The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) was informed by the Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Beijing that, holders of the Macao SAR Passport have been exempted from visa requirements when entering the Republic of Macedonia for a stay of maximum 90 days since 1 October 2009. On the basis of reciprocity, nationals of the Republic of Macedonia are also exempted from visa requirements when entering the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for a stay of maximum 90 days. At present, a total of 79 countries and territories have agreed to grant visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to the Macao SAR passport holders, while 9 countries have agreed to grant the visa-free access to the Macao SAR Travel Permit holders.