Entry/Exit Requirements

Your passport must be valid for at least 30 days beyond your intended period of stay in Macau.  If you are a tourist, you may visit for up to 30 days without a visa.  According to the Macau Immigration Department, if you depart and then immediately reenter Macau, when you reenter, you should expect that you will be given fewer than 30 days to remain in Macau.

Because many neighboring areas require that your passport has six months validity remaining, if you are planning to travel in these areas, be sure your passport is valid for at least six months beyond the date of your planned travel.  If you hold a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or a Hong Kong Re-entry Permit, you may use either document to enter Macau for a maximum stay of up to one year.  You must present your passport or other valid travel document upon arrival.  Visit the Macau Immigration Services of Public Security Police Force the most current visa information. 

You should obtain all required visas prior to departing the United States.  You must have a People’s Republic of China (PRC) visa if you plan to travel to the PRC from Macau.  You should apply for the PRC visa at the PRC embassy or consulate closest to where you reside.  The PRC Visa Office in Macau is intended primarily as a service to residents of Macau.  PRC visa authorities may limit the visas issued to nonresidents. If you are the parent of a child who holds a U.S. passport, be aware that the PRC Visa Office requires an original birth certificate and, for children of Chinese origin, copies of any prior PRC visas your child has held and/or the parents’ foreign passport or foreign permanent residence permit.  For children adopted from China, the Visa Office requires copies of prior PRC visas or the original Chinese passport with which the child travelled from China, original adoption certificate, and official record of any name change is required. Further information on travel to and around the PRC is available in the China Country-Specific Information Sheet.

The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Macau.

Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our website.  For further information about customs regulations, please read our Customs Information page.