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Application for Employment of Non-Specialized Non-Resident Workers

Importation

How to handle it

Forms: “Application for Employment of Non-Specialized Non-Resident Worker(s)” (DSAL-TNR-NE-CE)‚ “Terms Offered to Non-Specialized Non-Resident Worker(s)” (DSAL-TNR-NE-A-CE)‚ “List of Job Title & Salary of Present Worker(s)” (DSAL-TNR-B-CE), and “Number of Worker(s) Employed in the Last 12 Months” (DSAL-TNR-C-CE);
Photocopy of identification document of the applicant entity’s lawful representative;
Photocopy of the association constitution published in the Official Gazette and of the registration document issued by the Identification Services Bureau, if the applicant entity is an association;
Photocopy of the applicant entity’s business licence or industrial registration or other similar documents;
List of branches, if the applicant entity is a chain of stores with the same name (the applicant can use the List of Operating Premises provided by the Bureau).

Do you support agency services

Yes

Approval time required

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Remark/Application Instructions

Forms can be obtained at the Bureau or downloaded at www.dsal.gov.mo.
After the applicant submits all documents, the Bureau, based on that information, will assess the request.
According to Article 3 of Administrative Regulation No. 8/2010 “Regulation of the Law for the employment of non-resident workers”, the Bureau may request the applicant to submit additional information necessary to proceed with the request.
Any change in the submitted information must be reported and updated immediately, showing the relevant proof.
If the applicant fails to submit all documents within 15 days from the application submission date, the request will not be dealt with.
The employment of non-residents without authorization in the Macao SAR is illegal.
The English version is for reference only. In event of any discrepancy between the English and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall apply and prevail.

Progress query method

Enquiry on application status: Application Status of Employment of Non-Resident Worker

The result of completing the service/Amount

Methods of Service Result Collection: In person or by post.

Do you support dropshipping

Yes

Does it support file cabinets

No

Service processing location and time-offline

1、Labour Affairs Bureau Golden Dragon Centre

Details:

Address: 3/F, Golden Dragon Centre, No. 105, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, Macao
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:45
Friday: 9:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:30

Do you support reservation:No

Do you need to make an appointment for post-processing:No

Other Channels Available?:No


Content provider: Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL)

Last modified: 2026-09-30 16:24

Employment Non-resident workers affairs

All information on this site is based on the official language of the Macao Special Administrative Region. The English version is the translation from the Chinese originals and is provided for reference only. If you find that some of the contents do not have an English version, please refer to the Traditional Chinese or Portuguese versions.