How to Apply
Target Applicants
Persons who are aged 18 or above
Certificate Content
Registration number, name of association or foundation and the first publication date in the Official Gazette
Application Methods
1. Application via self-service kiosks (Number tag is not required):
Please visit Centro de Serviços de Auto-Atendimento de 24 horas do Governo
2. Online Services
Please visit Macao One Account or Business & Associations Platform
Remarks:
- Applicants who lodge the application through the “Common Access to Public Services of the Macao SAR” or the “Business and Associations Platform” can choose to receive the certificate in printed form or electronic form. If the applicants choose the printed certificate, they have to collect the document at DSI in person or by an authorized person.
- The electronic certificate has an equivalent legal effect as the printed certificate.
3. Application at counter (applicants are required to obtain a number tag in advance. For the methods to obtain the tag number, please refer to “Methods to Obtain Tag Number and Appointment” of the website of the Identification Services Bureau(DSI).
Applicants can submit the application form for the Certificate of Association and Foundation to DSI’s counter in person, or by an authorized representative with a photocopy of the applicant’s valid identification document;
Service Location and Office Hours
Application at counter
Identification Services Bureau
- Headquarter
Address: Avenida da Praia Grande, nº804, Edificio “China Plaza”, 1º andar, Macau
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 18:00 (Closed on Saturday, Sunday and government holidays) - Macao Government Services Centre
Address: Rua Nova da Areia Preta n.º 52, Macau
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 18:00 (Closed on Saturday, Sunday and government holidays) - Macao Government Services Centre in Islands
Address: Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.º andar, Taipa
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 18:00 (Closed on Saturday, Sunday and government holidays)
Application via self-service kiosks
Please visit Centro de Serviços de Auto-Atendimento de 24 horas do Governo
Fees and Payment Methods
Fees
Printed certificate: MOP15.00
Electronic certificate: MOP15.00 for each certificate
(Note: Administrative Public Welfare Legal Person is exempt from the fees and charges.)
Payment Methods
Application made at DSI counter
Headquarter (China Plaza), Macao Government Services Centre and Macao Government Services Centre in Islands: Cash, credit card, Union Pay “QuickPass”, debit card, Macau Pass and MPay are accepted for payment.
Application via self-service kiosks
“GovPay” or “MacauPass”
Online Application
Online payment.
Processing Time
The processing time of applications lodged through DSI’s self-service kiosks, the “Macau One Account” or the “Business and Associations Platform” varies according to the collection site:
| Time of application |
Collection Site |
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| The Identification Services Bureau (1st floor, China Plaza) |
Macao Government Services Centre in Areia Preta | The Macao Government Services Centre in Islands | |
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09:00~10:15 |
13:30 |
13:30 |
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10:15~13:00 |
17:00 |
17:45 |
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13:00~14:30 |
13:30 on the following working day |
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14:30~16:00 |
17:45 |
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After 16:00 |
13:30 on the following working day |
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Application at DSI counter
- 10 working days
(Note: counting from the working day following the receipt of application and all necessary documents.)
Progress Enquiry and Service Results Collection
Progress enquiry:
DSI-Enquiry on the application progress
Collection Methods of service results:
Document Collection Counter Service
Target users:
Applicants who lodged the application for identity document or certificate at service counters or self-service kiosks
Document Collection Procedures:
- Scan or input your receipt barcode. (If the receipt barcode cannot be detected, please ask our staff for assistance.)
- Be aware of your name and the corresponding counter number shown on the screen.
- Collect your document or certificate at the designated counter.
Collect in person:
Verification of applicant’s identity is required at the time of document collection. For identity card renewal or the former travel document has not expired, the former identity document must be brought along for cancellation.
Collect by an authorized person:
To authorize a representative to collect the document, the applicant has to fill out the authorization form on the receipt and sign the receipt according to the Macao SAR Resident Identity Card signature. Details of the procedure can be found at DSI’s Questions and Answers.
The Government Smart Locker – “Smart Collect”
Identification-related certificates can be collected through the Smart Locker – “Smart Collect”. If the applicant chooses to collect his/her documents at the “Smart Collect” at the Government 24-hour Self-service Center, he/she should collect the documents within 3 days upon the receipt of the collection notice form “Macao One Account” or “Business and Associations Platform”, otherwise the documents will be sent back to the Identification Services Bureau’s Collection Counter on 1/F of China Plaza for collection during office hours. For details about the Government Smart Locker – “Smart Collect”, please refer to the website of the Government 24-hour Self-service Center.