Macao Special Administrative Region passport

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Black and white copy of the passport cover.

MSAR (Macau Special Administrative Region) passport ( Traditional Chinese: 澳門特別行政區護照 ) is a travel document only granted for one who is a permanent resident of Macau SAR with Chinese nationality.

Preface

According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law in the Macau SAR, any Macau SAR permanent resident of Chinese nationality can apply for the Macau SAR passport and at the same time, possess a Portuguese passport as a travel document, if such person is eligible for the Portuguese passport.

Features

The colour of the MSAR passport cover is dark-green, with the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. It is inscribed with the titles of the PRC and the SAR in Traditional Chinese, Portuguese and English. A MSAR passport consists of 48 numbered pages.

Application

MSAR passports are only issued by the Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação (the Macau SAR Identification Department) in Macau [1].

Macau SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card, two recent ½ inches colour photos, the original of Macau SAR Passport (second time) are generally required to submit with an application form.

Qualified applicants can apply in Macau or overseas, if necessary.

Date of Collection

Generally, one may pick up one's passport in 10 business days. 2 business days will be enough to issue a passport in an urgent case; however, an additional fee will be charged.

Visa-free granted for MSAR passport

MSAR passport is widely respected and 74 countries and territories agreed to give the treatment of visa-free or landing visas for Macao SAR passport holders (16th August, 2006) [2]:

Asia

Turkey 30 days Japan 90 days Israel 3 months Indonesia 28 days South Korea 90 days Timor-Leste Visa granted upon arrival Jordan Visa granted upon arrival

Malaysia 30 days Thailand 30 days Philippines 7 days Singapore 30 days 3 months Mongolia 90 days

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• • Taiwan 14-day interim entry permit granted upon arrival (certain restrictions apply)
  • Hong Kong 7 days (for transit purposes only to a destination other than People's Republic of China)

Europe

Denmark 90 days Belgium 90 days Lithuania 90 days Iceland 90 days Spain 90 days Hungary 90 days Liechtenstein 90 days Greece 90 days Croatia 90 days Faroe Islands 3 months

Poland 90 days Finland 90 days France 90 days Andorra 90 days Latvia 90 days United Kingdom 6 months Bulgaria 90 days Ireland 90 days San Marino 90 days Gibraltar 6 months

Norway 90 days Czech Republic 90 days Netherlands 90 days Slovenia 90 days Slovakia 90 days Austria 90 days Italy 90 days Cyprus 3 months Estonia 90 days Malta 3 months

Switzerland 90 days Sweden 90 days Portugal 90 days Germany 90 days Monaco 90 days Luxembourg 90 days Romania 90 days Vatican City 90 days

Americas

• Brazil 90 days
• Dominican Republic 90 days
• Aruba 3 months
• File:GuadFlag.png Guadeloupe 3 months
• File:GuyaneLogo1.gif French Guiana 3 months
• British Virgin Islands 6 months
• Martinique 3 months
• Chile 30 days
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3 months
• Greenland 3 months

Africa

• South Africa 30 days
• Egypt 90 days
• Réunion 3 months
• Cape Verde 90 days
• Mali 90 days
• France Mayotte 3 months
• Namibia 30 days
• Tanzania 90 days

Oceania

• Kiribati 30 days
• Samoa 30 days
• France Wallis and Futuna 3 months
• French Polynesia 3 months
• Palau visa granted upon arrival

Indian Ocean

• France French Southern and Antarctic Lands 3 months
• Maldives Visa granted upon arrival

References

• Macau SAR Identification Department
• Macao SAR Government Portal