Macau Reciprocity Schedule


Visa Classification Fee Number of Applications Validity Period
A-1 None Multiple 60 Months
A-2 None Multiple 60 Months
A-3 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
B-1 None Multiple 120 Months [A]
B-2 None Multiple 120 Months [A]
B-1/B-2 None Multiple 120 Months [A]
C-1 None Multiple 60 Months
C-1/D None Multiple 60 Months
C-2 None Multiple 12 Months
C-3 None Multiple 60 Months
D None Multiple 60 Months
E-1 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
E-2 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
F-1 None Multiple 60 Months
F-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-1 None Multiple 60 Months
G-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-3 None Multiple 60 Months
G-4 None Multiple 60 Months
G-5 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
H-1B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-1C None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2A None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2R None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
I None Multiple 60 Months
J-1 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
J-2 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
K-1 None One 6 Months
K-2 None One 6 Months
K-3 None Multiple 24 Months
K-4 None Multiple 24 Months
L-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
L-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
M-1 None Multiple 60 Months
M-2 None Multiple 60 Months
N-8 None Multiple 60 Months
N-9 None Multiple 60 Months
NATO 1-7 N/A N/A N/A
O-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
Q-1 [6] None Multiple 15 Months [3]
R-1 None Multiple 60 Months
R-2 None Multiple 60 Months
S-5 [7] None One 1 Month
S-6 [7] None One 1 Month
S-7 [7] None One 1 Month
T-1 [9] N/A N/A N/A
T-2 None One 6 Months
T-3 None One 6 Months
T-4 None One 6 Months
T-5 None One 6 Months
TD [5] N/A N/A N/A
V-1 None Multiple 120 Months
V-2 None Multiple 120 Months [8]
V-3 None Multiple 120 Months [8]

Documents

Birth Certificates

Birth Certificates (Cerdidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Nascimento) are issued by the Macau Birth Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Nascimentos de Macau).

Marriage Certificates

Marriage certificates (Cerdidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Casamento) are issued by the Macau Marriage and Death Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Casamentos e Obitos de Macau).

Divorce Decree

Certificates of Divorce (Cerdidoes de Divorcio) are issued by the Macau Court, upon request, to either party of the dissolved marriage.

Divorce Certificates

Certificates of Conference Record (Certidoes de Acta de Conferencia) are issued by the Macau Marriage and Death Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Casamentos e Obitos de Macau).

Marriage certificates with divorce registration (Certidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Casamento com Averbamento de Divorcio) are issued by the Macau Marriage and Death Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Casamentos e Obitos de Macau).

Birth certificates with divorce registration (Certidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Nascimento com Averbamento de Divorcio) are issued by the Macau Birth Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Nascimentos de Macau).

Divorce certificates (Certidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Divorcio) are issued by the Macau Marriage and Death Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Casamentos e Obitos de Macau.

Death Certificates

Death certificates (Certidoes de Narrativa de Registo de Obito) are available from the Macau Marriage and Death Registry Office (Conservatoria do Registo de Casamentos e Obitos de Macau, for deaths that have occurred since April 1, 1963.

Police Records (Certificate of Criminal Record)

Residents of Macau:

  • Age requirement: All applicants should be 16 years of age or older.
  • BIR Holder: If the applicant is a Macau Identity Card or "BIR" holder (Bilhete de Identidade de Residente de Macau), the card must be presented with the application.
  • Non-BIR Holder: If the applicant is not a BIR holder, he or she must submit documents proving his or her ties to Macau, such as an identification permit of non-resident worker or a testimonial letter from a school or employer in Macau.
  • BIR and Non-BIR Holders may personally submit their own applications or they may have an adult family member or representative submit an application on their behalf. Applications made by a family member (age 18 or above) must include documentation identifying the applicant, documentation identifying the family member making the application, and documentation proving that the applicant cannot apply in person.  Applications made by a representative must include a letter of authorization from the applicant, a photocopy of the applicant's identification, and the representative's original document of identification.  If an applicant is not appearing in person, a full set of his/her ten fingerprints must be submitted.
  • Fees: Regular application (6 working days) costs 50 patacas (approximately $6USD).  Express application (3 working days) costs 150 patacas (approximately $19USD)
  • Address: Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação - Avenida da Praia Grande, No. 804, Edificia China plaza, 1° andar, Macau. 

Non-Residents of Macau:

  • Applicants residing outside of Macau may mail an application to Macau P.O. Box 1089.
  • Each applicant must submit a letter listing the following information: the applicant’s full name, date and place of birth, names of his/her parents, nationality, marital status, purpose for the certificate request (ex: visa application at the U.S. Consulate General) and contact information for the applicant (address and phone number).
  • The letter must be signed by the applicant with the print of the applicant’s right index finger visible next to the signature.  (First time applicants must submit all ten fingerprints.)
  • Each applicant must submit documents proving his/her former residence in Macau (documents of identification issued in Macau or a testimonial letter from a former school or employer in Macau).
  • Each applicant must submit a photocopy of a relevant document showing his/her parents’ names (such as a birth certificate) if the data is not already on record with the Identification Department.
  • Each applicant must present a photocopy of a passport issued by the country where the applicant presently resides, or of which the applicant is a national.
  • Fees: please note that money orders and cashier checks will not be accepted.  The following fees include postage and bank charges: Standard Service (6 business days) -- bank draft in US$19.00 or HK$150.00.  Express Service (3 business days) -- bank draft in US$32.00 or HK$250.00. Payable to: Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação.  Enquiry hotlines: +853-2837-0777 or 2837-0888.

Please note that police certificates and/or any records of conviction may be sent directly to the Consulate General and/or immigration authority.  Additional information is available at http://www.dsi.gov.mo/documents/cert_index_e.html

Military Records

Military Records (Certificados de Servi Militar) are issued by the Consulate General of Portugal in Macau (Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Macau).  Members and former members of the Portuguese Armed Forces who have served in Macau should write to the Consulate General at: Consulado Geral de Portugal em Macau, Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva, No. 45, Macau

Passport and Other Travel Documents

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

VISAS MANTIS Security Advisory Opinion Requests: Visas Mantis is strongly recommended for applicants with a background or purpose of trip that is listed in the TAL. Please see 9 FAM Appendix G 502.1-7.

Visa Issuing Post

Hong Kong (Consulate General)

Street Address:
26 Garden Road, Central
Hong Kong

Mailing Address:
PSC 461 Box 5
FPO AP 96521-0006

Telephone:  (852) 2523-9011

Fax:  (852) 2845-4845

Email:  http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/visa_inquiry_form.html

Visa Services

Visas are issued to nationals of Macau by the U. S. Consulate General in Hong Kong.

Country Specific Footnotes

  1. Macau reverted from Portuguese to Chinese sovereignty on December 20, 1999 and became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR). This schedule applies to bearers of the new Macau SAR Passport (green cover), the new Macau SAR Travel Permit (purple cover), and the old Passaporte Para Estrangieros (light blue cover; no longer issued, but still extant and valid until December 20, 2001), except in cases involving the "B" visa classifications. B-1/2 visas issued to bearers of Macau SAR Passports may have a maximum validity of 120 months, but bearers of the Macau SAR Travel Permit and the Portuguese Passaporte Para Estrangieros should be limited to a maximum validity of sixty (60) months.