# 🇲🇴 Macao — visa routes

> Verified visa and immigration data for Macao from VisaPassage.
> Canonical page: https://visapassage.com/destinations/macao

12 routes with deep coverage. Every entry below is checked against official sources and carries its own verification date. Statuses describe typical eligibility — they are never a promise of approval; individual applications require review.

## Short visits by passport

- **United States**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **United Kingdom**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **Germany**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **India**: Visa required · apply before travel
- **Canada**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **Australia**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days

Other passports: check https://visapassage.com/visa-checker for your specific passports.

## Visit

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Macao Visa-Free Entry (Visit / Tourism) | Visa-free · typically eligible | 30 days | — | — | — |
| Macao Authorization to Enter and Stay (Visa on Arrival) | Visa on arrival · typically eligible | 30 days | MOP 200 | — | — |
| Macao Transit Entry | Visa-free · typically eligible | 30 days | — | — | — |
| Macao Business Visit Entry | Visa-free · typically eligible | 30 days | — | — | — |

- **Macao Visa-Free Entry (Visit / Tourism)** — Key documents: Passport or travel document, Return or onward ticket · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo
- **Macao Authorization to Enter and Stay (Visa on Arrival)** — Key documents: Passport or travel document, Return or onward ticket, Proof of means of subsistence, Visa-on-arrival fee, Completed application · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo
- **Macao Transit Entry** — Key documents: Passport or travel document, Onward travel ticket · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo
- **Macao Business Visit Entry** — Key documents: Passport or travel document, Proof of business purpose, Return or onward ticket · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo

## Study & Training

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Macao Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | MOP 0 | — | 45 days |

- **Macao Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students** — Key documents: Online application / QR code, Passport or travel document, Proof of admission / enrolment, Proof of Macao address · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo

## Work & Self-Employment

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Macao Non-resident Worker's Identification Card (Blue Card) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | MOP 100 | — | 45 days |

- **Macao Non-resident Worker's Identification Card (Blue Card)** — Key documents: Application form, Passport or travel document copy, Recent photograph, Employment authorisation, Employment contract, Card fee · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo

## Invest & Capital

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Residency for Investors (IPIM) | Available | — | — | — | — |
| Macao Temporary Residency by Major Investment | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | — | — | — |

- **Temporary Residency for Investors (IPIM)** — IPIM grants temporary residency to investors with approved major investment projects, assessed case-by-case (guidelines updated March 2025); the old real-estate investment immigration scheme has been suspended since 2007. · Last verified 10 Jun 2026 · Source: ipim.gov.mo
- **Macao Temporary Residency by Major Investment** — Key documents: Temporary residency application form, Passport or travel document, Investment documentation, Proof of financial standing, Criminal record certificate · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: ipim.gov.mo

## Family & Origin

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Macao Special Authorization to Stay for Family of Non-resident Workers | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | MOP 0 | — | 50 days |
| Macao Residence Authorization for Family of Macao Residents | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | MOP 0 | — | — |

- **Macao Special Authorization to Stay for Family of Non-resident Workers** — Key documents: Application form, Non-resident worker's consent declaration, Passport or travel document, Proof of kinship, Worker's recent payslips · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo
- **Macao Residence Authorization for Family of Macao Residents** — Key documents: Application form and address declaration, Passport or travel document, Sponsor's Macao Resident Identity Card, Proof of relationship, Proof of means of subsistence, Proof of Macao residence address, Recent photographs · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: gov.mo

## Special Categories

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Macao Talent Recruitment Residence (Qualified Professionals) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | — | — | — |
| Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card (Right of Abode) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | — | — | — |

- **Macao Talent Recruitment Residence (Qualified Professionals)** — Key documents: Online application, Passport or travel document, Proof of qualifications and achievements, Curriculum vitae / professional record · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: cdqq.gov.mo
- **Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card (Right of Abode)** — Key documents: Permanent residence application, Evidence of 7 years ordinary residence, Valid residence authorisation, Passport or travel document, Declaration of permanent residence intent · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: ipim.gov.mo

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