ID Replacement According to Number From 29 November

Starting from 29 November 2004 (Monday), DSI will replace 《Macao Resident Identity Card》 with Electronic 《Macao Special Administrative Region Resident Identity Card》 (hereinafter referred to as 《Electronic ID card》) for the cardholders according to ID number. Details are as follows: 1 Order of the ID replacement
DSI has planned to replace and issue the Electronic ID Card according to the first digit of Macao Resident Identity Card number in the order of “7”,“5”,“1”, and in ascending order within the same first-digit group. For instance, the replacement will start from 7/000001 to 7/446249. Upon completion of replacing the Macao Resident Identity Cards with “7” as the first digit, the replacement will start again from 5/000001. 2 Announcing the number for ID replacement
DSI will announce the number through the mass media and DSI website (http://www.dsi.gov.mo) two weeks in advance, and publish every Monday in Chinese and Portuguese daily newspapers (First publication will be on 15 November). 3 Appointment
Macao residents can make appointments through telephone (Tel: 370888), over the internet (DSI website: http://www.dsi.gov.mo) or by coming to DSI in person according to the replacement dates published by DSI in the press, so as to confirm the exact time for the ID application. Please note that appointments are made on a first come first serve basis. To avoid lining up at our Department for application tickets, making appointment through our website and telephone is highly recommended (Service will be available on 15 November).
If the applicant cannot come to DSI to process the application on the appointed date, he/she should submit a written request with relevant documents of proof and DSI would rearrange the ID application time for the individual as soon as possible. If no documents of proof can be submitted, the individual would need to wait for the whole replacement process to finish before arrangements would be made. 4 Number of Daily Applications
During the early stage of the replacement plan, DSI will arrange 350 individuals to replace their ID daily. Moreover, as some applications for external service are still waiting to be processed, DSI will continue to send personnel to process these applications and the estimated daily quota for this category is 150. Furthermore, 200 daily quotas will be reserved for first-time, loss of ID, change of personal data and renewal applications. Hence, it is estimated that 700 applications will be processed each day (Currently, an average of 450 applications are processed each day). Within the next first half year, DSI will increase the overall ID application quota to 800 per day (almost reaching the maximum processing limit of the card production system). 5 External Service
From today onwards, DSI will stop accepting applications for external service except for special cases.
Owing to the huge demand for external service, some of the external service applications are still queuing to be processed. Therefore, DSI will continue to send personnel to process these applications. Hence, if overlap occurs between the external service and the replacement plan (that is, the organization of the Macao Resident Identity Card holder has joined the external service, and at the same time his/her ID number falls into the ID range announced by DSI), the matter can be handled as follows:
l If one has already received the “Application Form for Macao SAR Resident Identity Card”, he/she would need to replace the ID through the external service and DSI will perform the external service at his/her organization in approximately 3 months;
l If one has not yet received the “Application Form for Macao SAR Resident Identity Card”, he/she can choose to replace the ID according to the replacement plan or through the external service;
Moreover, if one has missed the external service at his/her organization, he/she will have to replace the ID according to ID number at DSI. 6 Application formalities
l Cardholder should come in person;
l Should present the original Resident Identity Card;
l Should submit 1 recent one and a half inches colour photograph with a white background, taken full face, without a hat and should be clear and easily identifiable. The standard should be the same as the Macao SAR travel documents. Moreover, DSI will take live photos for the applicant to be stored in the chip and for filing purpose. The applicant can choose to use the live-capture photo to replace the picture taken at the studio to be placed on the card surface. (Please be aware that the live-capture photo may be less satisfactory);
l If applicant is under the age of 18, photocopies of both parents’ identification documents must be submitted, and either parent must sign on the application form;
l If the applicant needs to change the marital status to:
Ø Married - should submit marriage certificate and a copy of spouse’s identity document;
Ø Divorced – should submit proof of divorce;
Ø Widowed – should submit death certificate of spouse, and marriage certificate if it is not recorded at our Department; 7 Fee
(1) Processing fee：60 Macao Dollars (Collection date will be on the 15th working day counting on the day of lodging application or complete document submission).
The following ID cardholders are exempted from the processing fee:
l Under 16 years old;
l 16 or over and under 60 years old, who are unemployed and are attending primary, secondary, or tertiary education;
l Not financially capable to pay the fee due to unemployment or poverty;
l 60 years old or over.
(2) Express Service:（Collection date will be on the 4th to 11th working day counting on the day of lodging application or complete document submission or requesting for express service）An additional 150 Macao Dollars.
(3) Special Express Service:（Collection date will be within 3 working days of lodging application or complete document submission or requesting for special express service）An additional 250 Macao Dollars. 8 Time and location of Application and Collection
Application Time: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 20:00 (no breaks), except Saturday, Sunday, and Government holidays;
Collection Time: Same as above, but until 18:00;
Location: Avenida da Praia Grande, No. 804, Edificio China plaza, 1st floor. 9 Special ID application
Under the following conditions, Macao resident can request DSI to specially arrange the time of receiving and processing his/her Macao SAR Resident Identity Card replacement application:
- will study, work or reside abroad, and intended not to come back to Macao for the next 2 years;
- studying, working or residing abroad, and has returned to Macao for short-term stay during the processing period;
- other conditions with reasonable explanation. The above persons should provide proof of not being able to come to process the application according to the ordinary arrangement by submitting relevant documents, such as proof of studying, residing, or working abroad, etc., and come to DSI to book the application time before leaving or after returning to Macao. 10 Queries
Can be made in person at DSI or by calling our telephone hotline at 370777 or by visiting our website at www.dsi.gov.mo. 11 Others
When processing the application for Electronic ID card, DSI will return the original ID card to the applicant for use before the collection of the new ID card. If the original Macao Resident Identity Card is lost, the applicant should submit the loss report slip and pay an additional fee. Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to remind the Macao residents that 《Electronic ID card》 replacement is compulsory. Therefore, holders of Macao Resident Identity Card should come to DSI to complete the application formalities according to the date announced.