What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?
The result is a Special Stay Permit (MOP100 per Permit, with staff of the official representations of the Central People’s Government exempt; 8-working-day pledge). Its validity generally depends on the working period, follows the endorsement on the travel permit, and it can be renewed; holders of a business two-way permit with a working or stationing endorsement may stay within the endorsement’s validity, with a maximum of 90 days per entry. Dependants are covered. If the employment relation is terminated, the employee is accredited outside Macao or the holder is granted Residence Authorization, the Permit must be cancelled immediately; the holder may be granted Authorization to Stay, if necessary, to arrange departure.
See recorded sources
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482a/
MOP100 per Permit (According to the Chief Executive’s Written Instructions No. 173/2021, staff of the official representations of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China is exempted from paying the fee for the Permit.)
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482a/
8 working days < performance pledge >
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482a/
The validity of the Special Stay Permit generally depends on the working period and is based on the endorsement in the Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao.
The Special Stay Permit can be renewed.
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482a/
holders of a “Two-way Exit Permit for Business Purpose” and a working endorsement to Macao (or stationing endorsement to Macao) are allowed to stay in Macao within the validity period of the endorsement. However, the limit of stay per entry is a maximum of 90 days.
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/
Staff of the official representations of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China working in the Macao Special Administrative Region and their dependants, and the staff of the public enterprises and public capital enterprises of the People’s Republic of China working in Macao and their dependants.
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482e/
In the case that (1) the employment relation is terminated, (2) the employee is accredited to a country or region outside Macao, or (3) the Special Stay Permit holder is granted Residence Authorization, the person making the application should immediately approach the Subdivision concerned for cancellation of the Permit.
- https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1482/ps-1482e/
Upon completion of the formalities, the original Authorization to Stay of the Permit holder will immediately be cancelled. According to Article 37 of Law No. 16/2021, the holder will be granted Authorization to Stay (if necessary) for making departure arrangements.
