How to Process
Online application
Log in to “Business & Associations Platform” for processing (Applicants must have an individual or entity account of “Macao One Account”)
Application made in person
Required Document:
1. Application form (Form A). The form can be obtained free of charge from IAM or downloaded from the IAM website www.iam.gov.mo. The applicant is required to sign on each page of the downloaded form; (not required for online applications)
2. If the license holder is a legal person, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate is required to be submitted (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao; not required for online applications);
3.Latest menus and prices in use. (Submission date is required to be stated on the price lists.)
Note: If the identification document of the applicant (including individual and legal person) has been updated, a clear photocopy is required to be submitted upon application.
Document to be produced: The original or notarised copy of the identification document which bears the signature of the applicant or the legitimate representative is required to be produced.
Location and Office Hours for Processing the Service
Division of Administrative Licensing: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 2.º andar, Macau (One-stop Licensing Service for Food and Beverage Establishments)
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)
Fees
Not applicable
Time Required for Approval
Online application: 10 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. If consultation with other entities is needed, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Application made in person: 10 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. If consultation with other entities is needed, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Remarks / Important Notes on Application
1. Subject to regulation by Decree-Law no. 16/96/M amended by Law no. 8/2021 and Law no. 7/89/M;
2. In accordance with the stipulation of Article 34 of Decree-Law no. 16/96/M amended by Law no. 8/2021, names which are the same as the existing hotel establishments or similar establishments or may cause confusion to a certain extent are not allowed to be approved. The name of an establishment must not contain words that do not correspond to the service provided or mislead people about its classification. The establishment is not allowed to use a name that is different from the approved name. If the name has been changed, the previous name is not allowed to be mentioned in any form. The name should be expressed in Portuguese and Chinese, except when it is an internationally recognised name in the hotel industry;
3. The person concerned can make the application in person or authorise a representative to make the application;
4. If the applicant is an individual, the original identification document is required to be produced for verification upon application;
5. If the applicant is a legal person, the application form is required to be signed by the legitimate representative and the original identification document is required to be produced for verification. Moreover, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao) and a clear photocopy of the identification document of the legitimate representative of the company are required to be submitted;
6. For an establishment granted a License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards, application for change of the advertising content should be made to IAM after the application for change of establishment name is approved. (For details, please refer to the administrative formality of License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards at https://www.iam.gov.mo/e/businessplace/adminDefault/45,5.)
Progress enquiry and collection of result of service
Online application: Log in to “Business & Associations Platform” for enquiries
Application made in person: www.iam.gov.mo/p/licenseQuery/frame
Method for collecting result of service
1. In person
If the license holder/authoriser collects the license in person, he or she (individual) is required to produce his or her original identification document; a legal person (establishment) is required to produce the original identification document of the person concerned in accordance with the signature on the Business Registration Certificate for collection;
If the license is to be collected by a representative, bring the receipt or produce the original identification document of the license holder.
2. Downloading license from Internet
During the valid period of the License for Food and Beverage Establishments, the license holder may download the latest license via “Business & Associations Platform” on his or her own. (A license holder must have an individual or entity account of “Macao One Account”)