How to Apply
Prior approval of the Director of the Labour Affairs Bureau is required in any of the following circumstances:
1. Change of licence holder;
2. In the case that the licence holder is a company, the change of administrators or shareholders; in the case that the shareholder is a legal person, the change of administrators or the principal persons of the organ; in the case that the licence holder is a joint stock limited company, the change of its administrators or the shareholders holding 10% or more of the capital; in the case that the shareholder is a legal person, the change of administrators or the principal persons of the organ;
3. In the case that the licence holder is an association or a foundation, the change of its principal persons of the organ or the appointees;
4. Change of the name or location of business premise;
5. Change of the type of employment agency activity;
6. In the case that the licence holder provides the service of hiring non-resident workers, the change of the country or region of origin of the non-local resident to whom it intends to recruit or provides job referral service.
Application Procedures and Required Documents:
1. The “Employment Agency Activity Licence and Branch Licence Application Form” duly completed (the form can be obtained from the Labour Affairs Bureau or downloaded from its website);
2. If the applications fall into the following types of changes, relevant application documents must be submitted;
3. To facilitate the analysis of the application, the Labour Affairs Bureau may request the licence holder to submit other documents or supplementary information.
Application for Change of Licence Holder:
1. If the proposed licence holder is a natural person, items A, D, E and G of the list of application documents must be submitted;
2. If the proposed licence holder is a company, items A, B, D, E and G of the list of application documents must be submitted;
3. If the proposed licence holder is an association or foundation, items A, C, D, E, G and F (if any) of the list of application documents must be submitted.
Application for Change of Company’s Shareholders or Administrators:
1. If the proposed shareholders or administrators of the company are natural persons, items A and D of the list of application documents must be submitted;
2. If the shareholders are legal persons, to become the legel persons’ administrators or the principal persons of the organ, items A and D of the list of application documents must be submitted;
3. If the shareholders are legal persons, to become the legal persons, items A, B and D of the list of application documents must be submitted.
Application for Change of Association’s or Foundation’s Principal Persons of the Organ or Appointees:
1. To become the principal persons of the organ, items A and D of the list of application documents must be submitted;
2. To become the appointees, items A, D and F of the list of application documents must be submitted.
If the country or region of origin of the non-local resident to be recruited or provided job referral service added is Mainland China or Vietnam, item I of the list of application documents must be submitted.
To change the location of premise, item H of the list of application documents must be submitted.
List of Application Documents:
A. A copy of the identification documents of the applicant or the interested persons provided for in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of Law No.16/2020;
B. Business registration certificate, including a copy of the company’s establishment documents and its Articles of Association properly updated; however, in the case of a joint stock limited company, a list of all shareholders holding 10% or more of the capital and relevant supporting documents shall be submitted;
C. Certificate of registration and leadership structure issued by the Identification Services Bureau;
D. Criminal record certificates of the applicant or the interested persons provided for in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of Law No.16/2020 (the purpose of the criminal record certificate is to apply for the employment agency activity licence);
E. Personal resume with educational background and work experience of the applicant or any of all the administrators and shareholders of the company/all the principal persons of the organ of the association or foundation/the appointees of the association, and a copy of relevant supporting documents; in the case of the designated person appointed by the association, the minutes of the meeting must also be submitted;
F. Minutes of the meeting of the association at which the designated person is appointed by the competent authority through a resolution of the meeting to engage in the employment agency activity;
G. Documents issued by the Financial Services Bureau to prove that the applicant has fulfilled or exempted from tax obligations;
H. A written report on the real estate registry of business premise to be used;
I. If the place of origin of the non-local resident to be recruited or provided job referral service is Mainland China or Vietnam, supporting documents showing the qualification in providing exportation of labour service recognized by the local authorities or a notarized copy of such documents must be provided.
Application Location and Office Hours
1. Online application:
Log in to our bureau’s system of “Employment Agency Activity Licence Alteration Application” through the entity account of the Macao One Account to submit the application (click on https://www3.dsal.gov.mo/AgencySrv/).
2. In-person application:
Address: Avenida do Dr. Francisco Vieira Machado, nos. 221 a 279, Edifício Advance Plaza, 1st floor of the Labour Affairs Bureau, Macau
Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 09:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:45
Friday: 09:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:30
Appointment booking service for enquiries about employment agency activity licence
Fees
MOP1,000.00 (calculated according to each changed content)
If the payment amount is MOP1,000.00, payment can be made in person by Macau Pass or MPay; however, if the payment amount is above MOP1,000.00, it must be paid in the form of bills and both a bank crossed cheque and a cashier’s order are acceptable, which shall be payable to “Fundo de Segurança Social” (the Social Security Fund).
Application Processing Time
30 days (upon receipt of all necessary documents)
Remarks/Notes for Application
The interested persons provided for in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of Law No.16/2020 include:
1. All the administrators and shareholders of the company; in the case that the shareholder is a legal person, all its administrators or the principal persons of the organ;
2. The administrators and the shareholders holding 10% or more of the capital of the joint stock limited company; in the case that the shareholder is a legal person, all its administrators or the principal persons of the organ;
3. All the principal persons of the organ of the association or foundation; however, in the case that the association is in accordance with the law or its articles of association and the designated person who is appointed by the competent authority through a resolution of the meeting to engage in the employment agency activity, all of its principal persons of the organ and the appointee.
On the application for alteration of licence, approval must be obtained before corresponding amendments can be made to other government departments. Moreover, the authorization documents or their notarized copy of relevant government departments must be submitted to the Labour Affairs Bureau after amendments.
Service Result Collection
Methods of service result collection include collecting in person, by post or downloading the digital licence through the Business & Associations electronic platform.