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Macau · Talent & merit
Macau Outstanding Talents Programme - Cultural, Sports and Other Industries - Third Round
Current Outstanding Talents residence programme for professional experience and technical skills supporting Macao's Cultural, Sports and Other Industries.
- Route type
- Talent & merit
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 6 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
6 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Eligibility summary
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Job offer
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Matching Work Or Profession
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Outstanding Talent
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Professional Experience And Technical Skills
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Programme Sector
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026
Also stated by the source
- Application Deadline
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Habitual Residence Not Required For Maintenance
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Official source basis
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026 - Report summary
Outstanding Talents: refer to those who can facilitate Macao’s economic diversification. They should possess professional experience and technical skills necessary for the development of the city’s key industries. [...] They are not required to be locally employed. [...] They should engage in work or professions that match their qualifications and the programme’s evaluation criteria.
checked 2026-08-03 · Macao SAR Law 7/2023 and current Talent Development Committee third-round programme guidance; application window 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Macau?
The official source states:
Current Outstanding Talents residence programme for professional experience and technical skills supporting Macao's Cultural, Sports and Other Industries.
Every answer is quoted from the official cdqq.gov.mo page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 10 points against the official source; 10 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source cdqq.gov.moLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Macau government page.Same category, same country
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