Introduction
Service coverage
To apply, renew, reissue, replace and cancel “Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card” (“Non-resident Worker’s Card” for short) for non-residents who are employed by Macao employers with valid “employment authorization” (“non-resident workers” for short).
- Application for ‘Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card’
Target Groups and Application Eligibility
Target People
- Application
“Non-resident workers” and their employers. - Renewal (including Validity update)
- Renewal: Individuals who need to renew their “Non-resident Worker’s Card” accordingly after the “employment authorization” is renewed.
- Validity update: Individuals who need to extend their “Non-resident Worker’s Card” accordingly after renewal of their identification document because their “Non-resident Worker’s Card” expires earlier than the “employment authorization” as a result of the early expiry of their identification document.
- Reissue / Replacement
- Reissue: Individuals who need to apply for reissue of the “Non-resident Worker’s Card” because it is damaged, lost, stolen or plundered. [Note: non-resident workers are able to report the loss of Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card in the executing subdivision.]
- Replacement: Individuals who need to apply for replacement of the “Non-resident Worker’s Card” because there is a change in the information of the Card (including approved transfer to another employing entity).
- Cancellation
Same as point 1..
Requirement
- Application:
- Employers possessing valid “employment authorization”;
- “Non-resident workers” meeting the stipulation relevant to the system of entry, stay and residence authorization in Macao (e.g. 1. in possession of a valid passport/travel document/identification document for entry to and departure from Macao; and 2. not in a lawfully restricted status).
- Renewal (including Validity Update):
- Employers possessing valid renewed “employment authorization”;
- Same as Point 1.2..
- Reissue & Replacement:
Same as Point. 1.1 and 1.2.. - Cancellation
No relevant stipulation.
Service result
- Application: Residence and Stay Affairs Department grants ‘Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay’ to ‘non-resident worker’.
- Renewal (including Validity Update):
- Renewal: Residence and Stay Affairs Department renews ‘Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay’ for ‘non-resident worker’.
- Validity update: Residence and Stay Affairs Department extends ‘Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay’ for ‘non-resident worker’.
- Reissue: Residence and Stay Affairs Department reissues ‘Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay’ to non-resident worker.
- Replacement: Residence and Stay Affairs Department updates relevant information for non-resident worker.
- Cancellation: Residence and Stay Affairs Department cancels ‘Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay’.
- Certificate of application
Target Groups and Application Eligibility
- Statement to prove the applicant is in application procedure: Persons who are making an application to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department and have a dossier opened.
- Certificate to prove the document is copied from the applicant’s dossier: Persons who have made or are making an application to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department and have a dossier opened.
- Certificate of China resident’s employment status in Macao: China residents who lose their “P.R.C. Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao”.
- Certificate of limit of stay granted in “Authorization to Stay”: For persons who need this certificate to prove to a public department or private organization in Macao that they are granted valid “Authorization to Stay” by the relevant unit of our Department.
- Other certificates issued based on information in dossier: Persons who have made or are making an application to the Residence and Stay Affairs Department and have a dossier opened.
Service result
Residence and Stay Affairs Department issues relevant certificate to applicant.
- Change of Personal Information
Target Groups and Application Eligibility
Persons granted any type of residence or stay authorization (e.g. “Special Authorization to Stay” to reuniting kindred of non-resident workers ) and persons issued any type of certificate or document (e.g. “Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card”)
Service result
Non-resident Workers Subdivision amends identification information for applicant.
Enquiry Methods
Service Provider: Non-resident Workers Subdivision of the Residence and Stay Affairs Department
Application Location: Immigration Building of the Public Security Police Force, Travessa Um do Cais de Pac On, Taipa, Macao
Tel: (853) 2872 5488
Fax: (853) 8897 0300
Email: sminfo@fsm.gov.mo
Website: http://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/eng/main.html