4. Rendering of the occupied area with tables and seats;

5. If the establishment is licensed and supervised by the Macao Government Tourist Office, it is required to submit a legible photocopy of its administrative license.

Note:

1. If the establishment is licensed and supervised by the Macao Government Tourist Office, the license holder is a natural person, he or she should submit a legible photocopy of identity document(s); the license holder is a legal entity, a photocopy of valid Business Registration Certificate (companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao are exempted from submission) is required to be submitted, together with a legible photocopy of the identity document of the legal representative(s) of the company. A legible photocopy of the company’s document of incorporation or of the company’s incorporation document which has been published in the “Official Gazette of Macao SAR” if the document of incorporation has been signed for less than 15 days.

2. For important notes for the application for License for Outdoor Cafes, please refer to: Guidelines for “New Application for License for Outdoor Cafes”.

3. The renderings submitted by the applicant showing layout of tables and seating should match the actual quantities and styles of such items on site.

Documents to required be produced: The original / notarised copy of the identity document which bears the signature of the applicant or the legitimate representative.


Locations and office hours for processing the service

Application by in-person visit

Location

1. Integrated Services Centre: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os  762-804, Edifício China Plaza , 2.o andar, Macau;

2. Northern District Public Services Centre: Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, n.º 222, r/c, Centro de Serviços da RAEM, Macau;

3. Central District Public Services Centre: Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, n.os 5 e 7, Complexo da Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, 3.o andar, Macau;

4. Islands District Public Services Centre: Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.˚ andar, Centro de Serviços da RAEM das Ilhas, Taipa;

5. Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station: Avenida de Vale das Borboletas, Seac Pai Van Community Complex, 6.o andar, Coloane.

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)

Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)

Online application: Not applicable

Application by mail: Not applicable


Fees

Application fee: 30 square metres or less in area for each square metre or less Mop 1,200 per year; Each additional square metre or less Mop 400 per year
Stamp Duty: 10% of the license application fee
Security deposit: Not Applicable
Fees, charges and prices list: Fees, Charges and Prices List of IAM


Time required for approval

Time for processing: 30 working days(The time for processing does not include the consultancy time with other entities, and depends on whether the application documents meet the application requirements and the comments from technical departments in reply)


Remarks/Important notes on application

1. The person concerned can make the application in person or authorise a representative to make the application.


Relevant standards or requirements

Not applicable

Progress enquiry and collection of result of service

Enquiry about application progress: Civic Service Hotline 2833 7676

Method for collection of result of service

1. In person
Location: Avenida da Praia Grande, No. 762-804, China Plaza Building, 2/F, Macau.
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
Remark:
If the license holder/authoriser collects the license 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 is to be collected by a representative, produce the original identification document of the license holder.

Content provider: Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

Last modified: 2026-05-20 15:56

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