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 the One-stop Licensing Service for Food and Beverage Establishments of 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)
Notes:
(1) The Division of Administrative Licensing may request the provision of other required information depending on the actual situation;
(2) 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: 15 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. In case of a need to consult other entities for comments, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Application made in person: 15 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. In case of a need to consult other entities for comments, that period is not included in the time for approval.
Remarks / Important Notes on Application
1. The person concerned can make the application in person or authorise a representative to make the application;
2. If the applicant is an individual, the original identification document is required to be produced for verification upon application made in person;
3. 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 upon application made in person. 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.
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”)