ID card application counters at the Government Services Centre
In order to improve interdepartmental services and realize the idea of one-stop-services of the SAR Government, citizens who have collected the Residence Certificate or the Receipt of Residence Authorization issued by the Public Security Police Force at the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta can lodge the application for the Macao SAR Resident Identity Card in the same location. The above-mentioned application service targets on holders of “Permit for Proceeding to Hong Kong and Macao” who have been granted residence authorization, and persons who are granted the renewal of residence authorization by the Trade and Investment Promotion Institute. The above-mentioned persons can apply for the Macao SAR Resident Identity Card in the same place right after collecting the Residence Certificate or the Receipt of Residence Authorization Renewal issued by the Public Security Police Force at the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta, without the need to proceed to the Identification Services Bureau. Besides, citizens who lodged the application at the Government Services Centre can also collect their documents in the same location. The new measure not only reduces the number of visit that citizens have to pay to government departments, but also shortens the time to go through the relevant formalities. The Identification Services Bureau will continue to enhance interdepartmental services, expand the service scope and study the possibility to introduce more convenient measures for Macao citizens.