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Entry clearance procedure for Macao residents who lost their document outside of Macao

How to handle it

Application procedures and necessary documents:

  1. A completed application letter for identity verification;
  2. Proof of report of loss issued by competent authorities of region at which document is lost;
  3. Information helpful for verification of interested person’s identity.

cost

Free of charge.


Approval time required

  • identity verification by fingerprint system – 20 minutes <in our performance pledges>
  • identity verification by means other than fingerprint system – 25 minutes <in our performance pledges>

(From the moment when the service unit received and confirmed that all the required documents had been correctly prepared, excluding the time of waiting in a queue and postage time for documents sent by mail)


Remark/Application Instructions

  1. Immigration officers conduct a preliminary examination of any Macao resident who fails to present an identity card,  “My border crossing” QR code or travel document upon entry or return to Macao because his/her identification document is lost or stolen outside Macao. Immigration officers also compose an application letter for verification of identity and capture fingerprints for the resident, whose entry will be permitted after the Border Control Department verifies his/her identity through the database shared by the Identification Bureau.
  2. Macao resident who use the identity verification by fingerprint system should have successfully registered for the Automated Passenger Clearance System.

Service processing location and time-offline

1.Border Gate Checkpoint

Details:

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2.Qingmao Checkpoint

Details:

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3.Zhuhai-Macao Cross-border Industrial Zone Checkpoint

Details:

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4.Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Checkpoint

Details:

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5.Checkpoint of Macao Port Zone of Hengqin Port

Details:

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6.Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Checkpoint

Details:

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7.Taipa Ferry Terminal Checkpoint

Details:

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8.Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal and Yacht Terminal Checkpoint

Details:

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9.Airport Checkpoint

Details:

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Do you support reservation:No

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

Other Channels Available?:No


Content provider: Public Security Police Force (CPSP)

Last modified: 2026-11-12 12:33

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