Application/Renewal

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How to Apply

Time of Application

Family members of Macao Resident Identity Card holders should satisfy the condition of ‘family household’ defined in Term 5, Article 2 of Law No. 16/2021.

Application Procedures and Documents Required

1. Application Approach
   1. Interested person or a legal representative making the application;
   2. The representative should submit the following:
      1. A certified letter of authorization;
      2. A copy of his/her valid identification document.
2. Documents to be Presented
   1. Unless otherwise noted, the original should be exhibited for authentication if a copy is submitted;
   2. The copy should be authenticated if the original cannot be exhibited.
3. Documents to be Submitted
   1. A completed Application Form for Special Authorization to Stay (format 3) and Declaration of Contact Address and Habitual Residence (DARP/DARP M-1);
      [Note: The application form is available at the subdivision concerned and the website of the Public Security Police Force.]
   2. A copy of the interested person’s valid identification document  or passport/travel document (bio data page and used pages only, as well as Slip of Authorization to Stay granted in last entry to Macao) used for stay in Macao;
   3. A copy of the Macao Resident Identity Card of the sponsoring family member in Macao;
   4. Copy of proof of subsistence capability (e.g. proof of employment of interested person or sponsoring family member in Macao, proof of bank deposit, proof of paid occupation tax/business tax, etc.);
   5. Proof of relationship (meeting the statutory requirements for documents issued outside the Macao Special Administrative Region stipulated in Article 14 of Law No. 16/2021), and proof of school attendance in Macao (if any) for minors;
   6. Proof of interested person’s address in Macao (e.g. copy of water, electricity or phone bill of the recent 3 months);
   7. 2 recent photos of 1.5 inches, full face, no hat, white background;
   8. Other documents as required.
4. Forms
   1. Application Form for Special Authorization to Stay (format 3)
   2. Declaration of Conjugal Relation/De Facto Marital Relation (DARP/DARP M-4)
   3. Declaration of Contact Address and Habitual Residence Address (DARP/DARP M-1)

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Location of Application and Service Hours

Application Location: Immigration Building of the Public Security Police Force, Travessa Um do Cais de Pac On, Taipa, Macao

Stay Subdivision of the Residence and Stay Affairs Department

Office Hours	Mon to Thu	9:00 – 17:45
	Fri	9:00 – 17:30
	Closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays
Tags dispensed until	17:00 (for making applications)
	17:15 (collection of result or document supplementation)

Contact Information: Please click here for details

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Charge

Free of Charge

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Processing Time (excluding time of waiting in a queue and postage time for documents sent by mail)

Depending on the concrete conditions of the application

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Inquiry about progress of application: Inquiry System of Progress of Application for Authorization to Stay

Remark/Points to Note

1. According to Term 1, Article 66 of Law No. 16/2021, to apply for a visa, Authorization to Enter and Stay, Macao SAR Residence Authorization, Renewal or Extension of Residence Authorization means the interested person consents to have his or her personal information, which includes his or her biodata, treated by the Public Security Police Force.
2. According to Article 17 of Administrative Regulation No. 38/2021, Special Authorization to Stay for the purpose of family reunion is valid for a maximum of 2 years. The Authorization can be renewed for the same or a shorter length of time. The expiry date of the Authorization should not exceed the validity of the Macao resident’s identity card.
3. Notification of change of contact address and habitual residence address
   1. According to Article 33 of Law No. 16/2021, persons granted Special Authorization to Stay for over 90 days are required to notify the Residence and Stay Affairs Department of the Public Security Police Force of their contact address and habitual residence address in Macao (except for non-residents whose status is defined in Items 1-3, Term 1, Article 32 of the same law). A notification should be made to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department within 45 days from the date of change of the contact address and habitual residence address. Otherwise, a penalty will be incurred.
   2. Persons who fail to make a timely notification of the above change will have to pay a penalty of MOP2000 to MOP6000. Recidivism will result in an increase in the lower limit of the penalty by one fourth while the upper limit remains unchanged.
4. Penalty for Overstay
   According to Law No. 16/2021 “Legal Regime of Immigration Control, Stay and Residence Authorization of the Macao Special Administrative Region”, persons who still remain in Macao after their Authorization to Stay expires and persons who do not leave Macao within the designated period after their Authorization to Stay is revoked are regarded as overstayers. Overstay is an administrative infraction, not a criminal offence. Therefore, overstayers are not condemned to a penalty of freedom deprivation.
   According to the law, an overstayer will be fined MOP500 to 800 per overdue day. The fine should not exceed MOP15000 and should be paid within the statutory 10 working days. The status of an overstayer who overstays for not more than 30 days, pays the fine upon giving himself or herself to the police or immediately after he or she is discovered and has never been fined for the same infraction in the past year can be normalized. Otherwise, the overstayer will be deported and interdicted from entry. In addition, application for Residence Authorization and Special Authorization to Stay will not be permitted for 2 years counting from the date the entry interdiction expires.

Collection of Application Result

Method of result collection:

1.Collection in person;

2.Collection by representative.

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